Oh, that's just great news about your hand. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> But maybe they will get your thyroid all fixed up. Funny, they are saying Patty probably has what's called parathyroid, which has nothing to do with the thyroid gland. They are 4 small glands in the neck that has something to do with regulating calcium in the body. IF one or more of them gets messed up, it causes a whole slew of problems, 95 percent of the problems Patty has!