Re: HyperT & enlarged lymph nodes

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One thing you might want to do is have either a sed rate or

c-reactive protein blood test to see if there is general inflammation

going on for you. If there is, you might have a case of thyroiditis,

though with the long-standing symptoms, this seems unlikely. Also, an

antibody check would tell you if your immune system is overactive. If

these test come back low, you should probably search for other causes

of the inflamed lymph nodes.

One thing that surprised me when I finally got my cholesterol levels

checked was that my HDL level was very high (and LDL very low, but I

expected that).

Nissa

[Guest guest]

Nissa,

Thanks for the advice.

Regarding your HDL & LDL levels, I have a theory why the LDL would be low but

do you have one that might explain why your HDL would go up?

Thanks again.

--Bruce

Nissa Kagle <nissa@...> wrote:

One thing you might want to do is have either a sed rate or

c-reactive protein blood test to see if there is general inflammation

going on for you. If there is, you might have a case of thyroiditis,

though with the long-standing symptoms, this seems unlikely. Also, an

antibody check would tell you if your immune system is overactive. If

these test come back low, you should probably search for other causes

of the inflamed lymph nodes.

One thing that surprised me when I finally got my cholesterol levels

checked was that my HDL level was very high (and LDL very low, but I

expected that).

Nissa

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Bruce,

I'm embarrassed to say that the last time I'd

gotten my cholesterol checked before this year,

they weren't breaking it down that way...so I

can't say that HDL went up, only that it was high

(61). I don't really have a theory about it, but

I did read somewhere that autopsies of

hyperthyroid people tend to reveal very clean

arteries, maybe due to a combo of low LDL and

high HDL?

The other explanation might be that I eat a lot

of saturated fat (cream especially) and eat a low

carb diet because another one of my autoimmune

issues is diabetes. Speaking of which, people

with Grave's should get their blood sugar checked

as hyperthyroidism and a mild form of diabetes,

Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adults or LADA,

often go together. Mine was found accidentally.

I've posted this here before but it probably

bears repeating.

Nissa

>Nissa,

>

> Thanks for the advice.

>

> Regarding your HDL & LDL levels, I have a

>theory why the LDL would be low but do you have

>one that might explain why your HDL would go up?

>

> Thanks again.

>

> --Bruce

>

>Nissa Kagle <nissa@...> wrote:

> One thing you might want to do is have either a sed rate or

>c-reactive protein blood test to see if there is general inflammation

>going on for you. If there is, you might have a case of thyroiditis,

>though with the long-standing symptoms, this seems unlikely. Also, an

>antibody check would tell you if your immune system is overactive. If

>these test come back low, you should probably search for other causes

>of the inflamed lymph nodes.

>

>One thing that surprised me when I finally got my cholesterol levels

>checked was that my HDL level was very high (and LDL very low, but I

>expected that).

>

>Nissa

>

>

>

>

>

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