Where to start?

So, I left that last endocrinology appointment at UCSD with Dr. Santos thinking: "I like her, but this approach feels like a band aid approach.  Ok, so we palpitate, poke, and maybe cut, but what caused my body to be in a homeostatic imbalance?  Why did this grow in me?  What is the root of this problem?  If I'm mineral deficient, or if this is from when I ate meat or drank fluorinated city water as a kid, then I want to know now what real changes I can make!  How can I create balance and harmony in my body to be optimally healthy?!  If we conduct a partial thyroidectomy, then how do I know a lump won't pop up on the other side or somewhere else, since we're not going deeper and addressing the real problem.  Before impulsively doing something I cannot undo, I need to do some more research.

Could this be emotional and stress related?  I meditate almost daily, but I am prone to getting wound up, which is why I have such a diligent practice.  We all know that stress is poison for the body.

After the appointment I came home to post something on facebook.  Why not share, my journey is going to be powerful and healing.  It may inspire someone else to confront their own health issues and make appropriate change.

I made a phone call to my best friend.  She started flipping through books and trying to help me figure out a deeper cause.  She recommended a progressive Danish physician named Dr. David Russell.  I wrote him immediately.  I also wrote to Bhava Ram and Laura Plumb a powerful husband and wife team based here in San Diego, CA. who practice and teach deep healing yoga.  He is the author of Warrior Pose, and healed himself from a failed back surgery and stage 4 Throat cancer.  He's been in remission for a decade now with his wife Laura's nutritional and Ayurvedic help.

I heard back from Dr. Russell that night.  He wants to help me and his approach is refreshing.  I'm on my way to send him my DNA right now!