Hello Doctor,
I have been telling/requesting my doctors for more than 6 to 7 years (since I noticed my neck enlargement) (it could be more than 7 years) that I must be having problems with my thyroid. I still strongly believe that there is something wrong with my thyroid and it is the root cause of my health problems that affect my professional and personal lives. The normal blood tests/reports are I am normal. However, over these years, I have accumulated all the side effects/diseases that (I strongly believe) cause by thyroid problems. I have been diagnosed with Polycystic ovary syndrome (under treatment), high cholesterol levels, obesity, acne (almost cured with Accutane), Sleep Apnea (Using CPAP, however, I can fall asleep in the morning only), migraine and high blood sugar level (no medication yet) and so on. More than anything, I see myself depressed and I feel very tired- kind of permanently tired/ burned out. My depression level has increased over the years to the point where I feel I have no energy and etc etc at all. (I was very ACTIVE and OPTIMISTIC before 6 to 7 years) Recently, my hairs are severely falling out [it happened a couple of years back also]. Surprisingly, my hair is turning to gray recently. My mother and two of my sisters are under treatment for hypothyroid.
I think I am being treated for the symptoms, not for the root cause. How can I avoid the worse at least in the future?
Could you please help me? If it is not possible, could you please recommend me an expert doctor/specialist (in Toronto, Canada) who can help me to find out what is wrong with my thyroid?
What questions I should ask or what requests I could make to my doctor regarding this?
What are the tests I should request to find out what is causing the problems?
Could you please help me out?