I'm new to this group, and honestly, this is the first place I've found where people actually UNDERSTAND day to day life.

I was diagnosed almost three years ago, but I had suffered for a few years prior. I was, of course, put on levo (75mcg) and life was hell. Several doctors later, I've found a PCP who is willing to think outside of the very small box that they believe every Hashi patient should fit in to. She got me started on a celiac approved diet (100% gluten free, including any possible additives) and agreed to switch me to NatureThroid (48.75 mg).

That was in October 2014 and honestly, I feel so much better. I felt like, prior to the changes, I was operating at 30% every day. Now, I feel like I operate around 70%, much better, but still not quite there.

So, I typed my long story to get advice on a stubborn issue that is still sticking around: joint pain, specifically in the quad tendons in both knees.

Any advice, specifically things that have actually worked for you? My ortho currently has me on a naprosyn regimen to reduce inflammation, but no luck so far. I've had, what they've diagnosed as patella-femoral pain syndrome for two years, bilaterally, and only going gluten free has helped, albeit slightly. I work in health care, and most of the standard methods of treatment have failed. So any advice you have, I'm open to. HELP!