HELP!!

[Guest guest]

If the school cannot provide a speech therapist, then they have to

pay for private therapy.

Good luck!

Suzi

> Hi everyone

> I have a 4 year old son with Developmental dyspraxia and PDD. He

> attends a pre-school where he has a 1:1 aide all day long and is

in an

> ABA class.

> He has OT 3x a week.

> He used to have speech 3x a week as well, until the school fired

his

> SLP.

> Now he has no therapy at all.

> What do I do? I do not know what the right course of action is.

> I spoke to the school and they do not think speech is so important.

> Please HELP!!!

> Lnovich@m...

> Thanks

> Novich

[Guest guest]

Hi , Finding a school speech therapist is a very

difficult task. The district I work for took 2 years

to find and hire another SLP. Are you able to speak

with the previous therapist to get something in

writing stating he needs to continue? Why was she

fired and not replaced immediately? That'ss too many

services to be losing!! Speak with the director of

Special Ed.you may get some answers there. Or, bring

him for private therapy, send the bill to the school

district; wait until you see how fast they hire

someone then. Pat

--- Novich <lnovich@...> wrote:

> Hi everyone

> I have a 4 year old son with Developmental dyspraxia

> and PDD. He

> attends a pre-school where he has a 1:1 aide all day

> long and is in an

> ABA class.

> He has OT 3x a week.

> He used to have speech 3x a week as well, until the

> school fired his

> SLP.

> Now he has no therapy at all.

> What do I do? I do not know what the right course of

> action is.

> I spoke to the school and they do not think speech

> is so important.

> Please HELP!!!

> Lnovich@...

> Thanks

> Novich

[Guest guest]

Hello my name is . My four year old daughter has been

diagnosed mild apraxia, and developmentaly deleyed.She receives speech

4x a week. But she attends a pirvate school and the pirvate school does

not have to abide by the rules of an regular public school setting. The

school she attends has been using the excuse that there is no

occupational therapist that they can hire. Because ot is so hard to keep

and find. I think it is a bunch of bull. Anyway we go through a

therapy place Baptist Health. And we pay for it with our insurance.

That way she will get what she needs.I have been told if the school is

pirvate it is a hard battle to fight. But if it is a public school your

chances are better at winning. will be in kindergarden next year.

I hope they don't push any of my buttons. Or I will be sending so many

certified letters they will wish they listened to me. Good Luck,

[ ] help!!

Hi everyone

I have a 4 year old son with Developmental dyspraxia and PDD. He

attends a pre-school where he has a 1:1 aide all day long and is in an

ABA class.

He has OT 3x a week.

He used to have speech 3x a week as well, until the school fired his

SLP.

Now he has no therapy at all.

What do I do? I do not know what the right course of action is.

I spoke to the school and they do not think speech is so important.

Please HELP!!!

Lnovich@...

Thanks

Novich

[Guest guest]

My son Hank, has been in School therapy since he was 3, before that he was in a

state program funded by education dep, qualifying only by delay, no income

factor involved. He had to qualify to recieve school speech, I also pay for

private, so he is in 4 days a week, for 30 minutes each. Do you have alot of

public schools in your area. If your child qualifies by delay, then he/she

should be getting school speech, Hank is not in Special Ed, and will never be,

but, still gets speech based on the fact he is Apraxic (moderate). I feel as if

you are being shafted, I would call the state Education dept in your state and

speak with someone about this. Sorry you are having a bad time. It is

frustrating enough trying to help your child without the help of professionals.

By the way, my sons school SP is on maternity leave so they pulled someone from

another school to fill in, which I dont mind, but would like the other back.

Good Luck!!

Danelle, mom of Hannah 9, Hank 4 (APraxic) and Hollie 2.

" Keeper of the Light "

*LAKE ST. CLAIR LIGHT* EST. 1941

LAKE ST. CLAIR MI.

[Guest guest]

, I would find a local private speech therapist, take her name,

number and work address to the head office and talk to the director

of special education, and tell him/her that you also have made an

appointment with the school superintendent as well. Tell them that

you would appreciate it if they would contract with this private

therapist so that your son's IEP needs can be honored until they find

a suitable replacement. And don't leave until you get at least a

halfway decent answer.

