Re: Lost 4 stone put photos on site

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Dear

That's really inspiring; I hope your next three months are satisfying

in that you recover shape, fitness and improved mental facilities as

happens with mood changes during exercise.

Taking the load off your hips, knees and feet will benefit the joints

too. I hope you can add swimming to your regime for better overall

fitness, as that allows 'no load' exercise for all those stressed

joints. My M-I-L used to swim regularly in order to keep some level of

fitness, even though carrying too much weight, and we don't know how

long she was hypothyroid ~ far too long if the truth be known.

I'm fairly sure Bill Gates was asking about male problems on the US

ThyroidAbout forum some time back, so I don't think anyone is immune

from these problems ~ and I understand it was mood not weight in that

case.

best wishes

Bob

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Completely inspiring ,

Fantastic well done.

Something I can relate to as a previously keen exerciser and gym

member, I really felt the benefits both mentally and physically.

It's one of my greatest bug bears that I currently don't have the

stamina to exercise, or get to the gym. I invested in a cross trainer

at home to compensate, even that now gives me the wobbles for ages

after.

Good to read such an uplifting story. Hope you enjoy the gym, sure you

will.

x

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Hi

I have never had so many good wishes in one day! It was lovely to read

all the feedback. When I look at my during photo I feel sick

remembering how ill and depressed I felt. In that photo I was at the

works away day 2007 and in the getting better it is the works away day

2008. Its not just the difference in my size but my face and overall

wellbeing - I look so much happier. I saw a friend the other day I had

not seen for a few months and she said you are getting back to your

old self - not you are back but getting back. So I know I am getting

there. But my doctor would not help me with adrenals and said I had to

take exercise instead as it released a hormone similar to cortisone or

whatever it is that would help just as well. She also felt that I

could drop my dose to 100 from 150. But I am having a blood test first

before I make any major decisions. My blood tests really did not

reflect the severity of the symptoms that I was having to go from 11st

7 to 18st 7 in a period of 7 years and to feel so depressed. The first

amount of weight I put on up to 14 stone was over about 5 years the

other three stone was only about 18 months. I was scared to eat and

just wanted to sleep all the time. I couldn't breath and was in

hospital every year during the last three years. I have not had a

chest infection since I went on thyroxine in October. I have been well

all of the time. Except occasional stomach problems. Don't know what

they have been and occasional times perhaps once a month for a few

days when I felt a bit tired again. But apart from that the thyroxine

is working for me and I count my lucky stars because from reading on

the web site other people's stories I am very lucky.

However if it had not been for the site and the people on here I don't

think I would be where I am today. Thanks everyone.

Luv

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> Oh - what an inspiration - thanks so much for posting your

'before' - 'during' and 'getting better' photo's. If any of you have

pictures to post to show us your progress - or even as you are right

now, as a newbie, please do so. It is good to be able to put a picture

to the writer.

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> Many thanks - and long may your good health continue.

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> Luv - Sheila

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> Have put photos of during and sort of after still have a way to go but

> half way there now. Hope it will inspire some people. Am starting gym

> this week so I will put photos on when I have done 3 months of

exercise.

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Hi

Thanks for your reply and I am hoping that the exercise will do the

final bit for me. I still get depressed and tired from time to time

and mentioned this to my doctor who immediately gave me the

prescription for exercise! She thinks that I am well now on my dose of

thyroxine and that a little more weight loss and exercise are the only

things that I need.

So lets hope she is right, she has been up to now even though I have

not always agreed with her!

Will let you know how I get on.

Luv

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Hi

Thanks for your reply. I class my self as so fortunate in that my

thyroid problems are not as bad a many people on the site I am on 150

micrograms (what ever it is) and my doctor wants to reduce it to 100.

The thyroxine has made such a difference to me mentally and physically

I thought I was getting alzhimers at one point and started smoking

again after stopping for 18 months! Stupid doctors I kept pestering

just thought of me as a heart sink patient until I saw Dr who

immediately spotted the problem, as I was about 3.8 TSH and only once

8 TSH. These stupid blood tests ruin peoples lives they are so

unreliable. I must have been hypo for a long time as I was anemic with

B12 and IRON.

Well thank god that is all over and I am looking forward to my first

visit to the gym. Will let you all know how it goes my first exercise

for about 8 years!

Luv

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Hi

I hope I have! We can all get well again! The during photo is a good

one really I have a close up one where you can see my hypo round face.

God I did feel ill!

