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Well, that was a revelation. Three years I've been a thyroid patient, this is the first time I was told to wait and hour and a half between taking Synthroid and etating breakfast. He said waiting just an hour I'm only getting about 75% absorption, and that certain types of food stay in the stomach longer and my stomach may not even be totally empty when I wake up. So, I decided to try these changes and see if I have any improvement before trying the combo treatment. Hopefully it workes and I don't have to pay for another prescription.

It just makes me so angry that all this time my old endo kept harping about my weight and not even trying to offer me any solutions or alternatives other than gastric bypass. My new doctor said, yeah you've gained a lot of weight since your thyroid issues started, what is your daily routine, and when I told him he shook his head then told me what I should do different. Literally three years (and I've done a lot of research on my own) and most of the stuff he told me was brand new information. Yay for the American Healthcare System, I guess.

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Yikes, that super duper sucks. I'm glad you've got a new plan of attack now, but it still sucks how much time was lost to the old doctor!

Yeah that's three years that...could have gone differently. :( But, my commute home from work takes me past the street for her office is on and now instead of dread everytime I pass it, now I get a kick out it, like bye bitch~

Haha, right! That is a good feeling :) :)

My fingers are crossed that this is the thing that changes how it's been going. Sometimes it is the simplest solution (instead of major partial organ removal).

God yes and he didn't even say anything about my weight or a diet, other than to say what foods I should avoid eating for dinner to make sure I have a totally empty stomach when I wake up. It was very appreciated.

<33333333 really hope it helps. Seems like having a better doctor is a win either way.

Yeah it's only been like 3 days and I already feel a difference in my energy levels, as in, I actually have some, it's wild.