If you don't get a decent answer or a reasonable start therapy date,

then I would type out a letter that says you request a mediation

hearing at no cost to yourself.

W

> > What do I do? I do not know what the right course of action is.

> I spoke to the school and they do not think speech is so important.

> Please HELP!!!

> Lnovich@m...

> Thanks

> Novich

[Guest guest]

how do you get the school to pay for a private speech pathologist.?

They want my son to have speech assistant.

Terry

[Guest guest]

Well, perhaps some other SLPs can help with this-- but if I'm not

mistaken, the ASHA guidelines for use of assistant's requires that

they be supervised at least 50% of the time with direct supervision,

meaning, the SLP has to be present and in the room for at least 50

percent of the therapy. Does this sound correct to anyone else? So

you might look on the ASHA website and contact them and find out what

their guidelines are. If the school district realizes that they have

to supervise, then they might as well just have the SLP do it! BUT,

I do think that there are some places that do have assistant's that

have had training and can run therapy sessions with guidance. It

really just depends on a case by case situation. I certainly think

as a parent though, if other children are being seen directly by the

SLP and you want your child to be seen by an SLP, then you should be

able to have that happen. Did they specify SLP Assistant on the

IEP? If they did not, then from what I know, they cannot substitute

the assistant now. It HAD to have been specified under " service

provider " on the IEP.

W

> how do you get the school to pay for a private speech pathologist.?

> They want my son to have speech assistant.

>

> Terry

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Relax. As you will be told by everyone, this is just a plateau and everyone

has them. I have had at least 4 plateaus during my 14 months since the

surgery. One lasted 4 weeks but usually they only last a week or two. It is a

normal reaction of the body to your staving it. Patience is a virtue.

Tom H. Cape Cod

Dr R 02/06/02

[Guest guest]

Whoa. Congratulations, . In the history of loaded questions, you

just asked the Death Star. What a complex and convoluted situation. Talk

about a multi-layered moral and ethical contingency. It's going to take me

days to wrap my mind around this one. It'll be interesting to hear what

other people have to say on this topic.

Dave

On Sat, 10 May 2003, irish_p_butter wrote:

> Okay I was talking to someone tonight who is tall and his gf is lp.

> We were talking about kids and he said if they have kids someday

> they are thinking about aborting the baby if its an lp boy. To them

> its okay for a baby girl to be an lp but not a boy. So that lead to

> a heated debate. To him he wants his boys to be tall like him and

> that the few lp men he talked to were miserable being lp. Well that

> lead to a heated debate. Sooo my question is for you lp men: Are

> you miserable being lp??? Is it that much harder???? Is it worth

> an lp boy being aborted so he wouldn't be an lp man in the world??

> Was I wrong or am I right when I say there are lp men who are very

> happy and successful and are fine or even like the way they are?

> I don't know this just bothers me alot. What do you all think,

> especially the lp men out there???

> -

> p.s out of total respect I won't say there names, where they are

> from, or where I talked to them.

>

>

>

> ===

>

[Guest guest]

I know lp guys who are very successful and are happy. I think being a lp is

hard no matter what your gender is. God made us who we are for a reason, and I

think we are to trust Him and make the best out of what we have. I don't think

it will matter if the baby is a girl or boy, what will be the main factor is how

they parent the child. That's my two cents!

Ang

Help!!

Okay I was talking to someone tonight who is tall and his gf is lp.

We were talking about kids and he said if they have kids someday

they are thinking about aborting the baby if its an lp boy. To them

its okay for a baby girl to be an lp but not a boy. So that lead to

a heated debate. To him he wants his boys to be tall like him and

that the few lp men he talked to were miserable being lp. Well that

lead to a heated debate. Sooo my question is for you lp men: Are

you miserable being lp??? Is it that much harder???? Is it worth

an lp boy being aborted so he wouldn't be an lp man in the world??

Was I wrong or am I right when I say there are lp men who are very

happy and successful and are fine or even like the way they are?

