Re: Q: Thyroid Removal and subsequent hypothryoidism and recurrance

January 12, 2008

Hi Brad

I have a patient I am also treating who had thyroid cancer in the 4th

grade. She had it treated and removed the thyroid completely. She has

been on Synthroid ever since. She actually does quite well and we

cleaned up her diet more in lines with the anti-inflammatory and no

soy. 10 yrs later she has a re-occurrence of thyroid cancer, she is in

her young 20's. I have been starting to treat the cancer process with

unda, organos etc. Greens have also been helpful for her. This is a

young, fit woman and her constitution is strong, so she is responding

quite well. Doing the stuff you know of to improve this woman's

general constitution and overall health as know is of benefit and it

seems like you are incorporating this already, (BTG, diet, stress

support - path of least resistance in a matter of speaking) Things to

consider: Has your patient been on thyroid for a long time and never

done well or is this a new development? Are you doing/considering

adrenal support for her stressful reactions but to also support the

thyroid, and of course the other leg of the triangle- endocrine is she

perimenopausal or going through transitions that tax the thyroid. What

systems need support besides the thyro? What others ways can the

energetics of the thyroid be supported, organos? What about adding in

cytomel split dose? or armor, some do well on it and others dont.

Just some thoughts, keep us posted to her progress.

ND

seattle

--- bradwestnd wrote:

> Oh great minds,

>

> I have a new pt I have seen once now that I am not sure how to

> proceed with. Hoping someone might have experience or thoughts about

> something I might have missed.

>

> 53 yo F with hx of thyroid ca and complete removal in 1997 (they left

> one PTH gland in neck), taking 175 mcg of synthroid and has had

> severe weight gain and some recurrance of ca since. She would like to

> lose weight and prevent recurrance. I have sent for her labs and a

> thryoid panel including reverse T3 and APOs. I am thinking she will

> likely need Armour or SR T3/T4. She had severe palps and wnet into A-

> fib a few years back on 235 mcg of synthroid so her oncologist cut

> her back to 175mcg. SHe needs much more active thryoid, but do not

> want to trigger a-fib again. Trying iodine and a/i diet for now and

> considering Vit D, Green Tea, Melatonin, Mushrooms and also AM

> axillary temp for 1 week with some QiGong and meditation. She is a

> Jr high art teacher but feels not coping with work stress well and

> concerned about lump in hip,(confirmed as benign at present)

> hypothyroid ssx and recurrance. Any help or insights would be

> awesome, cheers mates!

>

> Brad West, ND

> Los Gatos, Ca.

>

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January 13, 2008

Hi BradThorn makes a nice thyroid support (helps convert t3 to t3) Thyrocsin (spelling?) and also Moducare can be helpful for hypothyroid folks on the plant sterol support front. Not a cure, but maybe helpful support.

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To: From: BradWestND@...Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:57:41 +0000Subject: Q: Thyroid Removal and subsequent hypothryoidism and recurrance

Oh great minds,I have a new pt I have seen once now that I am not sure how toproceed with. Hoping someone might have experience or thoughts aboutsomething I might have missed.53 yo F with hx of thyroid ca and complete removal in 1997 (they leftone PTH gland in neck), taking 175 mcg of synthroid and has hadsevere weight gain and some recurrance of ca since. She would like tolose weight and prevent recurrance. I have sent for her labs and athryoid panel including reverse T3 and APOs. I am thinking she willlikely need Armour or SR T3/T4. She had severe palps and wnet into A-fib a few years back on 235 mcg of synthroid so her oncologist cuther back to 175mcg. SHe needs much more active thryoid, but do notwant to trigger a-fib again. Trying iodine and a/i diet for now andconsidering Vit D, Green Tea, Melatonin, Mushrooms and also AMaxillary temp for 1 week with some QiGong and meditation. She is aJr high art teacher but feels not coping with work stress well andconcerned about lump in hip,(confirmed as benign at present)hypothyroid ssx and recurrance. Any help or insights would beawesome, cheers mates!Brad West, NDLos Gatos, Ca. Put your friends on the big screen with Windows Vista® + Windows Live™. Start now!

January 14, 2008

Hi Brad, I was wondering if the dosing of her synthroid/armorthyroid

meds was ideal- would it be possible to take smaller doses more

frequently throughout the day? That way she won't get any large doses

all at once, so it mimics a more natural production.