Possible Thyroid Problems and Need a Good Doc!

Robert Burr at Wasatch Endocrinology. Phone number is ###-###-####. He is located about 800 E and South Temple. I have Thyroid issues and I was told he is one of the best. I really like his bed side manners and his ability to make the complex simple.

He also doesn't push a lot of med's. I also hate taking med's so I really like that he didn't push any. But it depends on how far off your Thyroid is, will determine how much med, if any, that you need to take.

I learned a lot from my post-pregnancy thyroid issues. They found nodules in my thyroid after my second son was born and I went to an endocrinologist at the U 0f U named Dana Clarke. They are great there becuase they specialize in endocrine disorders such as thyroid and diabetes and what's really impressive is that they know the tests that need to be done and correctly. I had a radioactive scan and blood tests to determine. Evidently most docs only do one type of blood test when in actuality you need 4 or 5 I think to correctly diagnose. Then there's the issue of breastfeeding and there was only one option for me and the babe and it worked great!! Good luck and eback if you'd like more ino..I can be very specific for you!

Hi E.,

I have really liked Dr. Todd Mangum M.D. and Amy Benhoff P.A. I'm not sure if they take insurance, but they are great because they treat the whole person and really care and listen. They are fantastic with hormones and getting to the heart of the matter instead of just treating symptoms. Feel free to send me a message if you can't find their number.

Regular endocrinologists will just pop you onto synthroid but that only solves a part of the problem, and can actually cause some big problems as well. It only gives you a small part of what your body needs with T4. I have just recently learned about a book called Stop the Thyroid Madness and am going to bring it to my next appointment. If I were just starting out with thyroid problems (I wish), I would FOR SURE get this book first thing. It talks about treating the whole thyroid and not just the small part that is T4. It helps you understand the whole system (T3 conversion, the part the adrenals play, etc. etc.) I started having thyroid problems right after I gave birth 13 years ago. Dr. Wilson's T3 protocol (www.wilsonsthyroidsyndrome.com)helped me for a while, much, much more than synthroid ever did. And I think that can be a part of a good treatment program, but I think the Stop the Thyroid Madness gives a clearer and bigger picture.
http://www.amazon.com/Stop-Thyroid-Madness-Revolution-Tre...

I hope you get the help you need!

check your daily vitamin for iodine- I'd been having some minor thyroid issues (not enough to justify meds when I don't have insurance, but enough to wreak havoc on my life) and I recently discovered the vitamins I was on have no Iodine in them (you need iodine for you thyroid to work properly) I had to check every bottle of vitamins in the store till I found one that had iodine in it.

there were a couple of really good articles I read on Web-MD about iodine and your thyroid, about how there isn't actualy as much in table salt as there is supposed to be, and because of the processed foods (made without iodized salt) and being told to cut back on salt, most americans wouldn't get enough iodine even if the levels were where they are supposed to be. It also mentioned that drinking floridated water interferes with the body's use of iodine.

There are several good natural sources for Iodine as well- many seafoods, especial specific types of sea-weed (bladderwrack being the best, but difficult to find).

I have a really good doctor in Orem. I don't know if that if too far for you but he did a lot of bloodwork on my and solved a few problems that I had for ten years or more. You can write back to me if that is not too far.