I don't know this just bothers me alot. What do you all think,

especially the lp men out there???

-

p.s out of total respect I won't say there names, where they are

from, or where I talked to them.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I'm in a similar boat. Although only 19, I have symptoms the same as

you. It can and will get regulated. I know it takes time, trust me,

I'm still trying to get things under control! I take .088 mg levoxyl

daily. I have heard that if you have hashimoto's - it can fluctuate

between hypo and hyper which is normal. Maybe that's what's going

on? I lose my hair too which I hate and don't worry about being

called lazy - I've heard it, but all i want to do sometimes is lay

down!

And maybe you can schedule a sooner appt - please do! It sounds like

you need it. I'm getting my blood test results back soon and I'll

let you know how it goes - in the mean time, how nice that you have

children! Focus on the positive, even though things seem dark.

[Guest guest]

i know it is easy for me to say don't worry. i have had to live with this for

the past 20 years. when i was born i was supposedly the 1st reported case in

Briton to be born without a Thyroid Gland. i take 300mcgs of thyroxine per day

and have to have regular blood tests to see if my levels are correct, which

never are everytime i have a blood test my dosage changes.

I cannot get rid of this weight no matter what i try, i am constantly falling

asleep (even at work), my mood swings are terrible and if i miss a couple of

days worth of tablets i have terrible pains in my stomach.

When you go to see the physician make sure he/she tells you everything that you

need to know, because i am still waiting to be told what the side effects are.

the only thing that i am waiting to here from my Consultant is if i can have a

family

if you need anyone to Speak to please contact me.

I am new to this site, so I need some help. I was diagnosed with

hypothyroidism 2 years ago after the birth of my second child. My

family physician has told me that mine was the worse case he has seen

in 34 years. I take a .3 and also a 0.25 everyday and at the same

time. The problem is they still cannot get it regulated, its been

going up and down for 2 yrs. now. I have made an appointment with a

specialist for Sept. 8, but I just really dont know how much more I

can handle. I feel so tired, my bones ache, my hair falls out, I

cannot get rid of the weight and no one understands me...I have been

told how lazy and useless I am. My ex-husband thinks I use it as an

excuse. I would just like to find someone that is going through the

same problem I am and has time to talk.....

[Guest guest]

i know it is easy for me to say don't worry. i have had to live with this for

the past 20 years. when i was born i was supposedly the 1st reported case in

Briton to be born without a Thyroid Gland. i take 300mcgs of thyroxine per day

and have to have regular blood tests to see if my levels are correct, which

never are everytime i have a blood test my dosage changes.

I cannot get rid of this weight no matter what i try, i am constantly falling

asleep (even at work), my mood swings are terrible and if i miss a couple of

days worth of tablets i have terrible pains in my stomach.

When you go to see the physician make sure he/she tells you everything that you

need to know, because i am still waiting to be told what the side effects are.

the only thing that i am waiting to here from my Consultant is if i can have a

family

if you need anyone to Speak to please contact me.

I am new to this site, so I need some help. I was diagnosed with

hypothyroidism 2 years ago after the birth of my second child. My

family physician has told me that mine was the worse case he has seen

in 34 years. I take a .3 and also a 0.25 everyday and at the same

time. The problem is they still cannot get it regulated, its been

going up and down for 2 yrs. now. I have made an appointment with a

specialist for Sept. 8, but I just really dont know how much more I

can handle. I feel so tired, my bones ache, my hair falls out, I

cannot get rid of the weight and no one understands me...I have been

told how lazy and useless I am. My ex-husband thinks I use it as an

excuse. I would just like to find someone that is going through the

same problem I am and has time to talk.....

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the words of encouragement. I wish you the best of luck..and I

will try to get an earlier appointment....Kim

ebjornseth <bjornset@...> wrote:Hi ,

I'm in a similar boat. Although only 19, I have symptoms the same as

you. It can and will get regulated. I know it takes time, trust me,

I'm still trying to get things under control! I take .088 mg levoxyl

daily. I have heard that if you have hashimoto's - it can fluctuate

between hypo and hyper which is normal. Maybe that's what's going

on? I lose my hair too which I hate and don't worry about being

called lazy - I've heard it, but all i want to do sometimes is lay

down!

