Anyway, none of this will happen soon but I’m just really worried that when the time comes, I won’t have an MD here in Canada who can help me. My oncologist (I had thyroid cancer) says I must be monitored by an endo but I swear that there aren’t any in Canada who will support let alone prescribe natural thyroid. I know there are a handful of docs (GPs) who will prescribe it but throwing the fact that I had thyroid cancer into the mix will make them panic and want me to see a specialist. (And basically I’ve gotten nowhere with the so-called “specialists”!)

I’m always a bit nervous that something will happen and I won’t be able to get my medication (since I don’t have a prescription – just get it from my naturopath). I guess I need to keep looking for an MD but seems impossible in this country with our sorry excuse for a health care system! The doctors are so out of touch with this stuff it’s scary.

I live in Canada and while it’s virtually impossible to find an MD who will prescribe natural thyroid, I’ve fortunately have been able to get it from my naturopath… BUT I have to take it with a bit of Synthroid to get my levels right so have had to get that prescription from an endocrinologist.

The first endo I saw had such a problem with me taking natural thyroid that I fired her… I’m on my 2nd endo now and he barely tolerates me doing this. Last time I was in for a checkup he warned me that if I get pregnant I can’t stay on the natural thyroid as it’s too unstable and can impact a developing baby.

I’m not planning to get pregnant any time soon but this advice seemed strange. I don’t want to have to go through the hell of getting off my meds and going on Synthroid again, which my body reacted badly to the first time (broke out in hives and severe acne all over my body).

Do you know anything about natural thyroid’s affect on pregnant women? Is this typical endocrinologist BS or should I be thinking about switching?

(From Janie: since desiccated thyroid gives you exactly what your own thyroid would make, plus meets the standards of the US Pharmacopoeia, it’s the perfect thyroid treatment while pregnant. i.e. you are hearing typical Endo BS)

I have so much respect for all of the Doctors around the world that are currently risking a lot and putting up with so much crap from their not so clued up colleagues and authorities by helping their thyroid patients get well. I look forward to the day when someone can go to their local doctors with, lets say fatigue as the main symptom, and guarantee that if they have a thyroid problem it will be discovered early and treated correctly – no extra stresses, no major out of pocket expenses, no unnecessary suffering or further loss of quality of life.

(From Janie: Google “Vitamin Research Products BalanCe” )