Let down & fobbed off
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Let down & fobbed off
It took 16 years for my surgery to diagnose me with hashimotos despite me first having thyroid imbalance during pregnancy in 1994. I was misdiagnosed with asthma, diagnosed with migraines, carpal tunnel, osteoarthritis, cysts, fibroids, Varicus veins, poor circulation and anemia Drs told me my breathlessness & palpatations were stress related!! Why wasn't I monitored with yearly blood tests? Why do Drs get so little training for a disease that is so common.
- Professor John Lazarus
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Re: Let down & fobbed off
I agree that if you had a thyroid problem during pregnancy this should have been monitored after delivery for at least a year. The BTF is indeed concerned about the level of thyroid disease knowledge in the medical community and will be seeking to improve that in the future
Professor John Lazarus
Emeritus Professor of Clinical Endocrinology
Emeritus Professor of Clinical Endocrinology