And maybe you can schedule a sooner appt - please do! It sounds like

you need it. I'm getting my blood test results back soon and I'll

let you know how it goes - in the mean time, how nice that you have

children! Focus on the positive, even though things seem dark.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

have you been tested for your thyroid antibodies to rule out hashimoto's?

That would cause the fluctuations in mood, weight, etc. Maybe it's time to

try another medication or med combo. Is your dr. open to that? maybe add

some T3. As for the weight - I hear ya. I was working out 3 times a week

with no results at all. It was very frustrating.......It was only when I

kicked it up to 5, that I started seeing good results. I've lost 22 pounds.

I still want to lose about 35, but I'm at a plateau right now, so I'm

thinking that my thyroid may be underactive at this time. That's the thing

with Hashi's, your TSH fluctuates greatly. It was hard to move at first,

but then after about a week I felt so much better and the weight came off

and that's what gave me continued motivation. Exercising also made me feel

much better overall with mood, sleep, etc. I hope this helps. Hang in

there - you're not alone.

Best,

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[Guest guest]

there is more to good thyroid treatment thatn the TSH test and synthetic T4.

You need to become your own advocate. http://www.geocities.com/thyroide

Gracia

> I am new to this site, so I need some help. I was diagnosed with

> hypothyroidism 2 years ago after the birth of my second child. My

> family physician has told me that mine was the worse case he has seen

> in 34 years. I take a .3 and also a 0.25 evryday and at the same

> time. The problem is they still cannot get it regulated, its been

> going up and down for 2 yrs. now. I have made an appointment with a

> specialist for Sept. 8, but I just really dont know how much more I

> can handle. I feel so tired, my bones ache, my hair falls out, I

> cannot get rid of the weight and no one understands me...I have been

> told how lazy and useless I am. My ex-husband thinks I use it as an

> excuse. I would just like to find someone that is going through the

> same problem I am and has time to talk.....

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> We will start Caleb's 3rd round of DMSA/ALA in the morning. We had

> been using the protocol given by the neurologist which was 150mg

> 3x/day for DMSA and 25mg ALA 3x/day. Not any significant problems

> yet but I wanted to try Andy's protocol with DMSA/ALA every 3 hrs.

> So if I undersand it correctly (1/4mg per lb of body wgt per

dose)and

> Caleb is 36 lbs then he should only get 9mg of each every 3hrs.

You are correct.

> Or

> am I way off base. This averages out to be the same daily dose for

> ALA but ALOT less DMSA for the day??? Am I calculating this

> right????

You are calculating properly. .. . . . . .. . . .

> thanks,

> marily

[Guest guest]

So, you've been on this dose of Tapazole how long? For the entire duration

since diagnosis? If so, that's a year and 40 mgs for a year on ATD's is not

what I'd expect from my Dr, unless..... you're dr is strictly going by TSH,

which can and will stay suppressed.

Have you got copies of all the bloodwork and ranges from the labs since all this

began? It's normal for TSH to stay lagged behind for 6-8 weeks. If you're

talking about that you've only been on the drugs since this past September, then

that low of a TSH wouldn't concern me. It can stay suppressed for quite some

time, but after a year, I'd not expect it to be this low.

A normal starting dose of Tapozole/Methimazole is 30 mgs. If you're taking 20

mgs twice a day, then you're going to have to be checked much sooner than every

6-8 weeks in my opinion. Can you please clarify?

Sandy~Houston

Help!!

Can Someone help!!!!!!!!!!!

I was diagnosed hyperthyroid last year. My T4 level was up to 3.22.

I started tapazole in mid September, My T4 level is down to 1.45 now,

my TSH level is .01. The Dr wants me to wait 6 weeks and get blood

work and to stick to my dose of 20mg Tapazole 2x daily.

The nurse tells me the Dr is concerned with my TSH levels (I know

they are below the range of normal) and of course leaves it at that.

So my Question to the experienced people out there is.

1) How does this story sound, in terms of treatment?

2) What the h__L is going on with my TSH?

