‘Guest Bloggers’ Archives
Good Housekeeping’s Thyroid Storm: A Case of Misogyny?
In the August 2011 issue of Good Housekeeping, an article by Susan Carlton about being 40-something with fatigue, weight gain and brain fog has set off an avalanche of controversy [Read] | 15 responses.
Bad Thyroidkeeping Magazine Cover
Mary Shomon has passed this on for us to share here at Dear Thyroid, a friend of hers put them together. | one response.
Shelves Are Bare: Iron + Hypothyroidism
In my medical practice, the main mantra I hear from my patients is this: “I’m depleted. I need my vitality. Can you help?” When sleuthing the root cause of my patient’s low [Read] | 20 responses.
Eyelashes, Thyroid + Latisse: The Ambivalence of a Girly Physician-Scientist
It’s so cruel. You get older. Your thyroid wanes. Your weight climbs. Your eyelashes fall out. And there’s Brooke Shields telling us not to take that last comment lying down. At [Read] | 4 responses.
Depressed + Need More T3?
Last week I had a patient with normal T3 levels tell me that her shrink decided to give her a hefty dose of cytomel in addition to her Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) to [Read] | 2 responses.
Thyroid Support Group in Rockland, IL – A New Dawn
A NEW DAWN This is my new dawn, my new era of hope. After 24 years of suffering from Hashimoto’s, and 22 years of Synthroid, I finally found About.com. Mary Shomon talks about [Read] | 10 responses.
Charlie’s Angels of Vitality
The Holy Trinity – Charlie’s Angels – Of Vitality: Estrogen, Cortisol + Thyroid (They Have Your Back + Your Rack, Baby) Step into my time machine. We’re nine years old. It’s [Read] | no responses.
UPDATE: How Far Should You Take Patient Advocacy
Last week I asked "How far should you take advocacy". Everyone had a lot of great opinions and advice for all of us. A few more questions were raised about how to advocate for ourselves. [Read] | one response.
How Far Should You Take Patient Advocacy
I once had a CT Scan at Mink Radiology with an iodine IV. When we reached the "Insert IV now" portion of the procedure, while inserting the needle into my vein, something was wrong, it [Read] | 11 responses.
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: A Plug for Selenium
Many of my patients are war-torn from the battle of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. One day they feel stable, the next day they crash. As a data-driven physician-scientist, I love finding [Read] | 10 responses.