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Cheri Murray's avatar

Karen, I am so sorry you continue to have health issues. Thankful that your brain scan is negative. I am facing new challenges myself and appreciate following your thought processes. I’m encouraged you are coming around to the understanding of the lack of evidence for the existence of viruses. I am there as well and it is liberating but frustrating because I am trained in allopathic care and this pivot to understanding a new paradigm is difficult. I know that eating the best possible diet, avoidance of toxins, mental and spiritual nourishment, and movement are all critical. I am still trying to determine the sources of inflammation in my own process. Maybe in time, as more come to the understanding that germs are not their enemy, we will start to recognize the real causes of disease and the appropriate responses to support our healing. Best wishes for continued clarity and healing.

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Linda Hagge's avatar

Karen, this is in answer to your question about whether we have had thyroid surgery or treatment. After I had had lowish thyroid for years, a large nodule in my thyroid suddenly became "hot" and began producing too much thyroid hormone resulting in agitation, weight loss, sleeplessness, etc. Those were the days when it did not occur to me to question my doctor or clinic (I won't go into the other things I let them do to me.) Not one person suggested surgery on the nodule, or trying to preserve my thyroid function. I was told I needed to have the nodule irradiated, which involved swallowing a pill and then becoming radioactive for several days, during which I had to stay in my room and have my family bring food to me and leave it by the door. I did this. Not one person told me it was highly likely the irradiation would kill my thyroid permanently. It did. Afterward, I requested Armour Thyroid instead of levothyroxine. They denied it. They said levo was "exactly the same," which I knew even then was a lie. [Side note: I found out recently that people in my age group are likely to have this thyroid problem if they grew up where I did because of nuclear testing in the 1950s.] At any rate, the levothyroxine was a disaster. My thyroid readings were all over the place, from very low to very high. My dosage was changed about eight times. Still insomnia. They still refused Armour Thyroid. This went on for years. At one point I asked my doctor to order a complete thyroid panel. She refused. Her reason? "I don't do that." As if I had asked her to rob a bank. Finally I mentioned my problem on a health Substack (think it was AMD), and people said, "Girl, you don't need a prescription--get bovine thyroid, sold OTC." I had no idea. I junked the levothyroxine without saying a word to my doctor, and bought bovine thyroid (a brand from New Zealand called Thyrovanz, using 100% grass fed cows). I immediately felt better. When the time for my next physical and blood work came around, my thyroid levels were PERFECT. When I got the results I laughed out loud. I still haven't told my doctor I'm taking bovine thyroid, and it's been a couple of years now. If you end up having to take thyroid, bovine thyroid is great.

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