~~~ THANKS OPRAH ~~~ for another blow !!!

[stella5349]

I am ticked!!! Did anyone watch the Oprah show????? Her "Living Well" series started and

guess what???????

HER THYROID ISSUES ARE "CURED"  Oh BY JESUS - SHE IS HEALED AGAIN!!!!!!!!  ( cough cough)

What a bunch of bull!!! I truly have had it with HER.  I work my tail end off here and all over Racine on our metobolism resistance - insulin resistance - and all the other REAL DAM things going on with us and she waltz's in on her multi million dollar show and says

We'll we need balance!! -

I DO belive that TO SOME DEGREE - but it is not the CURE ALL here you stupid ignorant rich woman!!

OMG - I swear I am blowing a gasket !!! I am totally unglued with this prema donna thinking it's a "frame of mind" we need to be in to make us thin and "happy".

I'd like her to answer one dam thing  " WHAT THE HE// CAUSED ME TO ALL OF A SUDDEN GAIN 40 POUNDS

( AS YOU (OPRAH))

IN LESS THAN 4 YEARS ( AGAIN.... LIKE YOU ( OPRAH)  )

WHEN I NEVER HAD A F*****ING WEIGHT PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH???? But I have a thyroid that beat to he// though??????

I want to totally cry - I wish I never had my hopes up to ask her to help us. The hours I spent communicating to all her staff about here at MH and all the people here crying for help..

Of course she added her plug in of

"This is the year for change!"  (Bite me!)


I am so sorry I disappointed all of you. I really thought the word could be out there asking her to help and all she did was destroy the little hope I had.

It is Thyroid Awareness month right now. Please be out there in herds if we have to telling all that will listen - This is NOT an easy fix to CURE. Some never  ( as me) will ever be CURED.

All it was - was false hope to some who watched her show. I now seriously ban her show to be turned on MY TV ever again.

and her January O magizine is now great a great SUPPORT to start a roaring fire in my fireplace.

JUST FOR THE RECORD OPRAH - YOU'RE FAT BECAUSE YOUR THYROID CR@PPED OUT ON YOU - NOT BECAUSE YOU NEED ANOTHER SPOILING IN HAWAII.

[Jennifer1987]

I was just wondering today what had come of the e-mailing her.. Obviously she hasn't listened!! I wonder how much she paid to be 'cured'...LOL

[stella5349]

We'll off went another letter to her - by me

here it is:

Dear Oprah and Staff,

You casted very good points on your show today with Bob Greene. Balance is so very important. On the other hand because of your power of words - you have no idea how you insulted the  "REAL" poor thyroid sufferer by saying "you are cured". Especially the patients that are not "curable" ( autoimmune thyroid) and that person is sentenced to a life time of pain and constant struggling.  Many, as me, had "Never fallin off the wagon" and HAD a life of balance until suddenly their thyroid raged out of control and hit rock bottom that will NEVER rebound back.

You were the hope of so many in those shoes above to help us get the desperate assistance we need to help us go on with life as we are now forced to live. BTW - deperately searching for the balance we want back so bad.

I am so disappointed - you are so powerful - yet just as horrible right now as the many... many ... many doctors

(like you referred tothat you saw) and choose to neglect what's really going on with our/your bodies and makes us feel "just fat".

Good luck with your challenge - I hope all goes well.

[cbread]

I think Oprah has a right to deal with the disease in whatever way works for her...I am not a hater.  The way I manage my disease is different than my mom as it effects everyone differently. If she truly did have graves she could be in remission but we have never really gotten enough information to diagnose her or her issue.  While I would like to see more information made public about thyroid health, perhaps Oprah isn't our gal. But it's no reason to dislike her.    Let's cheer the folks that do step up and get out there instead like Elaine (Marpo1) and her blog!  

[laura1967]

I wonder if she would feel the same way and make the same statement if she didn't have all the riches in the world. Apparently she doesn't have the thyroid issues we have....maybe she is just Fat!
You tried and that is what counts stella! Don't allow this to bash you down.
Gee it sure would be nice if she would help some of us to find a CURE....
Sorry I missed the show to hear it in person....

[AR-10]

I'm shocked speachless.

Rich pompous airhead talk show host.
Who would have thunk she would drop the ball, especially after the last fumbled attempt.

Nice try Stella, but quit wasting your postage. The Big O hasn't spent two days in the real world in the last ten years.

[annie234]

I could not believe Oprah said she was cured! Maybe her hyperthyroid if that is what she has will turn into  Hypo He// ! All I kept thinking was you never know how long it will take for your thyroid to turn on you again. I would be afaid to use the word cure! Lets just wait and see Stella she might be asking you questions soon!

[Barb135]

Come on - don't beat yourself up.  It was a good idea and not your fault that she didn't be honest about things.    

