Donna Hechler Porter

Ever feel like doctors do not really listen? Ever wonder if they care? Ever wonder why the very people who should be listening and helping have actually turned on you?

 

Do you shake your head when physicians do not take your symptoms seriously – hair loss, migraines, heart palpitations, fatigue, inability to sleep, inability to lose weight, aches and pains so deep in your body you cannot even seem to get up in the morning?

 

And then there are the dangerous symptoms they ignore  – brain fog, inability to think, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, depression and anxiety, and on and on.

 

Did they tell you that you were simply getting old? Did they offer more high blood pressure medication? A statin to lower your cholesterol? An anti-depressant to enhance your mood?

 

Did you know, deep inside yourself, that you were not crazy and that there was a serious problem, because you were not . . . you?  Were you finally diagnosed with hypothyroidism, prescribed Levothyroxine, and later slipped back into your disease and still they refuse to listen?

 

This is not a medical book on hypothyroidism. For that a number of other books exist. This is a book of one woman’s journey through the past ten years with the disease - a journey of wrong diagnoses, of improper medication, of unconcerned doctors and great ones, of setbacks and steps forward.

 

If you are one of the millions of Americans who cannot seem to get help for your fatigue and you have been diagnosed with or believe you have hypothyroidism, then let Donna’s journey inspire you to persevere in your quest for a proper diagnosis, proper treatment, and ultimately – better health. 

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Help is out there, and most importantly – you are not alone.