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Mycoplasma and silicone antibodies are blood tests . . . I don't know how they test for Candida, because there are so many organisms in that category. There is an antibiotic protocol for Mycoplasma . . . Do a web search for "mycoplasma bacteria Garth Nicolson" With silicone antibodies, you would want to eliminate anything silicone from your environment/diet . .. and NO silicone implants of any type. Candida can be treated with medication, or with diet and supplements. Read The Yeast Connection" Rogene

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>

>

> In a message dated 8/17/2006 5:01:52 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> glory2glory1401@... writes:

>

> Brigite,

> Check this link:

>

> _http://www.orgsiteshttp://www.orgsihttp://wwhttp://ww_

> (http://www.orgsites.com/fl/adjuvantdisease/_pgg8.php3)

>

> Patty

>

> Patty,

We would be lost without your lite,I also neede this for my new

Rheumy, gyno,MD,I wish I could go to Dr. Kolb Maybe I'll Try to get

there

Thank you sooooo much,

Terri P

>

>

>

> Oh, wow, Patty --- thank you so much! I'd seen that before, and it

was one I

> couldn't find.

>

> Brig

>

[Guest guest]

I was tested for Candida via a urine test - something called an

Organic Acids Test (or OAT). I tested positive for mycoplasma and

negative for silicone in blood tests, although the mycoplasma could

have shown up because I've had pneumonia a few times (when I was a

child).

Sis

>

> Mycoplasma and silicone antibodies are blood tests . . . I don't

know how they test for Candida, because there are so many organisms

in that category.

>

> There is an antibiotic protocol for Mycoplasma . . . Do a web

search for " mycoplasma bacteria Garth Nicolson "

>

> With silicone antibodies, you would want to eliminate anything

silicone from your environment/diet . .. and NO silicone implants of

any type.

>

> Candida can be treated with medication, or with diet and

supplements. Read

> The Yeast Connection "

>

> Rogene

>

[Guest guest]

Carol,

You are one energetic woman....ye gads your schedule is quite

full....do you carry a bullet around to bite down on when the pain of

standing and moving around gets to be too much?

I hope you are able to get this last study done...if not...can you

schedule one up in UCSF just before your appt or does that defeat the

purpose? I know you would like the doc to have all your results as

soon as possible so she can evaluate them...but what other choices do

you have? Is there any other doctor in your genereal area that could

do it?

I will be sending all my energy your way in the hopes that it helps

get that machine fixed like yesterday!

Take Care, Cam

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I'm not energetic at all--I'm usually a snail....don't do much at

all, but when it comes to my kids, I have to go see what they're

doing. Believe me, I usually pay for it afterward. I had a migraine

Friday, and had to take the pill and sleep for two hours before I

could go to the football game and today I woke up with a headache

(not sure if it's a migraine) and waiting for my car to come home (16

yr old driving now!) so we can go grocery shopping this afternoon.

I'm really sore today and I'm sure the headache means

something.........If it doesn't go away by evening, I'm taking the

migraine pill and going to bed to sleep it off.

Tomorrow (Mon) I'm going to try to get a hold of Ann, Dr. Hu's

assistant to discuss the app't. I really cannot go any other day.

It's the only day in Oct. and Nov. my husband can take me up there.

I'm sure it's too late to get into another Urologist around here. The

idea about getting the Urodynamic test done at UCSF is a possibility--

-I'll have to ask Ann about it when I talk to her. I also have to

make arrangements for spending the night Sunday, and don't want to

wait too long to do that. I hate all these doctor app'ts. I've been

trying to avoid doctors as much as I can the past several years

because it gets so overwhelming. I just hope that I can get the

surgery covered by my insurance. My husband gets a new insurance on

Jan. 1, and I don't know if it would be my OLD insurance or the NEW

insurance covering the surgery? Does anyone have any idea, or run

into this issue before? Someone at my work said because I've started

the process under the OLD insurance, the OLD one would have to pay

for the surgery, but I don't know....

Carol V.

