LadyConstanze -> RE: UPDATE: thyroid issues. (2/22/2014 1:29:31 PM)
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The thing is, one thyroid surgery is fine, I'd be happy to have the rest of mine removed as it would make the supplement easier, but due to internal scar tissue, there is a fairly high chance that I might have damaged vocal chords or not be able to talk at all - which is not something I decide lightly as it will have quite an impact on my life, work, social interactions, everything. Could I go back, I would insist they take the whole thing out, but then hindsight 20/20.... I mention it every time, I get told every time not to worry... The thing is I can get it done outside the UK everywhere, but that will be out of my own pocket, since I'm paying into the system, it's a bit of a pisser and medical costs aren't cheap and throwing a couple of K out of your own pocket at something that should be covered really annoys me, it's not like we have money to burn. When it comes to thyroid stuff, the UK really seems to be decades behind. They're trying to tell me that because the nodules are cold there is no reason to worry, it's a little bit like "Hold on, everywhere else on the planet they say that is when you worry..." I might just get it done next time I'm in Germany or France, as the medical systems there are pretty good and a lot cheaper than in the US, however the nodules can change, so it would be something I would have to do repeatedly. To be honest, I'm not too worried about them, it's not very often that nodules actually go BANG, it would just be a bit of additional peace of mind. I really want them to focus on the whole Vitamin D stuff right now (it was pretty hard to get them to test for that here) and I rather let them do all the required tests before I start being stroppy and demand the biopsy. The explanation I got from non UK docs is that the nodules are due to not being correctly medicated and are simply a part of having hashimoto's, pretty standard in most people with that problem and in almost every case harmless. That's why I think I can afford to be patient.
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