RE: Armour not working?/Dr Puccillo

[Guest guest]

The problem with this is that doctors assume that we all convert the T4

like we are supposed to, and many of us don't. The only way to tell

for sure is to test the T3 (both free, of course) as well.

Marti

> I saw Dr. Puccillo today.  had mentioned that her daughter saw

> him.

> Dr. Puccillo said he practiced under Dr. Holtz.

>  

> I have to say, it was only one visit, but I really like him.  He was

> open to changing my medication by adding more T4.

> I asked about the TSH and he does not go by that.

>

> I asked him about Free T3 and Free T4.  He orders the Free T4 but

> doesn’t go by the Free T3.  He said that the two

> Mirror themselves, so goes by the Free T4 only.  My understanding of

> what he said was that if one is out of whack

> The other will be too, and that the T3 is so unstable in the body that

> it could really range throughout the day.

>  

> He is really into the whole body working together, and uses the

> Spectracell labs to check your blood for all sorts of

> Things.  I did not get into any of that because I told him I want to

> get my thyroid medication working well before I

> Explore anything else.  He never once pushed any tests on me.

>  

> I will start by taking my new dose and go back to him in 6 weeks. 

>  

> It looks very promising so far.

>  

> Lynn

[Guest guest]

I was concerned about the idea of not testing Free T3, but did not know why.

Thanks for the information. I will make sure my Free T3 is tested too,

Because I do have a conversion problem.

Lynn

Re: Armour not working?/Dr Puccillo

The problem with this is that doctors assume that we all convert the T4

like we are supposed to, and many of us don't. The only way to tell

for sure is to test the T3 (both free, of course) as well.

Marti