3) What is a stable target level for T4 with this particular

treatment?

I would be very thankful if somebody out there could answer.

Thank You

[Guest guest]

I have been on the tapazole since Sept,15 2003. So thats ~10 weeks. I

do not have copys of my labs but I know what they have been. In Sept.

before starting Tapazole T4 was 3.22 A week ago Friday the T4 was

1.45 And TSH was .01

> So, you've been on this dose of Tapazole how long? For the entire

duration since diagnosis? If so, that's a year and 40 mgs for a year

on ATD's is not what I'd expect from my Dr, unless..... you're dr is

strictly going by TSH, which can and will stay suppressed.

>

> Have you got copies of all the bloodwork and ranges from the labs

since all this began? It's normal for TSH to stay lagged behind for

6-8 weeks. If you're talking about that you've only been on the

drugs since this past September, then that low of a TSH wouldn't

concern me. It can stay suppressed for quite some time, but after a

year, I'd not expect it to be this low.

>

> A normal starting dose of Tapozole/Methimazole is 30 mgs. If

you're taking 20 mgs twice a day, then you're going to have to be

checked much sooner than every 6-8 weeks in my opinion. Can you

please clarify?

>

> Sandy~Houston

>

> Help!!

>

>

> Can Someone help!!!!!!!!!!!

>

> I was diagnosed hyperthyroid last year. My T4 level was up to

3.22.

> I started tapazole in mid September, My T4 level is down to 1.45

now,

> my TSH level is .01. The Dr wants me to wait 6 weeks and get

blood

> work and to stick to my dose of 20mg Tapazole 2x daily.

> The nurse tells me the Dr is concerned with my TSH levels (I know

> they are below the range of normal) and of course leaves it at

that.

>

> So my Question to the experienced people out there is.

>

> 1) How does this story sound, in terms of treatment?

> 2) What the h__L is going on with my TSH?

> 3) What is a stable target level for T4 with this particular

> treatment?

>

> I would be very thankful if somebody out there could answer.

>

> Thank You

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

, in order to figure out what your dr is doing, you'll have to have copies

of the actual labs, with the reference ranges that the lab uses. You can post

those here, and sombody can help you learn what your looking at and how it will

affect your remission from this. Do they know what caused the HyperT? Were you

tested for Graves disease? You can request a copy of the lab work so that you

can start to learn what is going on with this disease and what to watch for.

Since you've only been on the meds since this year, as opposed to last year as

you said in your first email, that is much better. I couldn't imagine how you'd

been kept on 20 mgs twice daily without being in hypoHell.

If your dr is only testing T4 instead of FT4 (free T4) and FT3 (freeT3) then

you will end up having a problem. T4 and T3 are tests that normally are ran by

the primary care physician who doesn't know what tests to run. The TSH is going

to stay suppressed. Since you've only been on the Tapazole for a little over a

month, he can't possibly expect the TSH to rise in that time. The regular T3

and T4 aren't going to tell the dr what is actually avialable to your cells.

FreeT3 and FreeT4 will tell him that, which I think he should be more concerned

with at this point.

If your dr only focuses on TSH, he's going to end up with you as HypoT which you

won't find much fun either. That happened to me because my dr was only

interested in seeing my TSH rise. He just didn't know how to treat

hyperT/Graves, or he wanted to push me into taking RAI to kill off my thyroid.

I eventually had to fire him as after a year of being on too many meds, I had no

reductions in meds, and eventually he took me off them cold turkey. NOT a good

way to treat us with hyperT either. :-(

Sandy~Houston

Help!!

>

>

> Can Someone help!!!!!!!!!!!

>

> I was diagnosed hyperthyroid last year. My T4 level was up to

3.22.

> I started tapazole in mid September, My T4 level is down to 1.45

now,

> my TSH level is .01. The Dr wants me to wait 6 weeks and get

blood

> work and to stick to my dose of 20mg Tapazole 2x daily.

> The nurse tells me the Dr is concerned with my TSH levels (I know

> they are below the range of normal) and of course leaves it at

that.

>

> So my Question to the experienced people out there is.

