What The F???

I know NO other way of titling this blog. I have so many questions regarding what I'm about to say, but they never seem to get answered.

 

I suffered from graves-disease years ago, did not want to have a scar on my neck so I chose the radiation treatment & was told the gland itself had been shrunken to the size of a pea (producing no hormones) was put on synthroid of 137mg & have been on for the past 8 years until a month ago.  After suffering from side effects of Migraine headaches, Severe intolerance to cold, Lumpy shoulders, weight gain & extreme fatigue. I decided to go "Cold Turkey" and stopped the synthroid against medical advice. A co-worker who suffered the same switched from synthroid to armourthyroid a more natural product; needless to say she suffers NO side effects and has her thyroid levels under control.  I spoke to my Dr. who did not support this alternative drug, so I seeked out an endocringologist who immediately put me back on synthroid at a higher dosage due to my weight gain. I give up. My migraines have returned in FULL FORCE which lead me to the ER only to be told I need to follow up with a neurologist; AGAIN. When you have had normal EEG's, preventative medication that does not work in stopping the episodes and only works at the duration WTF ? shouldn't this be a sign for the doctor to try another test???

 

I walk around wearing 2 sweaters, a long sleeved shirt, irritable, (depressed at times; feeling like no one understands) & have to put on a dam POKERFACE at work & all I hear is "All this is due to your thyroid"!!  Uhm... HELLO.  I know this but WHY won't any of these fuckin doctors help me.. I apologize as you can see I am in pain from this dam headache that awoke me since a quarter to 5 this morning. Oh by the way, according to the dr in ER caffeine & chocolate are triggers for MIGRAINES. If that were true wouldn't MOST of entire nation suffer from Migraines?

 

If anyone who can relate to this blog or has any advice FOR ME on seeking a PCP who WILL help me with all this I will be MOST GRATEFUL. I am tired of getting nowhere with all these dam doctors who just send you off to another & another & another to pump you up with all the JUNK medication that leads you feeling worse than you did from the getgo.

 

I did read somewhere that Botox is being used as a treatment for Migraines; Is this a joke??? Or something I really need to look into? Before I do so & I know It may sound crazy but shouldn't any of the doctors that see me run an MRI on my head before I even consider the dam BOTOX? I just googled my symptoms and of course it comes down to my thyroid & an MRI of the pituatary gland is often ordered,,, Hmmm, after venting out all my frustration I think I have answered my own questions. NOW the next step is to actually see if my doctor will do so? If not & you do not see my blogging anytime soon it's most likely cause I just may have frozen to death or my head exploded from a migraine.

 

With that said I'm getting ready to put my "pokerface" on and go to work....