Thanks

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Hi

I had been ill for a very long time I would estimate about 8+ years

all in all. I had got used to eating very little because I was afraid

of putting weight on. So ate like a mouse believe it or not. So once I

started taking my thyroxine well not straight away after the first 3

months, I started to loose weight about half a stone a month. Because

of the success it spurred me on to eat healthier. It was the first

time in years that I had been able to actually loose weight when I

dieted this was great! My dose is up to 150 but I am going to drop it

if necessary now my bmi is much less to 100 (am having a blood test

first!). I just cannot contemplate feeling the way I did before I feel

sick when I look at the during photo remembering how ill I felt. Don't

know which type of thyroid disease I have got though.

How are you? Are you well on your dose?

Luv

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> > Hi everyone and Sheila

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> > Have put photos of during and sort of after still have a way to go

> but

> > half way there now. Hope it will inspire some people. Am starting gym

> > this week so I will put photos on when I have done 3 months of

> exercise.

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Hi

You are looking so much better, thanks for sharing.

lotsa luv

Dawnx

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Hi

I told my doctor I had put it up to 150 about two months ago because I

started to feel ill again. My daughter noticed it too and said its as

if you have gone back two months! When I told the doctor I had done

this and explained that I had been having the cold shivers, feeling

tired etc etc again she was cross and said that 100 was a big dose and

that she did not want me to carry on taking 150 I have ignored her

basically but am having a blood test done tomorrow to keep her happy.

I can understand her reasoning as my bmi has dropped so there is less

of me to cope with but I cannot stand to feel ill again. I have had no

palpatations my pulse just now is 80 but I am smoking and take

inhalers and I am not fit at all. So I do not think I can be

overdosing as my pulse would be over 80 and surely you would get

symptoms. What do you think?

Luv

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, does your GP prescribe according to your weight, ie-the less the

patient weighs, the less medication they need?

My GP admitted to me that because I am so heavy (I am now 4 to 5 stone

over the ideal chart weight thanks to hypoT), I could probably cope

with a bigger dose. He's waiting for the blood test results first

though. It could lead to a vicious circle effect if an effective dose

while you are bigger is adjusted down to an ineffective level

everytime you lose weight!

Tracey

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100 mcgs is not a high dose at all - there are many who take 200mcgs - 250 mcgs and up to 300 mcgs. We are all different and your doctor should know this - but they don't do they?

Have you considered that you might be suffering one of the 'associated conditions' that might be stopping your thyroxine from being absorbed by your body properly. Many people are OK when they first start taking levothyroxine, but then, after a few weeks, months, or even years, up pops another condition that stops the thyroid hormone from being absorbed properly. Look at these associated conditions on our website www.tpa-uk.org.uk under Hypothyroidism and read everything there is, and see if any of these might apply to you.

luv - Sheila

HiI told my doctor I had put it up to 150 about two months ago because Istarted to feel ill again. My daughter noticed it too and said its asif you have gone back two months! When I told the doctor I had donethis and explained that I had been having the cold shivers, feelingtired etc etc again she was cross and said that 100 was a big dose andthat she did not want me to carry on taking 150 I have ignored herbasically but am having a blood test done tomorrow to keep her happy.I can understand her reasoning as my bmi has dropped so there is lessof me to cope with but I cannot stand to feel ill again. I have had nopalpatations my pulse just now is 80 but I am smoking and takeinhalers and I am not fit at all. So I do not think I can beoverdosing as my pulse would be over 80 and surely you would getsymptoms. What do you think?LuvNo virus found in this incoming message.

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Yes I think so. I am having my blood test today so I am hoping that it

is no less than the last one which was tsh .07. I felt well at that

time. However, a month or so later I started to feel less so and that is

why I put my dose up without asking my doctor.

Luv

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Hi

I did not think that it was a high dose and on 150 I felt it was quite a

moderate dose and doing for me what I wanted - MAKING ME FEEL WELL - I

am having a blood test this morning so I am hoping that the results are

ok. I am going to look at the things you said in our files and perhaps

you are right about that.

I have been looking back at when all this started as I want to write up

my story for the web site. When I was 28 I started lactating from my

breasts and feeling tired and also started with fluid retention. I got

up one morning looked in the mirror and my eyes were all swollen being

the vain thing I was at that time it was a major catastrophy ha ha. I

went to the doctors which resulted in a referal to the hospital. I went

for a ct scan because after an xray they thought there was something

wrong with my pituitary gland. Nothing came of it and that was when the

doctor said eventually go home loose weight and start looking your age

again. I just put up with how I felt started to take prozac went on

fluid tablets and eventually became pregnant again and things seemed to

be better for a few years, although the fluid retention and depression

did not really get that much better. I have read about people when their

thyroid is going down going through periods of up and down perhaps that

is what happened and wonder if it is linked to any other disease. I

don't know what was wrong with me at that time I all know is I felt

bloody awful and I think the doctor thought I was putting it on. Also I

could not loose weight I went from 9st 12lb to 11 half stone and went to

a dietician and when I showed her what I had eaten for the week and she

weighed me and I had not lost weight and even gained it one week she did

not believe me either. Looking back now it makes me think was this my

thyroid starting to go down or problems with my pituitary gland?

