As I said in a previous story I was put on thyroid medication when my son was just small and thyroid problems run in my mother’s side of the family. My cousin Jim, has the problem, whose mother, my aunt Grace was Jim’s mother and my mother’s sister. They say males only get thyroid problems about half as often as females. This is true in our family. My daughter wrote me from New York City where she lives and is 57 years old. By the way I’m 75. My nerves are pretty bad, but there are a lot of external conditions in this world at this time and I’m sure they ‘play’ into a part of this.

Back to my experience of Thyroid medicine: When I was approximately 35 I’ll guess, there was a doctor who was treating me in Harrisburg, PA and during one of my visits, he made a sexual pass and I was so surprised as I have respect for professional people generally and he took me off my Synthroid and went on vacation for a month. I, after a period of time less than his trip, I phoned my mother to take me to the “Harrisburg Hospital” but not to wait.

The feeling was profound and I walked in on my own power to what looked somewhat like a toll booth. The woman behind it after one look, asked me if I needed a wheel chair and I agreed, saying I believe I did. I was immediately rolled over to a desk where a man tried to interview me. I must have passed out because the next thing I remember was I was on a gurney, being pushed fast through 2 swinging doors, then nothing. I was put in a private room, I have no idea who the doctor was that I had, I was not allowed a telephone and remained in bed for four days, if I remember correctly and discharged once I was treated, I don’t know how, but I went from that to the street.

I recently asked my present thyroid doctor, “How close was death?” and he answered not far. I thought that was interesting!

This is all true from what I experienced. If you can use it to help others in any way you have my permission.

I believe thyroid problems exist and follow in some line of relatives. I also know Females suffer more in my family

When questioned about various aspects of the bill he introduced, McCaine insisted that it DIDN’T say that. When presented with those parts of the bill to read, he was shocked and amazed that it did actually say what it said!

Regardless of what the bill said, any congressman who would introduce a bill without reading it is obviously incompetent. I’m SO glad he’s not our president! Obviously, the Republicans just wanted their puppet in the presidency.

THIS is the REAL health care situation that needs to be repaired. Yes, having health insurance for everyone is a good first step, but I don’t think they can effectively do that until they fix the broken system of getting information out to doctors.

Some laws need to be repealed, including the one that says it’s illegal to say that any nutrient or natural substance can cure a disease. There are many problems that are directly caused by deficiencies (scurvy, beri beri, vitamin D deficiency, and more), and to suppress information about them is just WRONG.

Next, we need to make it illegal (as it once was) for drug companies to advertise directly to the public. Many people see the ads on TV and in magazines and go to their doctor and DEMAND those drugs, and sometimes it’s inappropriate, but doctors prescribe them anyway because the patient wants them.

There’s lots more to this rant, especially giving doctors incorrect information about drugs so that they’ll prescribe more of them.

But the most important thing is to leave our supplements alone!

Oh, and when a doctor prescribes something for you, make sure you ask lots of questions before you take it! You inform yourself about supplements. Inform yourself about the drugs the doctor wants you to take, too!

Also – to Edythe – I’ve found constipation can be fixed by 3 TBS of ground, brown flax seed everyday mixed in water or juice. It’s on the NDT yahoo group…

I’ll be voting for the other guy.