Your thread title caught my eye, too. I just wanted to share an interesting story b/c I know you are interested in thyroid stuff.
My brother's gf is a MD. She was diagnosed w/ hypothyroidism 10 yrs ago, in her early 20s. About a year ago, she started to experience difficulty breathing, feeling a weight on her chest. A battery of tests was done, with nothing found. The top doc at the chest hospital said it was "all in her head." Well, a year later, she has just found out she has Grave's Disease. She is doing the radioactive treatment now--started a week ago. She feels awful, but had been cycling like crazy and couldn't take it anymore. She is off work for two months.
Moral of the story: She fought and fought until she found someone who would listen to her, and she is a doctor!! Even so, no one took her seriously, saying it was just stress. We KNOW when something is wrong, and have to make sure to keep looking till we get the help we need.
Nicola
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