Free Questions Answered By "Ask the Thyroid Doctor", for Katrina, and Flood Victims

Any thyroid patients in the New Orleans, Mississippi, or Alabama areas, who are displaced and wondering about the status of their thyroid condition, or about thyroid medications they are taking, you can get answers from The Thyroid Home Page. Just bypass the usual pay site that includes Paypal credit card section, and go to my thyroid.com email address: dr.guttler@thyroid.com. Be sure to state you are a Katrina victim, as there is usual fee of $35 for all others, at the official "Ask The Thyroid Doctor" site on www.thyroid.com.


Here is a two thyroid patient points to remember:

1. The thyroid hormone used to treat hypothyroidism is not an emergency hormone. You have several weeks to get a new supply, without serious effects.

2. However, the drugs used to treat hyperthyroidism such as Graves' Disease have a short life in your body.Tapazole has an 8 hour half life, and PTU is even shorter. This means your condition will worsen after 1-2 weeks. If you are taking one of these drugs, please notify the nearest medical facilities you come to, that you need this drug refilled, if you lost them in the storm surge, or flood.

The Ask The Thyroid Doctor service has helped many thyroid patients get help all over the world. We want to help you. Please email me if you need thyroid help.

God Bless you all,

Dr.G.

Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Claims Chief Justice Rehnquist

September 3, 2005, After a 10 month battle with the most
aggressive form of thyroid cancer, he has passed away at home. The patients with his cancer usually live 3-6 months, but he battled the cancer for 10 months. He swore in the president for a second term. He continued on the court , when lesser men would have resigned. In October, we in the thyroid medical field predicted he had this lethal form of thyroid cancer. He did not have his thyroid removed, but only had a a hole put into his air-pipe to breath. This was the major clue he did not have much time left. He was able to continue to vote on cases before the court, and with difficulty swore in President Bush. He lived to see his clerk, Roberts nominated to the court.
He outlived every one of my own cases of anaplastic thyroid cancer, by 4 months! He was a brave man with a mission, and even a thyroid death sentence did not stop him, from achieving his last goals. No matter what your political goals for the new court, we need to salute his brave, and classy exit.

Bravo to the Chief


Dr.G.