Thanks to all who responded...

Glenn: The medication I took after the nasty reaction was 1 of my friend's Methadone pills, because the burning was so severe. I won't be taking one of those again, believe me...

In the past the Anesthesiologist has bumped my steroids up in my IV for surgery, although sometimes I have had to argue to get it done. Afterwards though, someone should be following the steroid adjustment, because this is when all he** can break loose in a flareup... Doctors who are not savy about autoimmune illness, don't seem to have a clue asto what happens w/flareups and how to medicate to avoid them...

I know that this is not the way things are supposed to be done, but most of the time, I have to adjust my own dose after something like this and it is done according to how I feel. I up the dose (hopefully) before the flareup hits, and then gradually reduce it as tolerated.

Dahlek: Could you please PM or email the sites to me? Thanks for offering.

Rose, Mel, MrsD, Sue and Daniella: Thanks so much for your responses, and Mel, I don't know a whole lot about thyroid issues, so cannot say why you don't have problems. I would offer you mine, but I don't think you would want them...

Cyclelops: How would I best address this and with which doc? Should I get the slides from all biopsies and get someone else to evaluate them? The Endocrinologist is mailing me the path report. I had not thought about the wording "abnormal" being so non-definitive...


Cathie

Many thanks,
Cathie