>

> 1) How does this story sound, in terms of treatment?

> 2) What the h__L is going on with my TSH?

> 3) What is a stable target level for T4 with this particular

> treatment?

>

> I would be very thankful if somebody out there could answer.

>

> Thank You

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

, is 20 mgs twice a day your starting dose?

If you've been on it since Sept 15, then he should have reduced the Tapazole.

Not kept it at the same dose. That's how you go hypoT.

Sandy

Help!!

>

>

> Can Someone help!!!!!!!!!!!

>

> I was diagnosed hyperthyroid last year. My T4 level was up to

3.22.

> I started tapazole in mid September, My T4 level is down to 1.45

now,

> my TSH level is .01. The Dr wants me to wait 6 weeks and get

blood

> work and to stick to my dose of 20mg Tapazole 2x daily.

> The nurse tells me the Dr is concerned with my TSH levels (I know

> they are below the range of normal) and of course leaves it at

that.

>

> So my Question to the experienced people out there is.

>

> 1) How does this story sound, in terms of treatment?

> 2) What the h__L is going on with my TSH?

> 3) What is a stable target level for T4 with this particular

> treatment?

>

> I would be very thankful if somebody out there could answer.

>

> Thank You

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

---

Sandy,

Is that common that a Dr will want to wait until your TSH goes up

before they reduce your dose? Yes, I was tested positive for Graves

D.

I'm sorry it was August 15th, that I started the dose of Tapazole 20

mg 2 times daily, thats 10 weeks(I'm a blond). Do you have any idea

how long it will take for my TSH to go up? I will look into getting

copies of my labs.

In hyperthyroidism , " Sandy " <starz@h...> wrote:

> , in order to figure out what your dr is doing, you'll have to

have copies of the actual labs, with the reference ranges that the

lab uses. You can post those here, and sombody can help you learn

what your looking at and how it will affect your remission from

this. Do they know what caused the HyperT? Were you tested for

Graves disease? You can request a copy of the lab work so that you

can start to learn what is going on with this disease and what to

watch for. Since you've only been on the meds since this year, as

opposed to last year as you said in your first email, that is much

better. I couldn't imagine how you'd been kept on 20 mgs twice daily

without being in hypoHell.

>

> If your dr is only testing T4 instead of FT4 (free T4) and FT3

(freeT3) then you will end up having a problem. T4 and T3 are tests

that normally are ran by the primary care physician who doesn't know

what tests to run. The TSH is going to stay suppressed. Since

you've only been on the Tapazole for a little over a month, he can't

possibly expect the TSH to rise in that time. The regular T3 and T4

aren't going to tell the dr what is actually avialable to your

cells. FreeT3 and FreeT4 will tell him that, which I think he should

be more concerned with at this point.

>

> If your dr only focuses on TSH, he's going to end up with you as

HypoT which you won't find much fun either. That happened to me

because my dr was only interested in seeing my TSH rise. He just

didn't know how to treat hyperT/Graves, or he wanted to push me into

taking RAI to kill off my thyroid. I eventually had to fire him as

after a year of being on too many meds, I had no reductions in meds,

and eventually he took me off them cold turkey. NOT a good way to

treat us with hyperT either. :-(

>

> Sandy~Houston

>

> Help!!

> >

> >

> > Can Someone help!!!!!!!!!!!

> >

> > I was diagnosed hyperthyroid last year. My T4 level was up to

> 3.22.

> > I started tapazole in mid September, My T4 level is down to

1.45

> now,

> > my TSH level is .01. The Dr wants me to wait 6 weeks and get

> blood

> > work and to stick to my dose of 20mg Tapazole 2x daily.

> > The nurse tells me the Dr is concerned with my TSH levels (I

know

> > they are below the range of normal) and of course leaves it

at

> that.

> >

> > So my Question to the experienced people out there is.

> >

> > 1) How does this story sound, in terms of treatment?

> > 2) What the h__L is going on with my TSH?

> > 3) What is a stable target level for T4 with this particular

> > treatment?

> >

> > I would be very thankful if somebody out there could answer.

