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Acedia - Check for Thyroid Type 2 and Antibodies	Catherine	Friday, December 31, 2010
Question: I struggled with the same symptoms as Amanda for 20 years, losing my career and my marriage, to be finally diagnosed last year with Hashimoto's Throiditis. Doctors had previously ruled out my having a thyroid issue because they stopped their invistigations at the TSH test, which gives a false negative in ppl with Hashimoto's (autoimmunity) and Type 2 hypothyroidism (thyroid hormone resistence.) I was branded as depressed (with no depressed mood, just worried and frustrated at being so sick) and told all my physical symptoms must be 'somatic', i.e. imaginary. Google Dr. Mark Starr for more information on Type 2 Hypothyroidism, and "stopthethyroidmadness" for info on Hashimoto's and thyroid autoimmunity. Most doctors will not test for the thyroid antibodies and low levels of Free T3 that reveal these conditions unless you insist on the tests. It is estimated that half of low thyroid sufferers are undiagnosed, and that at least 20% of women have a thyroid imbalance. If it is not thyroid, Adrenal fatigue can also lead to similar symptoms, with the standard tests only picking up the most advanced cases (Addison's). Again most sufferers have to fight their doctors for the needed screening. Interestingly many endocrinologists consider fibromyalgia to be a SYMPTOM of hypothyroidism, and not a disease in its own right. My experience has shown me that the devil certainly will piggyback on problems, including hormone imbalances and the lazy, ill-informed doctors who do not bother to screen for them.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r) Dear Catherine: Thank you for sharing your situation and the medical information. This information may help many thousands of people who read these Q&As. It is true that doctors do not know it all. Many are uniformed of many things. I have been a victim myself of a doctor who did not make the referrals she should to prevent a reoccurrence of a very nasty infection in my leg. The infection was cured after 10 days in the hospital, but it came back only five months later because the underlying problem was not resolved. These infections run the major risk of a MRSA infection, which could cause the need to amputate my leg. The second doctor knew what to do to prevent this from happening again -- referral to a lymphadema therapist. I have not had a reoccurrence of the infection since. Doctors are not god (even if they think they are). They do not know everything there is to know. They are human with all human foibles, prejudices, presumptions, careless attention, and even laziness, etc. We do indeed need to be informed and proactive about our own medical care and insist upon things when necessary. We cannot be passive. The devil can certainly piggyback upon these problems. Such medical conditions make us weak and vulnerable. While spiritual warfare prayer may get rid of the demonic harassment, the underlying medical (or psychiatric) condition will remain and need to be dealt with by a medical or psychiatric professional. Thanks for sharing. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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Acedia - Check for Thyroid Type 2 and Antibodies

Catherine

Friday, December 31, 2010

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I struggled with the same symptoms as Amanda for 20 years, losing my career and my marriage, to be finally diagnosed last year with Hashimoto's Throiditis. Doctors had previously ruled out my having a thyroid issue because they stopped their invistigations at the TSH test, which gives a false negative in ppl with Hashimoto's (autoimmunity) and Type 2 hypothyroidism (thyroid hormone resistence.) I was branded as depressed (with no depressed mood, just worried and frustrated at being so sick) and told all my physical symptoms must be 'somatic', i.e. imaginary.

Google Dr. Mark Starr for more information on Type 2 Hypothyroidism, and "stopthethyroidmadness" for info on Hashimoto's and thyroid autoimmunity. Most doctors will not test for the thyroid antibodies and low levels of Free T3 that reveal these conditions *unless* you insist on the tests.

It is estimated that half of low thyroid sufferers are undiagnosed, and that at least 20% of women have a thyroid imbalance.

If it is not thyroid, Adrenal fatigue can also lead to similar symptoms, with the standard tests only picking up the most advanced cases (Addison's). Again most sufferers have to fight their doctors for the needed screening.

Interestingly many endocrinologists consider fibromyalgia to be a SYMPTOM of hypothyroidism, and not a disease in its own right.

My experience has shown me that the devil certainly will piggyback on problems, including hormone imbalances and the lazy, ill-informed doctors who do not bother to screen for them.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r)

Dear Catherine:

Thank you for sharing your situation and the medical information. This information may help many thousands of people who read these Q&As.

It is true that doctors do not know it all. Many are uniformed of many things. I have been a victim myself of a doctor who did not make the referrals she should to prevent a reoccurrence of a very nasty infection in my leg. The infection was cured after 10 days in the hospital, but it came back only five months later because the underlying problem was not resolved. These infections run the major risk of a MRSA infection, which could cause the need to amputate my leg. The second doctor knew what to do to prevent this from happening again -- referral to a lymphadema therapist. I have not had a reoccurrence of the infection since.

Doctors are not god (even if they think they are). They do not know everything there is to know. They are human with all human foibles, prejudices, presumptions, careless attention, and even laziness, etc. We do indeed need to be informed and proactive about our own medical care and insist upon things when necessary. We cannot be passive.

The devil can certainly piggyback upon these problems. Such medical conditions make us weak and vulnerable. While spiritual warfare prayer may get rid of the demonic harassment, the underlying medical (or psychiatric) condition will remain and need to be dealt with by a medical or psychiatric professional.

Thanks for sharing.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.