Ok, got a question. Seems there is quite a bit of varied knowledge here, so maybe someone knows something we couldn't find in our searches.
You may remember back in the winter when my wife was in the hospital for some time, and out of work for some time. Turned out about 3 months. Even now, back at work, she's only up to about 25hrs a week, from 40hrs before this.
She has Fibromyalgia, and a hypoactive thyroid. So, she takes meds for the Fibromyalgia symptoms, and thyroid hormones for the thyroid problems.
All was doing ok, until a week or two ago, when she started feeling worse, like before. Well, seems her thyroid level is dropping more. According to her endocrinologist, this is a sign that the thyroid is dying. The hormone levels will continue to fall until there are none. This is relatively easy to manage with meds, hormone replacement.
Now comes the problem. Should there be a major SHTF problem, where medicine is unavailable for more than a month, and there may not even be meds being made, or made for the public, she will run out. Then, she will simply get ever sicker until she winds down and dies. It could take weeks, months, a year or more. The insurance will only allow the script to be filled one month at a time, and it's pretty expensive even with the insurance.
We have searched for substitutes, or even a way to make substitutes, but no joy. Apparently, there was a natural supplement way to perhaps solve the problem, but it only works early on, and we are past that.
Any ideas ??
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