The new guy, or girl...

I found out there was a new doctor in my city. She was young, and smart, and the word on the street was that she actually listened!! I was so excited for my first appointment. She was all of those things and more, I can't say enough about her. She sat there in disbelief as I told her about my ordeal, and lack of treatment. She seemed especially astounded that my previous doctor refused my requests to refer me to an endocrinologist. She drew my thyroid labs immediately, and told me that my levels were so bad, she couldn't believe I wasn't complaining more. Little did she know, I complained plenty, but the others refused to listen, or maybe i was complaining to the wrong people. She then told me that she could not treat my hyperthyroidism, because my levels were not even close to being normal, and hyper is more difficult to control than hypo. She did refer me to an endocrinologist though. A huge step in the right direction as far as I was concerned.
The endocrinologist was very nice. He put me on anti-thyroid meds immediately, and ordered bloodwork every 6 weeks. I was so excited to be on the road back to normal, or so I thought. I told him about everything, from the pain in my bones and joints that made it difficult to stand, or exercise at all. I told him about the hair falling out, the blurry vision, all of it.. I also watched while he played with his pen and I talked. I remember asking myself if I was talking too much, maybe he was just bored. At my second appointment I found out I had lost 12 pounds in 6 weeks without dieting, how awesome is that?? I was so excited, until my next appointment when i learned I gained SIXTEEN pounds back. I was horrified, I wanted to cry. I brought this up, and he seemed unconcerned. My most recent lab work showed that I had become severely hypo. So from one end of the spectrum to the other I went. I was told to cut my meds in half, to see if I was just over medicated or my thyroid had burned itself out.. The waiting begins, and this is where I am today.
In the time since my last appointment I have become proactive. I bought a book called "The Thyroid Diet" by Mary Shomon, and it may have saved what little bit of sanity I had left. I highly recommend this book to anyone struggling with thyroid problems. I decided to start the plan, and have lost 5 pounds so far. I exercise daily, even though it hurts sometimes, because it is a necessity. I also made an appointment with a new endocrinologist who has come highly recommended.. Fingers crossed.