Ok - I didn't see the show, and it's very unfortunate that Oprah chose not to be an advocate for thyroid patients, but I guess a "divine intervention" draws a larger viewing audience than the truth does!!    

Balance?  Yes, we do need balance - why doesn't someone teach the doctors that??  Teach them that just passing out a certain kind of pill isn't going solve all the problems??  Teach them that when our thyroid hormones are OUT OF BALANCE, we can't get well and we will gain weight (as does Oprah!!). if they don't order the right tests, and treat the individual rather than lump us all into one neat little "group".  

I guess we can forget about Oprah being an advocate for thyroid patients, so let's put our heads together and try to figure out another way to get the word out there.  We don't need "friends" like Oprah.  

Just one question, though - I thought Oprah was going to be going to the inaugural (sp?) party and was so concerned about the weight she had gained.  How is she planning to lose all her weight before January 20?  Is Jesus going to "miraculously" dissolve it all so she looks slim and sexy??  What a nasty, vain train of thought that would be!!  

We don't need/want someone who prefers sensationalism over the truth; or won't stick with us when the going gets hard.  Celebrity or not, she's no good to us if she won't tell the truth.  Just my thoughts!!

[BB8911]

I think Oprah's big balance is, she went back on meds, but she's not going to admit it.  I think that how she lost the weight the first time, and then thinking she was cured she got off the meds, and well la back came the weight!!  Just  a theory.

[Liz94]

Oh, don't let Oprah get to you.  She is one of those people that constantly looks outside of herself to find out what's wrong within.  She wants the magic fix, the instant cure.  With all the touting she does about inner peace, soul searching and putting it all out there in the universe, it's all a bunch of hoo ha.  She doesn't practice what she preaches and it shows on her backside.  She is reaching for excuses as to why she's fat. A while back it was "emotional eating," she was abused, blah blah blah. I did not see today's show because I read her magazine this month and when she said her thyroid issues resolved on their own I said a big fat WHATEVER.  She has no clue. Had she bothered to read or understand anything in the world about thyroid problems she would know that she has come off as ignorant.  She relies on those around her to feed her information, her doctors, her "wellness coach," her chef, all of her cronies that get her through the day. If had to spend one day dealing with a thyroid problem on her own she'd never make it.

[IrishMike]

and if Opra thinks Jesus has cured her I can accept that.

I believe in the good Lord and have no problem with Opra thinking the Lord has cured her.

I walk with him everyday and have seen what he can do.

Thanks be to God.

God Bless.

[stella5349]

never thought of it.

good idea

[wyoming1]

I also watched Oprah deny that her weight was the result of SYNTHROID HELL.  Just like her, I lost 40 pounds, and then gained it back on Synthroid. Just like her, I could not sleep, did not feel like going to work and had a vacant look on my face.  I went on Synthroid and I sitll sleep poorly, feel stupid and can not control my weight.
I want the CURE!  

[stella5349]

Synthyroid is not hell. She didn't discuss Synthroid being her problem. She claimed she went off meds and she still felt like poo.

She's hypothyroid and fat from NOT taking her meds regardless of what those meds were.. Not the meds being her deal that got her to this situation.

I think I missed something if you caught that. If that is the case and she did discuss that about Synthroid -  she's going to have millions writing her about her craziness denying that she really IS hypothyroid - along with her un logical and unresearchable idea that the meds itself caused her to be fat.

Hope her specialist that is looking out for the Golden Queen didn't advise her of that theory.

[stella5349]

On a lighter note to the horrible way I took all this. I have to find some humor in this on your expense.

After knowing you for a year. I just have a real hard time - ( If what the Big O says is true) ............. NOT


that YOU  AR-10 walking in and saying "your life JUST needs balance."  Your thyroid is "cured" and you just need to find "Yourself" again in your happy place.  :)

I think you as a guy knew yourself pretty darn well before all this and life wasn't half bad -- right?

But it's Just "Balance" you desire.... right??

Yeah ---  right ----- Hogwash Oprah.

[stella5349]

Not to send a bad plug to you by no means

But remember she announced she is CURED... She has no disease any longer.

[Smilerdeb]

Sorry to hear Stella but you got the same reaction I got last year.....zilch.
Oprah isnt too popular in Australia as far as I know...lets put it this way, people would rather be reading the posts here than watching her show lol.
So what does that tell you (wink )
And if she IS cured then I am Madonna :) lol

(Gawd I wish!)

[wyoming1]

Since Oprah won't tell us what exactly is causing her thyroid problem, we are all assuming she is hypo.  So she was probably told her thyroid was under-active.  She may have falsy concluded that by stimulating her thyroid, she would raise her metabolism and her weight would be easy to control.  Thus, she got sloppy with her food habits. But, since synthroid and all its cousins are a"sodium" it causes bloating, water retention, just like salt. So I believe it is possible to gain weight on these meds, even if most of it is water. If she went off, she would lose the water weight and think she is cured.  She is looking for instant answers to a lifelong ailment.  Thyroid is the only thing she needs to balance... she just didn't give it enough time.

