 [ Symptoms ] i havebeen dx would with hypothroidism and am taking levothroxine for approx 3yrs but my symtoms remain the same i have cold feet and hands hair loss dry skin depression and lack of energy i was put on synthriod 3 months ago and had the worse hot flashes15 25 and night sweatsat least 5 mood swings like never before i had gone thru menopause after having a hysterectomy 14 years ago but doctor says there is no relation between the the synthroid and my hot flashes and night sweats what could be the problem any info would be appreciated marlene@bachfamily net [ Disease ] i have had bad rotator cuffs and frozen shoulders in both shoulders the docs had me do therapyshoulder exercises for 6 months before i had surgery for the first one and all i did was therapy for the other with no mri on the second although i also could only do therapy because of the cost of follow up on the second after my insurance changed maybe i had bad doctors and therapists but nobody ever told me that exercises would make it worse and everyone really pushed for 30 min to hour of exercise every day to every other day the exercisestherapy before and after my surgery performed both by myself and by professional therapists were very painful and except for a very short time immediately after my surgery the doctor and therapists never said to limit the exercises because of the pain or that the painful exercises were possibly causing harm although i would recommend some care obviously the exercises you find at reputable sites on the internet are typically the same that i was given to perform large wide bands rubber are used for most of the exercises for strengthening i have not looked for them in the store but they may be available   start with the least resistance you can get first then work up to stronger bands the exercises should be done slowly in both directions   do not use a band that is so strong you can not control the recoil and you should be able to do ten to fifteen repetitions other exercises can be done against a wall i am not a doctor or medical professional so i do not have to recommend seeing a doctor obviously it would be best to do so but i understand that decent health care is not affordable   even with insurance