Thyroid Hit Parade: Mel Borins' Ode to Hashimoto's Thyroiditis -- A Hilarious Song for Thyroid Patients
Thursday May 1, 2008
Dallas, Texas endocrinologist Dr. David Feinstein, and his friend and colleague in Canada, noted family physician and holistic stress management expert Dr. Mel Borins, believe that there is a place for humor in medicine. And now, thanks to them, thyroid patients can enjoy the wonderful song: "Ode to Hashimoto's Thyroiditis."The "Ode" is written and performed brilliantly by Dr. Borins (pictured here), with music by Mitch Girio.
Both doctors felt that thyroid patients might want a chance to laugh, and Dr. Feinstein arranged for his website to feature Dr. Borins's hilarious homage to hypothyroidism. I don't want to spoil the surprise of the lyrics -- which truly are funny, and if you have ever been hypothyroid, you will relate to this song! -- but here's just the opener to whet your appetite:
I'm feeling dumpyYou can listen to the entire song (which is in MP3 format) by visiting Dr. Feinstein's web page on thyroid disease and clicking on the link to "Ode to Hashimoto's Thyroiditis."
My neck is lumpy
I'm eating nothing and
I'm gaining weight...
And, after you've had a chance to listen to the song, why don't you give it a rating, like they used to do on the old "American Bandstand?" (Except here, in honor of Dr. Borins's great sense of humor, shall we call it "American Glandstand?")
Comments
Thanks for that. My daughter has crohns disease, she found a web site that has loads of jokes, poems, etc., re: chrohs, she laughed till she cried. Humor heals the heart-and makes the spirit strong. Thanks again.
All diagnoses should be given to the patient in a form like that - it would improve the patient/provider relationship, don’t you think?
Hmmmm. Sounds like a slightly under developed version of Jonathan Richman!!! Believe it or not, that is actually a compliment! At least the doc has a sense of humour. A slight amendment to the lyrics is needed because thyroxine isn’t helping me - my T3 levels are going down, going down, down, down, down, down. Ah, I can hear another song in the air…….
please someone but Dr.Feinstiens song… Ode to Hashimoto’s thyroiditis on a myspace…. I need to somehow have this as my song.. I want to download it to my phone as a ringtone…….. I love it love it love it
i had thyroid problem. result is 142.i think it is very high result. i have no childern. my marriage is complte 5 years
i’m a 39years old female.
ORDERED TEST: THYROID FUNCTIONS, FREE T3
tests taken: results reference range
free t4 12.6 7.2 - 16.4 pmol/1
free t3 4.8 3.8 - 6.0 pmol/1
s-tsh 1.94 0.37 - 3.50 mIU/L
THYROID COMMENT: THE RESULTS INDICATE EUTHYROIDISM. IF THE PATIENT IS ON THYROID REPLACEMENT THERAPY: THE TREATMENT IS PROBABLY ADEQUATE.
prior to taking above tests, my doctor did a scan and also blood test to check for thyroid. the results they told me was a thyroid. on the right side of my neck, there’s a slight swelling. the node around there is slightly swollen.
one more thing, this swelling in my right neck area was recently diagnosed on 3rd of may 2008. before then there was no swelling. i had a serious motor accident on 25th april, 2008. can this thyroid be an aftermath of the accident even though i was blessed enough not to obtain any bodily harm? can it be trauma related? pls help
adenike70
Thank you for this wonderful song - I just started working again and I feel ever so, so, slow but on my feet all day is keeping me warmer than before. Thank you for this song.
I think it was great.
Too bad more Endo’s can’t relate better. LOL