I have been jerked around by doctors for years. I am sick primarily due to listening to doctors and their "best guesses". I am guilty of disregarding my very best instincts. Well, no more. While I am still alive and somewhat functional, I have finally decided that I am the only person in the doctor's office with my very best interests in mind.
To that end, I have done enough research on my illness that I am very nearly an expert in thyroid conditions in my own right. Due to my self-imposed education, I am now telling them what I expect, and how I expect it. If a doctor doesn't want to help me, on my way down the road I go to someone who will.
It is freeing. It is relieving. It is empowering. It is the first time in a very long time that I can see a bright light at the end of a long dark tunnel. I haven't found the right doc yet, nor have I been prescribed the medicine that I know I need (Amour thyroid, a natural thyroid rather than synthetic). But, I am back in the driver's seat, and it feels really damn good.
~Jenn
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You know, reading this made me wonder if maybe this is why you are experiencing all of this...to gain this confidence and strength. I really believe that there is a lesson in everything that happens...that everything happens for a reason. Maybe this is the silver lining for you?
ReplyDeleteI agree, B. I have pretty much spent my life just doing what people tell me to do. Time for Jenn to grow up!
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