> >

> > Thank You

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

, what does the dr plan to do since TSH stays suppressed whole you're taking

the atds? Does he intend to let you just go hypoT so your TSH can recover?

He's going about this in a manner I'd not want to have to deal with. I have

already been there.

Let me find you a couple of links to look at that will help you to learn what to

expect as far as treatment goes. But I think you're dr needs to really do some

learning on this subject. He may not see the TSH go up for quite some time, and

keeping you on this high a dose will still make you sick with hypoT. be right

back with a link so you can start reading.

SandyE~Houston

Help!!

> >

> >

> > Can Someone help!!!!!!!!!!!

> >

> > I was diagnosed hyperthyroid last year. My T4 level was up to

> 3.22.

> > I started tapazole in mid September, My T4 level is down to

1.45

> now,

> > my TSH level is .01. The Dr wants me to wait 6 weeks and get

> blood

> > work and to stick to my dose of 20mg Tapazole 2x daily.

> > The nurse tells me the Dr is concerned with my TSH levels (I

know

> > they are below the range of normal) and of course leaves it

at

> that.

> >

> > So my Question to the experienced people out there is.

> >

> > 1) How does this story sound, in terms of treatment?

> > 2) What the h__L is going on with my TSH?

> > 3) What is a stable target level for T4 with this particular

> > treatment?

> >

> > I would be very thankful if somebody out there could answer.

> >

> > Thank You

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

http://www.mediboard.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=004549

This is a good place to start . There is SO MUCH info on this which

explains so much more than I can even think of right now. You need to bookmark

this and print these out so you can refer back to them....

SandyE~Houston

Help!!

>

>

> Can Someone help!!!!!!!!!!!

>

> I was diagnosed hyperthyroid last year. My T4 level was up to

3.22.

> I started tapazole in mid September, My T4 level is down to 1.45

now,

> my TSH level is .01. The Dr wants me to wait 6 weeks and get

blood

> work and to stick to my dose of 20mg Tapazole 2x daily.

> The nurse tells me the Dr is concerned with my TSH levels (I know

> they are below the range of normal) and of course leaves it at

that.

>

> So my Question to the experienced people out there is.

>

> 1) How does this story sound, in terms of treatment?

> 2) What the h__L is going on with my TSH?

> 3) What is a stable target level for T4 with this particular

> treatment?

>

> I would be very thankful if somebody out there could answer.

>

> Thank You

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sandy<

My understanding was that we would get my thyroid working in a normal

range and then reduce my dose. Is it standerd for a Dr to drive you

to hypo to get your TSH up? Does that happen in alot of cases?

- In hyperthyroidism , " Sandy " <starz@h...> wrote:

> , what does the dr plan to do since TSH stays suppressed whole

you're taking the atds? Does he intend to let you just go hypoT so

your TSH can recover? He's going about this in a manner I'd not want

to have to deal with. I have already been there.

>

> Let me find you a couple of links to look at that will help you to

learn what to expect as far as treatment goes. But I think you're dr

needs to really do some learning on this subject. He may not see the

TSH go up for quite some time, and keeping you on this high a dose

will still make you sick with hypoT. be right back with a link so

you can start reading.

>

> SandyE~Houston

>

> Help!!

> > >

> > >

> > > Can Someone help!!!!!!!!!!!

> > >

> > > I was diagnosed hyperthyroid last year. My T4 level was

up to

> > 3.22.

> > > I started tapazole in mid September, My T4 level is down

to

> 1.45

> > now,

> > > my TSH level is .01. The Dr wants me to wait 6 weeks and

get

> > blood

> > > work and to stick to my dose of 20mg Tapazole 2x daily.

> > > The nurse tells me the Dr is concerned with my TSH levels

(I

> know

> > > they are below the range of normal) and of course leaves

it

> at

> > that.

> > >

> > > So my Question to the experienced people out there is.

> > >

> > > 1) How does this story sound, in terms of treatment?

> > > 2) What the h__L is going on with my TSH?

> > > 3) What is a stable target level for T4 with this

particular

> > > treatment?

> > >

> > > I would be very thankful if somebody out there could

answer.

> > >

> > > Thank You

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >