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Jun 20, 2025

The Most Dangerous Diagnosis? Being Told You’re Fine When You’re Not — with Dr. Amie Hornaman

What if your symptoms weren’t “in your head”—but the medical system made you believe they were?

In this raw and revealing conversation, Dr. Amie Hornaman, host of The Thyroid Fixer podcast, opens up about being misdiagnosed six times, dismissed by doctors, and told she was “fine” while her health was falling apart. From a shocking uterine cancer scare to relentless thyroid struggles, she shares how she refused to be gaslit and started trusting her intuition instead.

We dive into the functional testing, unconventional therapies, and emotional resilience it takes to heal when the system fails you—and why every woman needs to be her own advocate.

We talk about:

08:30 – “I was misdiagnosed six different times”—the red flags Dr. Amie finally refused to ignore

14:00 - Persevering to finding out the truth after all the misdiagnoses

19:00 - The four most important words a medical practitioner should ask you

24:00 – PCOS panic, fertility fears, and breaking free from health labels

28:50 – Dr. Amie’s uterine cancer diagnosis

34:00 – How to not let your diagnosis define you

40:00 – The importance of testing how your body metabolizes your hormones (DUTCH Test, DNA Test)

47:00 – The cheap cures nobody profits from (Kineon code: BIOHACKINGBRITTANY)

54:00 – Hope, help, and tagging a friend when you’re too exhausted to advocate alone

Questions answered in this episode:

How can you spot (and stop) medical gas-lighting early?
Why do most hypothyroid patients need T3 but never get it?
What labs really matter when you suspect thyroid or hormone issues?
How do you chase a seventh opinion without burning out?
Can uterine cancer be “there—but not there”? Dr. Amie’s intuitive approach.
Which low-cost therapies show promise against early-stage cancers?
How do you avoid letting a diagnosis become your identity?

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