~~~~~~POLL ~~~~~~~~ YES or NO

[stella5349]

Would you like to see a doctor ( Thyroid Endocronologist) arrange a day and time to come visit on our MH thyroid community?

I can't release more information than that right now - but if your in favor of seeing some "live" Q & A with a known thyroid doctor - we have an endocronologist that's got his eye on us :)

HINT -  ??

Naaaaa -- that would give it away :)

[stella5349]

Morning

You seem strongly concerned of both understanding how the chat works and making sure members are getting assitance from this chat.

Let's get together on how you can be of assistance on this event! I am sure with the concerns you are displaying you would be of great value on this post coming up.

Connect with me on a PM - I'd love to get you involved.

[Thypatient]

Hmm.  What I was saying is based on posts similar to this:

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/436344

But okay.

I do hope Dr. Lupo is not going to get taken to task, as I’ve seen happen on his own forum.  Also, I hope all who do want to participate get to; and that questions coming from those who are truly struggling receive priority - over questions speculating about what drs do/don’t do and unsafe treatments.

[peggy64]

Hate to sound so pessimistic here, as I have been very disappointed by all endos I have seen thus far, and am gun shy at seeing any more, this might be a good thing, if we could find one that thinks outside the box.  The problem I have found as I am sure many others have as well, the drs have a predetermined mindset of what the symptoms are, the labs should be, etc.

Does an endo exist that would treat me, as an individual, based on my symptoms, how I feel. If we could find one, that does that, that would be better than great.

I did think Dr. Park did a great job the other evening. Did not get to participate, but did so enjoy reading everyone elses post, and learned from it.

Thanks Stella, for looking into this and getting the ball rolling.

[stella5349]

You're just ich'n to spill the beans here - C

aren't you??

[stella5349]

On the questions - Me967 asked I don't know how she meant it. - Not sure - sorry

Let me go back on something before I address your concern

I'll be back.

[Thypatient]

I’m confused (?).

Is the dr invited to come Dr. Lupo from the “Ask a Doctor” thyroid forum?  If so, doesn’t that usurp the idea of paying money to get a question answered over on that side?  Doesn’t the money generated from over there help pay (along with banner ads) for this whole website?  Isn’t that how things work on a free website?  Even if it’s a different dr, wouldn’t that still deplete the till a bit?  (Would anyone want to pay there when they could come here and get the same thing for free?)

I’m just concerned since one of my other interests had a website that turned into requiring an annual fee - they didn’t make enough from ads and had no paying side.

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Also, honestly, I don’t know what this means but I’m uncomfortable reading it:

“I would truly hope and pray that AR and some of the older well educated members with thyroid issues would join us too.”

1.  Why wouldn’t he?
2.  Who’s “us?”