Image via WikipediaFor the last eighteen months or so I have been suffering from a very rapid heart rate and total exhaustion.I have been telling the doctors that these symptoms have been getting me down but they just haven`t taken any notice. They seemed to think that they were just down to my heart and lung problems and were to be expected.Two months ago when I went to the hospital I saw a doctor who I hadn`t seen before and he did seem to take notice and started to think that the symptoms may be being made worse by other factors. He gave me a thyroid function test, tested me for diabetes and checked my liver and kidney functions.Last week I went back to the hospital and saw my consultant and he said that the tests had found that I have an over active thyroid gland.
Not great news as it will mean further tests and more drugs but it pleased me to think that at last they were taking things seriously and getting to the root of the problem.He has put me on beta blockers to slow my heart rate down and also increased my dosage off diuretics because I was also suffering more from fluid retention.
At last it was good to be listened to and taken seriously.As I have said previously on this blog doctors must treat the patient and not just a particular illness and be willing to think outside the comfort zone of their own speciality.They should not assume all the time that symptoms are connected with existing conditions.If they would just do that a lot of pain, discomfort and worry would be avoided by patients.
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