Hi there - I'm new and have not introduced myself, but I could not help but
jump right in.

At 04:33 PM 6/7/97 -0400, you wrote:
>"I like to overshoot anyway..."<<

This sounds exactly like my experience.  And it's BS.  He's trying to cover
his own incompetance.

>He has no right to 'overshoot' just to keep you away from his office, because
>all that happens is all the mysterious ailments that come with hypothyroid
>just end up taking you back to another consultant. They build up your
>notes and you end up with snotty GP's on top.

That was also my experience.

> I don't have any choice as to the medical facility I can choose (i.e.
> this one and that's it!).  But short of changing the Nat'l Health System
> to a socialized one overnight, <<<<

Sorry, we have one here in Canada and it was no help.  There is usually on
specialist "God" in the city and that's who everyone gets :(

Brandi