Staying Cool

We had a very rainy spring here in Norwood. and now that the summer is upon us I am trying to stay inside and cool. I have spent very little time out of doors this spring/summer so far.

I must be careful due to meds I am on not to be in the sun as I break out in a rash.

Due to thyroid disorder I have spent all winter in -30 celsius temperatures standing outside in a tee-shirt ,
My Mother calls my room" the meat locker" at bedtime in those -30 temps. I had the window wide open a fan in front of the open window blowing directly on me and the ceiling fan above the bed full blast as well the bedroom heat vents blocked off and bathroom door shut so not to freeze pipes.

The poor guy in the basement came upstairs to ask if the furnace was broken as it was 42 degrees celsius in his apartment, I was standing there with sweat dripping off my scalp down my back apologizing profusely and turned on the heat making some joke about the crazy lady upstairs and menopause and thyroid ...thinking to myself I can't stand it now how will I survive the heat on...

I walked into the livingroom to see my significant other and my Mother wearing their winter coats and decided that I must see the doctor about this...again.

I went to the doctor explaining again how hot I have been that I hadn't even worn a coat all winter( I usually hibernate as I am always cold).
I explained that I am going to have to purchase a freezer large enough for me and take the lock off  so I don't get locked in as it would be where I would have to  live to make it through the spring and summer .

The doctor was not my doctor it was the nurse practitioner and she is getting annoyed with me and I am sure she believes I am exaggerating ( as usual I fight with the nurse practitioner about my med changes) she sent me to another doctor as she is tired of me always challenging her ( it is my body and I know it better than someone that spends a mere 5 minutes if that and appointment with me).

Well that I must say was the best move she could have made for me.
The doctor she sent me too immediately added another med  (one the nurse practitioner and my family doctor took me off of 4 years earlier as "studies show it may cause breast cancer")
She put me on this medication for 3 months, the first 3 weeks I noticed a difference (so did my poor family I froze out all winter).
The doctor said I am an anomaly and seem to require this medication along with my thyroid med.

Well I need refill of this medication and of course due to the fact that the doctor I saw was a locum doctor I must see the nurse practitioner again and she must have refused to see me as they sent me to another locum doctor and each time I must explain myself and fight for refills of this medication.
I will continue to fight for what I need.
I need to feel like myself again and if this med makes me feel better and I know the risks I think that it should be my choice whether to take it or not.

I don't think the doctor should choose to not keep me on it and that is where I am right now , finally feeling like my old self and noone wants to keep prescribing the meds I need to continue to feel well.
They don't live in my body and if I choose to take a med that has been known to cause cancer (heck breathing causes cancer these days) then that should be my choice.

What I have been doing for the last 4 years has not been living it has been a cruel existence, the overheating is only a part of what I have gone through not to mention an 80 pound weight gain in 4 months due to ooops a med that is not right for me @!!#!
Losing weight has always been a struggle for me so this is devastating to me.
The doctor gave me 3 months more of the meds and told me that she would not prescribe it to me again that I should try to get off of this med.
I think that it should be my choice to continue or not.

Do you think that the doctor knows best or do you think that you know your body and should be given the choice as to what goes into it or doesn't go into it?