Category: Thyroid

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Magda Lopez Alazar | Hyperthyroidism, Heart Disease

Magda Lopez Alazar
EsSalud Hospital Ventanillas
Lima, Peru

     More or less 10 years ago my mother was very ill and we took her to the doctor. She suffers from hyperthyroidism. Among the routine tests, an electro-cardiogram  showed that my mom has had a pre-stroke. This was confirmed by my family. That means that a part of the heart is dead and cannot recover. Continue reading “Magda Lopez Alazar | Hyperthyroidism, Heart Disease”
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Luz Mery Mora | Thyroid

Luz Mery Mora
Armenia, Colombia
South America

      "I had a thyroid problem. I took medicines for 6 years. When I began to feel a kind of generalized anxiety, I had to go to a psychiatrist. I woke up feeling panic and very cold.
I visited many doctors, but they said that I was well in spite of these horrible crises with anguish.
   The psychiatrist asked me if I wanted to die, but I told him that I had no problems, not with love or work and that I did not know why I was like this. The endocrinologist sent me for examinations and prescribed me with medication for Hypothyroidism. He said that I needed to take thyroxin pills for the rest of my life. Continue reading “Luz Mery Mora | Thyroid”
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Dr. Lourdes Benavente | Hypothyroidism

Dr. Lourdes Benavente
Hospital EsSalud Marino Molina SCIPPA
Comas, Lima, Peru, South America

                    I’ve had the problem of hair loss for a long time. I used to have very long hair, almost down to my waist. But then I got worried to lose more and I cut them off. I had continuous treatments with the dermatologist, who gave me different prescriptions, but they did not solve my problem.
       I also suffer from "hypothyroidism" and hair loss is one of the consequences.
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