In a message dated 5/29/2007 10:28:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
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I have  had high blood pressure for many years also. I'm 50 now and also 
suffer from  the lipid level prob. ........Please and Thanx, Bogie  >>>>
Bogie,
 
Congratulations! You have been drafted into the Thyroid Wars. These are the  
battles that all of us with thyroid problems fight to get good care for our  
thyroid problems.
 
On the bad side: You will probably be exposed to unthinking, uncaring, and  
uninformed docs by the dozens who may insult your intelligence, give you plenty 
 of wrong answers, and charge you and arm and a leg for this  dubious 
privilege . 
 
You may be exposed to Idolater Endo's who worship at the shrine of TSH, and  
ignore the suffering of their patients.
 
And if you show signs of being informed and intelligent, your friendly  
family doctor may turn into a defensive, hostile person who is afflicted with  that 
sometimes fatal (to patients) disease:The Man Thing. That means that he is  
not allowed to admit that anyone else in the universe has brains. (Women doc
tors  can get it,too.)
 
On the positive side, any battles you win will not only bring glory and  
rewards to you and your loved ones; but they  will also help every poor  soul who 
follows with the same problems.
 
You may also get to meet some of the brightest and best informed people one  
could ever want to work with. I would trust most of my patients to regulate my 
 thyroid replacement, before I would trust the vast majority of docs in this  
town. 
 
With luck, you may find a doc who has had thyroid problems and who realizes  
that looking at the lab is not as good as looking at the patient; and some of 
us  have even gone into Recovery for the The Man Thing. With the proper care, 
you  may regain your health and be startled by how seriously ill you were. 
Improved  thyroid status brings improved brain function, and that increased 
awareness can  be painful. 
 
The connections between Elevated Cholesterol and Hypothyroidism as well as  
between Heart Disease and Hypothyroidism has been known for over a hundred  
years. High Blood pressure is sometimes the result of Hypothyroidism, as well.  
Dr. Langer discusses this in the book: "Solved: The Riddle of  Illness." The 
book is an excellent place to begin your Quest for  good care. You may begin to 
grasp truths that run counter to a Medical culture  that values prescription 
drug treatment, over treating the causes  of anything. 
 
A prayer that you get all you need to get  well.
 
Doc Don 
 
(AKA D. Michael, MD, PC; South Bend, Indiana)








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