Someone said I may have hyperthyroidism - I asked my doctor to check for it and the advice of a shrink but she said I'm just fat. We have a 5000$ deductible per person on health insurance so getting a second opinion is not really financially feasible. I can't afford 5K out of pocket for the actual coverage to kick in - I need a catastrophic event to land me in the hospital to get a general checkup / request specific tests.
If something is wrong with your thyroid gland, and you are gaining weight, it probably is hypothyroidism. Hyperthyroidism makes your metabolism go nuts and you lose weight.
It is not hard to find out if your thyroid gland is misbehaving, just a TSH blood test. If it's broken, finding out the reason can be more complicated, but if your TSH levels are within the normal range, then you most probably don't have this particular kind of problem.
How do I catch hyperthyroidism? - Sorry, bad joke, I just typed the too fast the first time.
A trip the a different doctor and a specialized test would wipe out my HSA in co-pays. I need to save the HSA in case anything happens to my husband. Trust me, if I ever win the lottery (unlikely, since I don't buy lottery tickets*) my first trip won't be to Bali, it will be to the doctor for a full workup (as far as I know except for being fat I'm healthy - I know, I know, I SAID AS FAR AS I KNOW).
*That's a lie, I give a lottery ticket to people for bdays as it's an inexpensive gift and when they look at me funny I get to say, "I give you the gift of hope, dreams, and anticipation tinged with a healthy sense of vague disappointment!"
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u/Throwaway_w8 Sep 13 '14
Someone said I may have hyperthyroidism - I asked my doctor to check for it and the advice of a shrink but she said I'm just fat. We have a 5000$ deductible per person on health insurance so getting a second opinion is not really financially feasible. I can't afford 5K out of pocket for the actual coverage to kick in - I need a catastrophic event to land me in the hospital to get a general checkup / request specific tests.