I've thought about writing a "letter home" for my thyroid patients to give to their spouses; not sure it would help, though.
OMG Ellie- That would be so great for your patients!! I so wish my doctor would have done that. He actually ran the test twice because it was so off the charts he couldn't believe the results were correct.
I have since lost 70 pounds, have more energy, tolerate hot and cold better...When we had the crappy vacation, it was the first time I had left a cool/low humidity climate to go to flipping Florida in July. It was 70+degrees at 7am in the morning and the metal railings would be dripping with water from the humidity. It was truly awful for me. I was exhausted. I *know* it wasn't fun to be there with me- I get that. But I don't think I could have done any better.
You should write the letter- if for nothing else, but to validate the patient. If the spouse *still* doesn't get it, then that's their problem. I would so love to be able to look at a letter from my doc and say "I'm not crazy- it really WAS that bad."
Me-43 H-46 M 12 yrs 7/09 T 15 2 grown kids bomb 7/05/07 H moved out 8/04/07 11/22/09 told him I quit;let's get ball rolling Mid Dec- he isn't sure he wants D End 2/2010-Starting to consider piecing
