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Hypothyroidism? Foot swelling, trouble swallowing.
Diabetes & Endocrine System | Last Active: Feb 23, 2023 | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
Secondary Hyperparathyroidism. One doctor says I have this yet another doctor says I do not have this. (This after laboratory tests). However I continue to have continuous symptoms and worsening. I am not being treated with any medications and I now have severe osteoporosis of the hips, and serious mental aggravation. Help! Please! (PS) there seems to be a severe lack of endochronologists and kidney doctors (nephrologists). (Especially the ones who know what they are doing). Oh! and one who graduated from Harvard. (Supposedly?) Will the real doctor please stand up and save this persons life?
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There is a lab test called TSH that measures your thyroid gland and whether it is over/under acting. A couple of years ago, my value went from normal 3 to 3000, just out of the park. My doc prescribed Levothyroxine and I am back to normal values. A kidney doctor cannot help you as much as an endocrinologist or diabetic doctor can. Thyroid patients are best served by an endocrinologist, and depending upon where you live, there are plenty as well as PAs and Nurse Practioners. It also sounds like you also have other underlying problems which obviously must be dealt with as well.