Re: Contacting Dr S and some Advice?

[Guest guest]

I was also wondering how much it costs to see him? Is it over £100? I'm just a

poor student but am literally at my wits end - I'm in my final year at uni and

struggling terribly...

I've been suffering with pretty debilitating

breathlessness/chestpain/nausea/exhaustion for over a year now, and I'm getting

worse - last 2 weeks I've been bedridden - can't move around much due to

breathless, HEAVY chest - whole body is very heavy and weak. I've finally found

some solid medical journals that support breathing issues and hypo, but they say

that with treatment, it should resolve. Well I've been on levothyroxine for 11

months now and NO symptoms have improved (I've been taking all the vitamins and

done the tests this group recommends but am OK in those respects. Also, all my

blood tests are now in range). Doctors and endos keep fobbing me off and I just

think Dr S may be the only one to listen to and help me. Do you think I should

go see him? I live near to where he practices, too.

[Guest guest]

I believe it is £180 to see Dr Skinner - but it would be worth every

penny.

Read the information here about breathing problems http://www.drlowe.com/jcl/comentry/breathingproblems.htm

.. If you are not converting the inactive thyroid hormone thyroxine into the

active thyroid hormone T3, I am afraid that no amount of treatment with T4-only

is going to help you.

Have you answered the questions in The Adrenal Questionnaire. if

not, go to our FILES SECTION and check out the 'Adrenal' Folder, and go through

the questions to see if this could be a problem. Many suffer with low adrenal

reserve and unless treated, thyroid hormone cannot be properly utilised at the

cellular level. Unfortunately, NHS doctors are not taught about this, only about

's Disease or Cushing's Syndrome. Read the information in the Adrenal

Folder.

Luv = Sheila

I've been suffering with pretty debilitating

breathlessness/chestpain/nausea/exhaustion for over a year now, and I'm getting

worse - last 2 weeks I've been bedridden - can't move around much due to

breathless, HEAVY chest - whole body is very heavy and weak. I've finally found

some solid medical journals that support breathing issues and hypo, but they

say that with treatment, it should resolve. Well I've been on levothyroxine for

11 months now and NO symptoms have improved (I've been taking all the vitamins

and done the tests this group recommends but am OK in those respects. Also, all

my blood tests are now in range). Doctors and endos keep fobbing me off and I

just think Dr S may be the only one to listen to and help me. Do you think I

should go see him? I live near to where he practices, too.

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[Guest guest]

Thank you Sheila. My TFTs indicate that I am converting T4 to T3 - as my T3 has

risen. But I'm still ill, so I'm guessing my cells just aren't taking it up. I

took the Genova adrenal test too - which seemed to indicate that I was OK. So

yes I think seeing Dr Skinner will be my best option - I can't carry on like

this any longer.

[Guest guest]

Hi

i think you'd be right to see Dr Skinner, he should be able to help you.

Have you had vitamins and minerals checked, including ferritin, vitamin A,

vitamin D, copper, magnesium, etc etc?

I could not tolerate hardly any thyroid hormone until i was started on dhea,

pregnenolone, vitamin A, copper, vitamin D, iron, and probably one or two others

i've forgotten. Candida - in my experience - can impede thyroid hormone

absorption.

have you had other hormones like sex hormones checked?

chris

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> Thank you Sheila. My TFTs indicate that I am converting T4 to T3 - as my T3

has risen. But I'm still ill, so I'm guessing my cells just aren't taking it up.

I took the Genova adrenal test too - which seemed to indicate that I was OK. So

yes I think seeing Dr Skinner will be my best option - I can't carry on like

this any longer.

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[Guest guest]

Hi thanks for the message..

I've had vit D, ferritin, folate and B12 checked - i've struggled trying to get

GPs to do the others! folate and B12 are fine. vit D was low but i've got that

up high now. ferritin was also low and have been taking iron tablets (of my own

volition) for a few months but GPs won't do another test.

How did you beat your candida? I did the candida test last year and it came out

fairly high-ish, but as I'm underweight and lack appetite as it is I've

struggled to stick to any sort of diet..

Re sex hormones - I'm only 21 - would it be worth checking these?

Anyway I'm really quite ill at the moment (sleeping just 2-3 hours a night the

past week) - bedridden. I have an appt with Dr Skinner next Friday. Can't wait.

Thanks so much for the advice,

Jess

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> Hi

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> i think you'd be right to see Dr Skinner, he should be able to help you.