RE: Endo has declared that themometers don't register a low reading!

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Hello

Dawn, it does appear that many endocrinologists/GP's make the claim that

excess thyroid hormone can cause osteoporosis and yes, if you take too high

a dose of thyroid hormone replacement can also cause osteoporosis -

BUT - we are not talking about taking too high a dose but a dose that will take

away symptoms and make our body and brain function normally.Taking T3 will NOT automatically lead to osteoporosis and I

would shoot him down in flames if my endocrinologist dared to say that to me. What

these doctors appear to forget is that studies have shown that osteoporosis can worsen with age, (whether taking thyroid

hormone replacement or not ) through inactivity, and hormonal deficiencies (oestrogen,

testosterone, and DHEA). Currently, the rate of osteoporosis among older

women is estimated to be as high as around 29 percent. Yet only 13 percent of

older women have been properly diagnosed with the disease. Osteoporosis can be

easily diagnosed by performing a simple test called a DEXA scan. I have had two

bone scans done since starting natural thyroid extract, the first showed strong

bones, the second - as my endocrinologist put it, showed I " had the bones

of an elephant " .

I would definitely make him back up his claim that taking any

form of the active thyroid hormone T3 leads to osteoporosis. Your friend needs

to get a copy of the letter the endo. sends to her GP so we get his exact

wording about this. If he doesn't produce the scientific evidence, he needs to

be taken to task as this frightens many patients. I have not found any studies

to back up their claims.

He should read Dr Broda work re low temperature and low

metabolism. He doesn't need a thermometer to see whether she is cold or not,

feeling the back of her arms, or even putting his hands on any part of her body

would tell him whether or not she was cold. Sounds a bit of an endoprat to me

Dawn.

Endoprats

like this hate doctors like Peatfield/Skinner/Myhill ect. because they know

they all have brilliant reputations of actually being able to give back normal

health to thousands of their NHS failures. It is endoprats like this who are

creating the failures because they are so restricted by the RCP, BTA guidance

on the diagnosis and management of hypothyroidism. If these 'guidelines' took

into account those patients who remained ill on T4 only therapy because they

are suffering with peripheral resistance to thyroid hormone at cellular level,

and treated them properly with the active thyroid hormone T3, there would

be no need for the hundreds of thyroid groups, both Internet and Local,

throughout the world and TPA would simply not exist.

I

guess your friend has now exhausted all possible NHS resources.

Luv

- Sheila

He said that he felt that she would take matters into her own hands regarding

T3 and that some of the 'internet' doctors would only make matters worse as she

may get better initially, but this would only mask the underlying problems

(CFS), and it would be difficult to put her right once she has put her body

through all this.

I would like to get the info on AF if anyone knows anything about it.