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Follow up: Derm. & Internest Diagnosis

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Topic: Follow up: Derm. & Internest Diagnosis
Posted By: younggirl
Subject: Follow up: Derm. & Internest Diagnosis
Date Posted: Mar 17, 2006 at 8:22pm

PLEASE READ FOLLOW UP! DERM&INTERNEST DIAGNOSIS

Well, After so many test these past few months, I am finally getting somewhere. I told my dermatologist all of my systems and she diagnosed me with an auto immune disease condition and very iron diffceint. I was then referred to an Oncologist/Internest. I have been taking Synthroid and Feosol iron tablets for 3 weeks now and have not noticed much of a change. I will keep being monitored but it seems I have all sorts of damage to my thyroid due to disease. I am sick daily. The ironic part is I just want my hair to stop falling out. No change there yet, but the internest said it would take a month. I can tell you this, I would never have had the courage or knowledge to see the doctor if it werent for this talk forum, since I had been misdiagnosed for years! Twice I was diagnosed with stress and given Rogaine and sent on my way. I finally couldnt take it anymore when I started to feel ill daily, developed new symptoms and the hair shedding was at all time high. I thought it was all in my head (as I had been told before) until I came across this forum and saw that I was not the only one. I will keep posting on my progress. I was not sure how to post this, this is a follow up to my original post which you can view by clicking on my user i.d.

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Replies: 2
Posted By: younggirl
Date Posted: Mar 17, 2006 at 8:22pm

PLEASE READ FOLLOW UP! DERM&INTERNEST DIAGNOSIS

Well, After so many test these past few months, I am finally getting somewhere. I told my dermatologist all of my systems and she diagnosed me with an auto immune disease condition and very iron diffceint. I was then referred to an Oncologist/Internest. I have been taking Synthroid and Feosol iron tablets for 3 weeks now and have not noticed much of a change. I will keep being monitored but it seems I have all sorts of damage to my thyroid due to disease. I am sick daily. The ironic part is I just want my hair to stop falling out. No change there yet, but the internest said it would take a month. I can tell you this, I would never have had the courage or knowledge to see the doctor if it werent for this talk forum, since I had been misdiagnosed for years! Twice I was diagnosed with stress and given Rogaine and sent on my way. I finally couldnt take it anymore when I started to feel ill daily, developed new symptoms and the hair shedding was at all time high. I thought it was all in my head (as I had been told before) until I came across this forum and saw that I was not the only one. I will keep posting on my progress. I was not sure how to post this, this is a follow up to my original post which you can view by clicking on my user i.d.

younggirl38793.8543981481

Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: Mar 31, 2006 at 9:15am
So your previous thyroid tests came back normal when your thyroid was not normal?  I wonder why that is, that is SO wrong!  I'm glad they finally figured out what was wrong so you can be on the road to recovery.

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Posted By: eileeninCO
Date Posted: Apr 9, 2006 at 11:31am
Thyroid tests can be notoriously wrong. Two members of my family have thyroid disease. My thyroid test has always come back normal too, but I keep having them taken on a regular basis. My brother's thyroid test came back normal even though he is now being treated for hypothyroidism.  


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