No, they only get thyroid meds free as far as I know?

We was told they get all prescriptions free, but whatever! ... by the sounds of it the thyroid med's will be enough!

Anyway, work calls, will catch up later.

Sorry,they are not on the PBS list(i think that is what its called)and have to get it made up by a compounding phamacist.
donna

Hi Mrs J,
We get all meds free in UK if diagnosed with thyroid issues.
Got a little credit card that says 'medically exempt'.
J x

Oh i wish,i spend nearly $1000 a year on meds here.Wouldnt swap places with you for the world though.
donna

:curse::curse::curse::curse:

Thats it...I'm heading back!

Slightly off topic....I have a thyroid condition, but I am not a "sufferer" of any disease. "Suffering" means not controlled/symptomatic.

GP surgeries (practice managers) etc are slowly figuring out the difference between "diagnosis" and "suffering"...usually because little old ladies answer "no" to the question...."do you suffer from....?" when they are well-managed on 3 different meds for whichever condition they have been diagnosed with.

Any form that requires me to respond with a yes/no to the question...."do you suffer from....." gets a big NO written down, and then in the margin I explain that I well-controlled so do not suffer from the condition.


And yes, ALL prescription meds are free for UK people diagnosed with hypothyroidism. I don't know the cause, but the bottom line is that it is artificial/externally provided thyroxine that is keeping the patient alive - ultimately the patient WILL die from a lack of thyroxine. (Hypothermia and cardiac problems - heart slows right down, body becomes deprived of oxygen) It's not a pretty sight

(It's also one of the very few conditions screened for at birth by the Guthrie heel-prick test.)

Like I said, it has to happen. I hope it continues to work for you.

Yes, but you don't get the choice of a doctor and could just end up being worse treated than you are here. Not only that but natural thyroid isn't really prescribed at all... maybe one or two docs last time I looked, for the whole country.

I notice Nic's antibodies haven't been tested or you haven't put the result down. Perhaps you can ask for thyroid antibody test?

If they're not being treated
That's what was happening to me when I was in the UK. I was in a terrible state, and my ex just thought I was being a bitch...... Couldn't walk up the stairs without gasping for air, heart palpatations, etc. A 5 min walk to docs took 15 mins. Bloody awful situation to be in.

I hope Nic gets sorted Paul, but I agree with Mrs J in all her posts - tell your doc she was on a higher dose... and get bloods done regularly.

Damn!

Swap??

Dont tempt me!!!

I put down everything that is on the sheet. Her next blood test is only for TSH again so I think she's gonna go back to GP and ask for a PROPER evaluation and have EVERYTHING tested!

The next TSH Paul will tell her absolutely nothing, apart from the fact that she is Hyper, but we already know that. It wont tell her how hyper because it cant get much lower.

Definitely push for a full panel, each time

Good luck