Re: Dr in Ft Worth

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Kim, is that a typo? The TPOab is 11 in a range of <35? That is not

positive, that is negative, at least if you go by labs, it is negative. If

it were positive, it would be over or >35, and with some labs, the ranges

are something like 0-35 or 0-40, which is supposedly normal.

Dr in Ft Worth

> Hello, I'm a newbie on this site. I have a question.

>

> But first a little history. Long of the short is....I was heaving

> terrible fatigue. Finally decided to get checked out by a dr. I

> wanted a dr that wouldn't just look at my life, and " taylor " it to my

> symptoms. (that has happened in the past)I found Dr Sheila Horsley

> while doing a search for a good dr to treat fatigue. She is out of Ft

> Worth. She is listed on a couple of CFS support sites and on the

> American Thyroid Association list of " top thyroid drs " . I went in and

> she suspected thyroid issues right off. Ran labs. I'm hyperthyroid.

> Just starting treatment. New at experimenting on what is going to

> work for me. So far I have had only a couple of problems that have

> thrown up a red flag. 1)Only been tested for TPOab which were

> positive at 11 with a range of <35. No other antibodies have been

> tested yet. 2)And haven't yet had a biopsy or anything done on/for a

> thryoid nodule. First follow up labs are at the end of this month.

>

> Now the question/s.....

> Has anyone had any first hand experience with her? I do not know

> anyone personally to get a personal reference on her. Is she good

> with " hypers " ? Anyone know of other good hyper-thyroid drs in Ft

> Worth? (or nearby in case I need to switch.)

>

> All responses will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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I am not overly familiar with antibodies at this time. I just fell into "thyroid land" so to speak in Nov. So I am very green on these issues. What I meant was I DO have the TPO antibodies. I have read/heard that not everyone has those antibodies. I "do" have them so I said I was positive. I do understand that I am in a "normal range" for the TPO antibodies and that they are not out of control at this time. I have been warned to make sure to keep an eye on them in case they decide to get active in the future.

Hope that clears up what I meant. Re: Dr in Ft Worth

Kim, is that a typo? The TPOab is 11 in a range of <35? That is not

positive, that is negative, at least if you go by labs, it is negative. If

it were positive, it would be over or >35, and with some labs, the ranges

are something like 0-35 or 0-40, which is supposedly normal.

Dr in Ft Worth

> Hello, I'm a newbie on this site. I have a question.

>

> But first a little history. Long of the short is....I was heaving

> terrible fatigue. Finally decided to get checked out by a dr. I

> wanted a dr that wouldn't just look at my life, and "taylor" it to my

> symptoms. (that has happened in the past)I found Dr Sheila Horsley

> while doing a search for a good dr to treat fatigue. She is out of Ft

> Worth. She is listed on a couple of CFS support sites and on the

> American Thyroid Association list of "top thyroid drs". I went in and

> she suspected thyroid issues right off. Ran labs. I'm hyperthyroid.

> Just starting treatment. New at experimenting on what is going to

> work for me. So far I have had only a couple of problems that have

> thrown up a red flag. 1)Only been tested for TPOab which were

> positive at 11 with a range of <35. No other antibodies have been

> tested yet. 2)And haven't yet had a biopsy or anything done on/for a

> thryoid nodule. First follow up labs are at the end of this month.

>

> Now the question/s.....

> Has anyone had any first hand experience with her? I do not know

> anyone personally to get a personal reference on her. Is she good

> with "hypers"? Anyone know of other good hyper-thyroid drs in Ft

> Worth? (or nearby in case I need to switch.)

>

> All responses will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.