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Hello, i have 1/2 thyroid. i have hypo symptoms. i had blood tests tsh, ft3, ft4. all normal. how do i find a doctor that will treat symptoms?
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Treating symptoms: If the thyroid tests are normal, then you don't need thyroid hormone. 1/2 a thyroid can easily make enough. "Hypo symptoms" are common to a lot of other conditions, and giving you thyroid pills inappropriately would be wrong. I hope you don't find a doctor who will give you thyroid, but I hope you find a doc who will help you figure out what is causing your symptoms.
Answered 6/1/2015
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Symptoms: Hi. Your thyroid function is normal. Half a thyroid gland is way more than you need to have normal thyroid function as long as that half is working. With your normal thyroid function, any doctor that would treat your "symptoms" with thyroid hormone is a fool; I hope you'd have a very hard time finding such a doctor. There is not a single symptom that is specific for hypothyroidism; urz not hypothy
Answered 6/1/2015
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