re: antibodies for Hashimoto's

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IF i were you I would want the test done for the Hashimoto's

Having the auto-immune disease and having Hypothyroid disease in MY

mind are two different things.

In the hypo you have a sluggish thyroid.

In auto-immune you have your body trying to kill off your thyroid

gland.

I would want to know, so i could begin to do some things differently,

depending on the results of the test.

I am happy you have foudn a doctor, for now, that you feel good

with :-) That goes a LONG way in the long run when you're sick and

trying to find out some answers.

I'll follow along on your progress.

~Amy~

in Missouri

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> Hello everybody!

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> Yay! I saw a doctor from the doctor's list on www.thyroid-

info.com yesterday. fyi, I am a very borderline case. My initial

test results:

> T4: 1.01

> TSH: 2.73

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> I look pretty healthy on the outside. I keep my hair glossy with

expensive conditioners....I use retin-A to keep my skin clear. I get

my morning jolt of caffeine to get me going... So I figured he would

blow me off. I thought " God, please let him have an open mind... " .

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> I told him about my sore throat...but he didn't even look inside

my throat during his exam. So when he left the room so I could put

my shirt back on, I just knew I had wasted my time.

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> But, what a surprise! When we sat to talk, he told me that my

numbers were NOT normal...when combined with everything I was telling

him. He diagnosed me with Primary Hypothyroidism and ordered a

thyroid scan and gave me a script for some levothyroxine (did I spell

that right?). I just couldn't believe it!!!

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> Thank you all SO much for being here. I am really hopeful that

this will be the start of a new era in my life.

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> Ok...now for some questions... I wonder if I might have

Hashimoto's (red, sore throat with swollen lymphs). But he didn't

order a blood test to look for the antibodies. Should I be concerned

about this? Or maybe it just doesn't matter...since treatment is the

same anyway... Let me know your thoughts on this. Thanks...

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> in land

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