I have age and family history (my father's sister had Hashimoto's and had her thyroid removed) going against me so I'm willing to "work" on getting it right. My doctor is a little slapdash though, just tends to throw meds and information pamphlets at one :-) We're getting to know each other a bit better though and are listening to one another better I think and he's very busy so sometimes I can make him "wait" to do anything by just refusing