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STICKING OUT OUR NECKS | Jan-Feb2004
#73 Thyroid News for People Who Want to Live Well -- "We're Patients...Not Lab Values!" from Patient Advocate Mary J. Shomon, Author of Living Well With Hypothyroidism, Living Well With Autoimmune Disease, The Thyroid Diet Success Guide and The Thyroid Guide to Fertility, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Success |
This newsletter is located online at: http://www.thyroid-info.com/news/janfeb2004.htm
Back issues are online at http://www.thyroid-info.com/news/index.htm
Why Your Doctor
Thinks I'm Crazy
I was talking with a reporter recently who was interviewing various doctors
for an article on thyroid disease. The reporter said that in speaking with some
of the mainstream endocrinologists, one of the doctors had said "Mary Shomon
is crazy." One very well-known East Coast endocrinologist started off an
endocrinology meeting with a David Letterman "Top 10" style list of
"The Top Ten Signs You Have a Crazy Thyroid Patient on Your Hands."
Number 2 on the list was "She walks in carrying a copy of Mary Shomon's
book" was actually number 2 on the list! Hearing that doctors say I'm "crazy,"
and that they dread patients who walk in carrying copies of my book is the BEST
thing anyone could tell me. Because that means that I'm doing my job as a patient
advocate...and the endocrinologists are taking notice!! But let's take a look
at some of the reasons why some doctors say I'm crazy, while at the same time,
millions of visits are made each month to my websites, and hundreds of thousands
of copies of my books, guides and newsletters are in the hands of thyroid patients
around the nation and the world.
Can Ibuprofen and
Aspirin Affect Your Thyroid?
When we have an ache or pain, many of us reach for a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
drug (NSAID) like aspirin, or ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil). But is this safe for
your thyroid?
Drug Price Chart Update -- February 2004
Prices for thyroid drugs, including Synthroid, Levoxyl, Unithroid, Cytomel,
Thryolar, Armour, PTU and Tapazole, from Drugstore.com, CVS and Costco, as of
February 2004.
2004
Thyroid Disease Report Card
The 2004 Thyroid Disease Report Card, rating various groups and individuals
based on their impact on the health and quality of life of America's thyroid
patients. A "Thyroid Awareness Month" special report, from Mary Shomon.
Find out the grades for Public Citizen, the American Association of Clinical
Endocrinologists, Dairy Queen, the Synthroid Lawsuit Lawyers and more! Read
the Thyroid Disease Report Card now.
2003's
Thyroid Cheers and Jeers
A Look at the Year's Highs and Lows From a Patient Perspective
I decided to take a look back at some of the news and people I've covered in
2003, and wanted to share with you the highs and lows -- the cheers and jeers
so to speak -- of the year! Find out who earns the respect of thyroid patients
nationwide, and who gets kicked to the curb!
People are always writing to me to ask "what drugs and supplements do YOU take?" First off, let's be clear...the optimal combination of supplements for you is the one that will work best for YOU. And what works best for me may not work best for you. I've come up with my own regimen with my physicians and health practitioners, after years of trial and error. Here are the things I regularly take most days or times of the year.
Recurrent Thyroid
Cysts: Treatment with Ethanol
Is treatment of thyroid nodules and cysts with ethanol an improvement over the
traditional treatment of aspiration? Some researchers think so.