You really are a wealth of all knowledge - but I thank you for everything you have said / helped me with - its nice to know ther are people out there that care about others
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Sore joints and finger - knees - back are very common in both hypo and Hashi. another very common symptom are swollen or bloating.
I advise , since you do not have an appt until next week - you do some extensive research on just hypothyroidism and Hashi too.
Google search hypothyroid and Hashimoto and read more abouth these conditions.
Here is a great checklist to look over and even print for your doctor which my help you and him. You may find you have a few of these things on the list you are not even thinking could be related.
http://thyroid.about.com/cs/basics_starthere/a/hypochecklist.htm