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It seems to me that y’all have had the misfortune of encountering the less than par physicians. I know many excellent physicians in TX who take the time to explain the issue at hand and the recommended course of action.
Regarding the increasing price of drugs, I hope you’re not suggesting that this is because of doctors. Of course there are dishonest docs out there, but overall they do not receive kickbacks for prescribing one drug or another. Plus, again what is prescribed is based on the allowed drugs according to the insurance companies.
Regarding the increasing price of drugs, I hope you’re not suggesting that this is because of doctors. Of course there are dishonest docs out there, but overall they do not receive kickbacks for prescribing one drug or another. Plus, again what is prescribed is based on the allowed drugs according to the insurance companies.
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Lilyofthevalley
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No, it’s not the doctor’s fault. The pharmicutical comanies are the responsible party, the samples, representatives and stuffed stomachs and noses are what drive up the costs.
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The_Hidden_Life
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I have had hypothyroid for a few years now. The only treatment I get is an ultrasound every so often and a prescription for synthetic thyroid hormone to take every day…indefinitely! I go in to see the endocrinologist every 6-12 months and she feels my neck and checks the bloodwork and looks at the u/s and usually says, looks like it’s shrinking.
But when I asked about why I had this problem she just said they really don’t know. It almost always runs in families but my mom and her mom don’t have it. One of my daughters however had surgery for a partial undescended bit of thyroid (causing a cyst on the neck) and when I asked my endocrinologist if there was a relation she said she didn’t think anyone had yet done a study to find if there was a relationship.
I could be on this synthetic hormone for the rest of my life, possibly 60 years! The general attitude seems to be just take a pill and don’t worry about how you got this disease, just be happy your test results show normal range numbers.
I didn’t know about the link between diabetes and low thyroid. My grandmother just developed type II. Something I definitely wish to avoid! So many things that could factor into all of this! I tried doing some research via internet about hypothyroidism but it’s overwhelming the amount of information out there. People disputing the causes, the treatment, offering natural remedies, it’s diet, no it’s hormones in the food, no it’s too much fat, yadda, yadda yadda. Sometimes it’s just easier to take the pill and not worry about it.
But when I asked about why I had this problem she just said they really don’t know. It almost always runs in families but my mom and her mom don’t have it. One of my daughters however had surgery for a partial undescended bit of thyroid (causing a cyst on the neck) and when I asked my endocrinologist if there was a relation she said she didn’t think anyone had yet done a study to find if there was a relationship.
I could be on this synthetic hormone for the rest of my life, possibly 60 years! The general attitude seems to be just take a pill and don’t worry about how you got this disease, just be happy your test results show normal range numbers.
I didn’t know about the link between diabetes and low thyroid. My grandmother just developed type II. Something I definitely wish to avoid! So many things that could factor into all of this! I tried doing some research via internet about hypothyroidism but it’s overwhelming the amount of information out there. People disputing the causes, the treatment, offering natural remedies, it’s diet, no it’s hormones in the food, no it’s too much fat, yadda, yadda yadda. Sometimes it’s just easier to take the pill and not worry about it.
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TAS2000
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Yes, that rather scared me as well, when I looked into the thyroid problems on the net. It seems the only two treatments are to take a pill for the rest of your life, or use radiation (scary) to try to kill off just enough of the thyroid so it produces the right amount. But this is basically impossible, so the best you can hope for is that they kill off enough so that for a few years you don’t need pills, but after that you will probably need pills to suppliment it, again, for the rest of your life. I hate taking pills. My husband takes pills for his cholestoerol. The numbers went down within a couple months. But when I asked him to ask the doc about taking him off the pills, the response, was, “we should wait a while.” How long? “Well, a while.” Read: forever. I am trying to get us both into an exercise regimen (chasing the kids a runnign errands don’t count as exercise, darn it) and more balanced, healthier diets. But it is hard. Especially since hubby is such a great cook! But I digress.
I agree it would be nice if they could find cures for this stuff, but who funds (or should I say “directs”, since WE actually provide the funds) the research? The pharacutical companies. Where is the profit in finding a cure when they have all these “lifetime” customers taking the drugs?
I agree it would be nice if they could find cures for this stuff, but who funds (or should I say “directs”, since WE actually provide the funds) the research? The pharacutical companies. Where is the profit in finding a cure when they have all these “lifetime” customers taking the drugs?
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MKV
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There is ALWAYS on-going research on thyroid disease, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, heart disease, etc. Unfortunately, for most of these chronic diseases there are no cures, only treatment to keep it under control. The research is usally done at academic institutions (medical/research centers) in conjuction with drug companies. Either the pharmaceutical company will develop a drug or will provide funding (as grants) to researchers to develop a drug. Then clinical trials are performed- you may have heard the terms “phase 1 or 2 or 3 trials”. Each phase level has different goals. Anyhow, it takes several years for these drugs to become FDA approved.
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