[Thypatient]

BB8911:  Tee! Hee!  Good theory; I like the way you think.  Seriously though, no one knows just what’s going on in Oprah’s life.  If she was messing around like that, I say, it’s good that she’s moved on. But if she does truly have this disease and needs meds I hope whatever it is in the universe that guides her, does.

~

I agree with cbread: “While I would like to see more information made public about thyroid health, perhaps Oprah isn't our gal.”  I never really thought she was except on the marketing theory that if you plant any word, in whatever context, it’ll stick around - her mentioning of the word “thyroid” might just do that.

• Happy Thyroid Awareness Month •

[Smilerdeb]

I gained 16 kilograms with hyperthyroidism and Graves prior to RAI 7 months ago and I havent gained any since RAI and being on Thyroxin.
The weight gain was from my levels being out of whack....not any medication.
I had a history prior to dx with Graves where I would gain 5 kgs in one week yet at other times it would take me 2 years to gain 5 kgs and I was on no meds then.
I dont believe it is the meds, I believe its the thyroid levels and the bodies metabolism.
I had massive bloating BEFORE RAI or before being put on thyroxin.

I remember reading a few years back that Oprah went through stages of 'binge eating' due to her relationship with her boyfriend falling apart and gaining heaps of weight too.

[bet643]

Stop watching Oprah......we all know that it's all about the ratings. I think that maybe she never had a thyroid problem, but it's a great place for her to put the blame. Plus I'm sorry, but she is way heavier than what she tells her viewers. I know because she looks about 75 lbs. heavier than me. I use to watch her, but she's not what she use to be. I just wish I had the money for a chef and a trainer. It's sad because it hurts all of those that have serious thyroid problems. She won't committ herself to us because she knows that she can't fool the real Mccoys. Our community is stronger and much more educated when it comes to our thyroid. I kind of lost interest when I saw Tom Crews jumping on Oprahs couch like a complete idiot. Also not to thrilled with Tom anymore.  Yeah, I like to see Oprah balance our thyroid cancer and hashimotos.She has no idea. She's big money and big ratings, that's all she is, and it worked. She got your attention, accept she never knew how much she would upset people. I think we should boycott the show. I use to love and respect her, now I'm just turned off. I'm never watching again. I like to watch Ellen, she's funny....makes me laugh. Oprah makes me puke.

[bet643]

Though I say that I won't watch the show, I lied, Sorry, but sometimes the show has great topics. But the whole thyroid thing still makes me wanna puke.  And I do like Ellen better. I do hope Oprah finds what she is looking for and comes back to reality. Maybe her thyroid problem was not so bad after all.

[Rachel4]

I honestly pray to be cured of my symptoms and illnesses.

[suep112]

I think Oprah has graves. She talked about the heart palpatations and high blood pressure and taking medicine for those conditions. Being hyper with graves will do that to ya.....and let you be skinny. I am guessing she had RAI to fix the problem because I dont see a scar from a thyroidectomy. Now she is hypo and has gained a lot of weight. I remember her saying last year her thyroid levels are now 'normal' and she cant blame her thryroid problems for her weight anymore. Normal because her readings are in 'normal' ranges.
I saw her show today and thats what I think happened to her. She sounds just like me. I am 25 pounds heavier since my tt last June and it just keeps getting worse. They cant seem to get my levels right on synthroid. I feel like ****. If she looses weight this year by diet and exercise, then there might be hope for me.  I am guessing she is fighting an uphill battle and wont win. Won't she look stupid if she isnt successfull in front of the whole world? She needs to be honest, and all of her gurus around her need to be educated about how thyroid problems affects your metabilism. That Bob Greene trainer guy hasnt got a clue. He hasnt dealt with anyone with thryroid disease. Oprah will have to starve herself to loose the weight. I eat very little and it doesnt matter one bit. I still gain. I have to admit to eating more since I feel better and dont have the 'runs' constantly and puke everyother day like I did when my graves was really bad. But I did love being thin and am depressed now. I think Oprah is depressed about her weight, too. She just wont admit it.
Sorry for venting......I wasnt happy with her show today either.

[redheadaussie]

I gave up on celebrities many years ago. They are all too out of reality to know how the rest of the world really thinks.
I haven't watched Oprah for years, when all her shows were about things like, Get a makeover and catch a husband..or How to be healed of abuse by eating peanut butter sandwiches...or This child is dying..let's all hold hands and do a great big fundraiser and take him to Disneyland. She has missed the point for years.
Now Phil Donohue.. MAN he kicked bot bot on his show when stupid people claimed things like she does. He would have torn her to shreds! Bring him out of retirement and you would see a HUGE change in the thinking for us thyroidians!
  And Stella...big breaths, big breaths..all is calm, all is good, we love you still!