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[Guest guest]

Maribeth,

Don't worry about the TSH level too much. It can take many months or years

for this level to reflect what's going on. The pituitary tends to lay low

after you've been hyper for awhile. FT4 and FT3 levels are better indicators

of your current thyroid status. TSH normally lags by 6 weeks but like I said

it can take much longer.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thanks for posting the parathyroid information-- does it say in the article

how they test for that disorder?

Here's a new one for me-- for the last month or so I have been having

trouble swallowing. Unless I chew more than normally and watch my activity

level while I am eating, I sometimes have problems with food lodging in the

esophagus on the way down. This scares the heck out of me.

I am 10 months on PTU 150 mg. per day, back in the normal ranges except for

TSH, and trying to reduce that by shaving a bit off each of the 3x 50 mg.

pills. WHen I take too little medicine, my eyes start getting red, hurting

and giving me psychedelic (unwanted!) peripheral vision. That is kind of how

I know when I have shaved off a little too much pill. Does anyone know how

or where the medicine is concentrated in the PTU tablet?

Thanks for any replies, excuse me for rambling... ( I know you will accept

my excuse!).

Maribeth

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[Guest guest]

Hi Maribeth,

This is the address where I got the the information about

hypoparathyroidism. I was thinking of several people who have posted

about their many aches, muscle cramps and abdominal pains. Worth

looking into anyway. Looks like there's a hormone to test for it.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000385.htm

Signs and tests

low serum calcium level

elevated serum phosphorus

decreased serum parathyroid hormone level

decreased serum magnesium level (possible)

occasionally abnormal heart rhythms on ECG

This disease may also alter the results of the following tests:

calcium; urine

calcium (ionized)

> Hi ,

>

>

> Thanks for posting the parathyroid information-- does it say in the

article

> how they test for that disorder?

> Here's a new one for me-- for the last month or so I have been

having

> trouble swallowing. Unless I chew more than normally and watch my

activity

> level while I am eating, I sometimes have problems with food

lodging in the

> esophagus on the way down. This scares the heck out of me.

>

> I am 10 months on PTU 150 mg. per day, back in the normal ranges

except for

> TSH, and trying to reduce that by shaving a bit off each of the 3x

50 mg.

> pills. WHen I take too little medicine, my eyes start getting red,

hurting

> and giving me psychedelic (unwanted!) peripheral vision. That is

kind of how

> I know when I have shaved off a little too much pill. Does anyone

know how

> or where the medicine is concentrated in the PTU tablet?

>

> Thanks for any replies, excuse me for rambling... ( I know you will

accept

> my excuse!).

> Maribeth

>

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