Well I will look at your files. Thanks for all your help wish me luck

for my test I have not taken my thyroid meds this morning and just hope

the results are no less than las time which was .07 which was about six

months ago.

Luv

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Hi

Good luck with your doc visit; smoking affects the thyroid function.

More later

best wishes

Bob

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> I did not think that it was a high dose and on 150 I felt it was

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> moderate dose and doing for me what I wanted - MAKING ME FEEL WELL -

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http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/167/13/1428

" Conclusions These findings indicate that smoking is negatively

associated with hypothyroidism but positively associated with

hyperthyroidism. The associations with smoking cessation suggest that

smoking may have reversible effects on thyroid function. Notably, we

report for the first time, to our knowledge, a lower prevalence of

overt hypothyroidism among current smokers.

Bob

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> I did not think that it was a high dose and on 150 I felt it was

quite a moderate dose and doing for me what I wanted - MAKING ME FEEL

WELL -

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Hi

I noticed that when I stopped smoking that is when my symptoms got

worse I did not know if it was a coincidence but I definitely thought

about it and then when I started smoking again things did improve a

bit. So yes I think that there is a link and when I stop smoking again

which I am going to do I will have to watch my tsh and symptoms as I

will probably have to up my medication. I was in a conversation with

Dr Derry when I first started taking my thyroxine and I mentioned this

to him and he said that smoking raised the metabolism and helped with

the symptoms. He said that quite often people only realised that they

had a thyroid problem when they stopped smoking as they lost the

crutch that was temporarily keeping them going. That is one reason I

am afraid to stop smoking again! But I am going to. I need to because

of my chest.

Regards

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Hi

Yes as soon as I have written it I will send it. Lucky me today the

doctor forgot to fill in the blood test form so the woman who comes from

the lab asked me what I wanted testing so -

I have asked for free t3 free t4 tsh and b12 did not want to go too mad.

Will let you know the results as soon as they get them.

Luv

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> When you have written your story, do send it to me as i am collecting

as many as I can, to show how the NHS has left the majority of us

without a proper diagnosis and without the necessary treatment we needed

to give us back our normal health. I have quite a collection already,

but the more I can get the better. Anybody else, please also let me have

your story too.

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> Let us know the results of your blood tests as soon as you get them

- and don't forget to tell us the reference range for each test.

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> I did not think that it was a high dose and on 150 I felt it was

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> ok. I am going to look at the things you said in our files and

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> you are right about that.

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I wonder how many other people on the site have had this happen to

them? Would be interesting to find out.

Luv

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I gave up smoking in 2003 and I was diagnosed with Hashi's in 2005.

My husband gave up smoking late 2004 and was diagnosed with hypoT

early 2007

So there's 2 more, to the list.

Luv Dee

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Hi

Well I have asked for t3 and t4 umpteen times and my doctor has not done

them. So hopefully this nurse from outside the practice will. Someone

has mentioned mr toffs book I have never heard of it. Is it available on

the net?

Thanks

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> > When you have written your story, do send it to me as i am

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> as many as I can, to show how the NHS has left the majority of us

> without a proper diagnosis and without the necessary treatment we

needed

> to give us back our normal health. I have quite a collection

already,

> but the more I can get the better. Anybody else, please also let me

have

> your story too.

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> > Let us know the results of your blood tests as soon as you get

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test.

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I think we ought to do a survey? What do you think? I can add my Mum to

this list too as she was always ill previous to stopping but when she

stopped she was really really bad. It was then that my Dad was asking

whats the matter with your mum and I am thinking - has he only just

realised this now!!!!!!

Luv

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Hi , is it a case of doctor not requesting them or doctor

requesting them and the lab refusing to do them? If he's asking for

them you need to ask him to contact lab and if he won't perhaps you

could write a letter of complaint to the lab? I've seen Dr Toft's

book (well more of a booklet really) in Boots and my local village

chemist. Probably only available in chemists. Ruth x

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> > without a proper diagnosis and without the necessary treatment

we

> needed

> > to give us back our normal health. I have quite a collection

> already,

> > but the more I can get the better. Anybody else, please also

let me

> have

> > your story too.

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> > > Let us know the results of your blood tests as soon as you get

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> test.

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> > > am having a blood test this morning so I am hoping that the

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