>

> Carol,

>

> You are one energetic woman....ye gads your schedule is quite

> full....do you carry a bullet around to bite down on when the pain

of

> standing and moving around gets to be too much?

>

> I hope you are able to get this last study done...if not...can you

> schedule one up in UCSF just before your appt or does that defeat

the

> purpose? I know you would like the doc to have all your results as

> soon as possible so she can evaluate them...but what other choices

do

> you have? Is there any other doctor in your genereal area that

could

> do it?

>

> I will be sending all my energy your way in the hopes that it helps

> get that machine fixed like yesterday!

>

> Take Care, Cam

>

[Guest guest]

Carol,

I hope your migrane subsided. I guess all you can do is take these

tests once step at a time. Hopefully DrHu's asst will have some

recommendation about getting them done in time. Maybe they can even

call down and shake up things at the office where you are having

trouble.

I don't know about your insurance question....but I would be pretty

surprised if the old company covered you for surgery when you are no

longer paying premiums...

I think it might be wise to call whoever is in charge of Human

Resources/Health Ins. at your husbands place of employment and see

what they have to say. You surely will want to have this questioned

pinned down sooner rather than later.

Good luck!

Cam

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Good fortune Donna... thinking of you ((((((( Hugs ))))))))))

Issadora

On 2/12/07, ajaoky@... <ajaoky@...> wrote:

>

> Well I have decided to go forth ....I will be reporting to the hospital

> at

> 7:15 am tomorrow to have the endoscope and colonoscopy performed.

> Postponing

> the tests meant postponing the anxiety and I want it done and over with,

> along

> with some answers....I know one thing, how they call this mixture Orange

> flavored , I will never know....LOL...I will drop a line when I return

> home..til

> than hangin tight and hangin tough and not liking prep day as many of you

> warned me of....Hugs to all!

> Donna

>

>

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Donna,

I hope the tests go well and that results are good.

Thoughts and prayers are with you.

Let us all know how things go.

Take care,

(mom to , 16)

ajaoky@... wrote: Well I have decided to go

forth ....I will be reporting to the hospital at

7:15 am tomorrow to have the endoscope and colonoscopy performed. Postponing

the tests meant postponing the anxiety and I want it done and over with, along

with some answers....I know one thing, how they call this mixture Orange

flavored , I will never know....LOL...I will drop a line when I return

home..til

than hangin tight and hangin tough and not liking prep day as many of you

warned me of....Hugs to all!

Donna

[Guest guest]

Thinking of you Donna, sending hugs and positive thoughts your way. (from one

who's also had too many darn procedures!)

Jo

Posted by: " ajaoky@... " ajaoky@... dmf928

Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:13 pm (PST)

Well I have decided to go forth ....I will be reporting to the hospital at

7:15 am tomorrow to have the endoscope and colonoscopy performed. Postponing

the tests meant postponing the anxiety and I want it done and over with, along

with some answers....I know one thing, how they call this mixture Orange

flavored , I will never know....LOL...I will drop a line when I return home..til

than hangin tight and hangin tough and not liking prep day as many of you

warned me of....Hugs to all!

Donna

[Guest guest]

Trudy - I have a suggestion for you - ask your PCP office to give you a copy of

your lab results. You will probably have had many other lab tests besides the

ones you mentioned. It tells you right on the result sheet what the normal

limits are. Lilian

tru0204 <tru0204@...> wrote: I had blood work done and my PCP's

office called and told me my

Rheumatoid test was high @ 316. I was half asleep and didnt ask but

waht would normal be and which test? I know 1 test was SED rate but I

cant remember the other one. She said they would fax it to my Rheummy.

Any ideas on which test and what normal would be???

Thanks

Trudy

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Hi Trudy!

The tests I have done most of the time that are

elevated are: ESR (sed rate), CRP (C Reactive Protein)

CCP and Westgren..if this helps:)

--- tru0204 <tru0204@...> wrote:

> I had blood work done and my PCP's office called and

> told me my

> Rheumatoid test was high @ 316. I was half asleep

> and didnt ask but

> waht would normal be and which test? I know 1 test

> was SED rate but I

> cant remember the other one. She said they would fax

> it to my Rheummy.

> Any ideas on which test and what normal would be???

> Thanks

> Trudy

>

>

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Oh by the way, I said I can afford that doctor without insurance.....big

mistake! I definitely

CANNOT afford him without insurance. I can't believe I will have to start

looking all over

again for another doctor. Only had him since April but from what some of you

might

reply, I may be better off without him.

Venizia

>

> I had some tests performed and am a little confused. So if any of you can

help, that

would

> be appreciated.

>

> First I asked my doctor if antibodies can get lowered and he said no. This is

my first

> antibodies test results done in April of this year:

>

> Thyroglobulin Antibodies - 263 - Ref range - <20 IU/mL

> Thyroid Peroxidase - not sure but know it was around 230 somthing - RR -

<35IU/mL

>

> This is the test result from Sept 19th.

>

> ThyroGlob. - 149 - RR - <20

> Peroxidase - 110 - RR <35

>

> On the 19th of Sept. he also ran:

>

> FT4 - 1.8 NG/DL - RR - 0.7 - 1.9

> TSH - 0.0 uIU/ml - RR - 0.5 - 5.0

>

> My T3 total was 403!!! - RR - 60-181 ng/dl

>

> I am taking 3grains of Armour 4days a week and 2 grains 3 days a week.

>

> I don't understand this doctor. He has had books published that are being

sold at

Amazon

> but I don't know where he is coming from with answering my question about

antibodies

> and then letting me have a T3 total of 403.

>

> I have felt good. Better than I have in a very long time. Now I find out he

will not be in

the

> insurance group we will start using sometime in the next few months. Don't

know if I

> should be happy about that or not.!!!! I do know I can afford him without

insurance.

>

> Does anyone know anything about thyroid eye disease. I am seeing an eye

doctor

today.

> But I also have other issues. I have a tentorial menengioma in the occipital

lobe of the

> brain. They say it is very slow growing and are not concerned at this time.

That is from

my

> neurologist. No symptoms until last Friday. Don't know if it could be

thyroid eye

disease.

> I read that that can come with Hashi's. It is just my right eye. Symptoms

change with

the

> degree of light I am in. Regular daylight, I have what looks like a piece of

hair following

> along where I look. At night, if I look to one point and than look to the

right, I see a

very

> quick long skinny streak of white. My sight is not impaired at all.

>

> Thanks for any input guys. And wish me luck at the eye doctor. Will keep you

posted.

>

> Venizia

>

[Guest guest]

Venizia,

You wrote:

>

> ... I don't understand this doctor. He has had books published that are

> being sold at Amazon but I don't know where he is coming from with answering

my question

> about antibodies and then letting me have a T3 total of 403....

Amazon does not handle many peer reviewed books. That ought to be a clue.

Chuck

[Guest guest]

I am going to order this book and see if there are any peer reviews. Hey Chuck,

I thought

I would get more out of you with regard to my tests.....what's up?

Venizia

> >

> > ... I don't understand this doctor. He has had books published that are

> > being sold at Amazon but I don't know where he is coming from with answering

my

question

> > about antibodies and then letting me have a T3 total of 403....

>

> Amazon does not handle many peer reviewed books. That ought to be a clue.

>

> Chuck

>

[Guest guest]

venizia1948 wrote:

>

>

> I am going to order this book and see if there are any peer reviews. Hey

> Chuck, I thought

> I would get more out of you with regard to my tests.....what's up?

I think your dose is too high, and you need to cut back. How's that?

Since you already seemed to be concluding that, I was reluctant to be

redundant.

The fact that a book has foot notes or end notes does not mean it has

been reviewed. A book without them still might be, although most

scholarly works are based on citations.

Chuck

[Guest guest]

I truely thank you, Chuck. You're right I have thought I may be taking too much

but only

because of the T3 total numbers. Otherwise, I feel perfectly fine. Last month

was the first

time all summer I was able to work out in my garden. So, it seems to me that

something

is working. Although, I am not sure what to do, yet. No, you are not being

redundant.

Sometimes people need to hear what they are thinking come out of someone else's

mouth.

I am grateful for your input.

Venizia

> >

> >

> > I am going to order this book and see if there are any peer reviews. Hey

> > Chuck, I thought

> > I would get more out of you with regard to my tests.....what's up?

>

> I think your dose is too high, and you need to cut back. How's that?

> Since you already seemed to be concluding that, I was reluctant to be

> redundant.

>

> The fact that a book has foot notes or end notes does not mean it has

> been reviewed. A book without them still might be, although most

> scholarly works are based on citations.

>

> Chuck

>

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So what is wrong with a high T3? All answers welcome!!!!

-- Re: tests

I truely thank you, Chuck. You're right I have thought I may be taking too

much but only

because of the T3 total numbers. Otherwise, I feel perfectly fine. Last

month was the first

time all summer I was able to work out in my garden. So, it seems to me that

something

is working. Although, I am not sure what to do, yet. No, you are not being

redundant.

Sometimes people need to hear what they are thinking come out of someone

else's mouth.

I am grateful for your input.

Venizia

> >

> >

> > I am going to order this book and see if there are any peer reviews. Hey

> > Chuck, I thought

> > I would get more out of you with regard to my tests.....what's up?

>

> I think your dose is too high, and you need to cut back. How's that?

> Since you already seemed to be concluding that, I was reluctant to be

> redundant.

>

> The fact that a book has foot notes or end notes does not mean it has

> been reviewed. A book without them still might be, although most

> scholarly works are based on citations.

>

> Chuck

>

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nothing is wrong with a high T3. mine is above range. T3 doesn't last too

long in the blood ya know. Go by how you feel.

Gracia

So what is wrong with a high T3? All answers welcome!!!!

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Sounds like it could be rheumatoid factor (RF) or possibly anti-CCP, Trudy.

Unfortunately, there are no standard ranges for normal. It depends on the

lab and the specific test used.

Not an MD

[ ] tests

>I had blood work done and my PCP's office called and told me my

> Rheumatoid test was high @ 316. I was half asleep and didnt ask but

> waht would normal be and which test? I know 1 test was SED rate but I

> cant remember the other one. She said they would fax it to my Rheummy.

> Any ideas on which test and what normal would be???

> Thanks

> Trudy

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Gracia,

As the saying goes " too much of anything is not good. " Normal for total t3 is

60 - 181

ng/dl. Mine is 403. That cannot be good. I would think it would show up some

way. It

just hasn't yet. Although today I am having some weezing going on. Don't know

if it is

related to my sulfite sensitivity or what. I know t3 total is different from

Ft3 but I don't

know what the difference is. If someone can tell me, that would be helpful.

Gracia, do you

know what you t3 total is? Also, if my ft4 is only 1.8, why is my t3 total so

high? My Ft4

has not changed since July. Yet, my TSH and T3 total are changing. Don't know

if any of

this makes sense....just have questions.

Venizia

>

> nothing is wrong with a high T3. mine is above range. T3 doesn't last too

long in the

blood ya know. Go by how you feel.

> Gracia

>

> So what is wrong with a high T3? All answers welcome!!!!

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Crystal wrote:

>

>

> So what is wrong with a high T3? All answers welcome!!!!

I thought it was high FT3, way out of range. Presumably that was causing

the unmeasurably low TSH, which several longitudinal studies have shown

is associated with cardiovascular problems and osteoporosis. A spike in

FT3 is probably not harmful, except that it drives down TSH more than a

high average FT3 would.

Chuck

[Guest guest]

Chuck,

I was talking about T3 total. Is that the same as a Ft3?

Venizia

> >

> >

> > So what is wrong with a high T3? All answers welcome!!!!

>

> I thought it was high FT3, way out of range. Presumably that was causing

> the unmeasurably low TSH, which several longitudinal studies have shown

> is associated with cardiovascular problems and osteoporosis. A spike in

> FT3 is probably not harmful, except that it drives down TSH more than a

> high average FT3 would.

>

> Chuck

>

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Venizia-

Sorry if you sais this already and I know that your ts if very high, but

perhaps had you taken your meds within a few days of the bloodwork?

In a message dated 10/9/07 11:27:50 PM, nelsonck@... writes:

>

> I truely thank you, Chuck. You're right I have thought I may be taking too

> much but only

> because of the T3 total numbers. Otherwise, I feel perfectly fine. Last

> month was the first

> time all summer I was able to work out in my garden. So, it seems to me that

> something

> is working. Although, I am not sure what to do, yet. No, you are not being

> redundant.

> Sometimes people need to hear what they are thinking come out of someone

> else's mouth.

> I am grateful for your input.

>

> Venizia

>

>

> > >

> > >

> > > I am going to order this book and see if there are any peer reviews. Hey

> > > Chuck, I thought

> > > I would get more out of you with regard to my tests.....what' I would

> >

> > I think your dose is too high, and you need to cut back. How's that?

> > Since you already seemed to be concluding that, I was reluctant to be

> > redundant.

> >

> > The fact that a book has foot notes or end notes does not mean it has

> > been reviewed. A book without them still might be, although most

> > scholarly works are based on citations.

> >

> > Chuck

>

>

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Venizia-

You are one unique gal ;-) Those numbers seem so strange?

In a message dated 10/10/07 4:42:58 PM, nelsonck@... writes:

>

> Gracia,

>

> As the saying goes " too much of anything is not good. " Normal for total t3

> is 60 - 181

> ng/dl. Mine is 403. That cannot be good. I would think it would show up some

> way. It

> just hasn't yet. Although today I am having some weezing going on. Don't

> know if it is

> related to my sulfite sensitivity or what. I know t3 total is different from

> Ft3 but I don't

> know what the difference is. If someone can tell me, that would be helpful.

> Gracia, do you

> know what you t3 total is? Also, if my ft4 is only 1.8, why is my t3 total

> so high? My Ft4

> has not changed since July. Yet, my TSH and T3 total are changing. Don't

> know if any of

> this makes sense....just have questions.

>

> Venizia

>

>

>

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Venizia,

The free fraction depends on the efficiency of thyroid globulin and

albumen (and another protein I can't remember) in binding them. These

SHOULD affect T4 and T3 the same way, so the ratios should be the same,

FT4/T4 = FT3/T3. The fact that your T4 is normal but T3 is high suggests

that you are simply taking too much. That agrees with the fact that TSH

is too low to measure. Just shave your dosage a bit.

Contrary to what Gracia suggests, you can feel just dandy and still be

causing cardiac damage and bone loss. It is a serious enough issue that

you should retest rather than risk letting hyperT go on for months when

it can do real damage. You should still feel good with a TSH around 0.3

instead of zero. The problem with " zero " is that you can't tell how bad

it really is.

Chuck

You wrote:

>

>

> Gracia,

>

> As the saying goes " too much of anything is not good. " Normal for total

> t3 is 60 - 181

> ng/dl. Mine is 403. That cannot be good. I would think it would show up

> some way. It

> just hasn't yet. Although today I am having some weezing going on. Don't

> know if it is

> related to my sulfite sensitivity or what. I know t3 total is different

> from Ft3 but I don't

> know what the difference is. If someone can tell me, that would be

> helpful. Gracia, do you

> know what you t3 total is? Also, if my ft4 is only 1.8, why is my t3

> total so high? My Ft4

> has not changed since July. Yet, my TSH and T3 total are changing. Don't

> know if any of

> this makes sense....just have questions.

>

> Venizia

>

>

> >

> > nothing is wrong with a high T3. mine is above range. T3 doesn't last

> too long in the

> blood ya know. Go by how you feel.

> > Gracia

> >

> > So what is wrong with a high T3? All answers welcome!!!!

> >

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