Re: Need help in finding the RIGHT doc on West Coast

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Unfortunately we have not found mny doctors that understand or work wiht

T3 treatments which is what a high Rt3 calls for. I hope you get some

responses , but i would not hold your breath.

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http://faqhelp.webs.com/

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http://www.thyroid-rt3.com/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypoPets/

http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

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Unfortunately, many of us (including me) have never found useful doctors. I had

to resort to self-treating with T3-only (I mail order Cynomel, without a

prescription). I would feel so much better if I was working under the

supervision of an RT3-literate doctor!

Regarding high RT3, and how to get rid of it, Moderator Nick's website is the

best place to start for info:

http://www.thyroid-rt3.com/

High RT3 can hinder any and all progress on hypothyroid-related health issues.

Dr. Lowe's website is also useful:

http://www.drlowe.com/

I believe Dr. Lowe offers phone consults, but I have NO personal experience with

him at all and can't say whether these are useful or not.

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> Hey, all -

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> I'm new on board and in desperate need of the best hypothyroid/BHRT doc out

here on the west coast. I reside in Las Vegas but would consider anyone in the

western region.

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> I was considering Holtorf (LA clinic) until I read up on some of the posts

here. I still am unsure of the San Francisco clinic and his rep (Dr. Camilleri).

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> So, finding the doc for me is the first goal, and those in the know, please

let me know your first-hand experiences!

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> A little background:

> Male, 50. I have most likely been hypo for decades, despite having led a very

stringent diet, exercise and supplementation regimen for all that time, and yet,

the hypothyroid issue has remained largely untreated with any consistency and

definitely devoid of aggressive Rx therapy. I struggled for 20 years with

chronic dysbiosis/candidiasis on/off and remained on Nystatin for 15 years until

I finally crashed in 2000. I briefly tried Armour around that time and it made

me wired, so I stopped. Now, I realize that was most likely because my adrenals

were imbalanced. Later, about 3 years ago, a doc tried me on some custom

compounded liothyronine and for the first time ever, my TSH was below 2.0 (I've

always averaged 3.0+) and I never felt " wired. " Unfortunately, my Rx ran out, I

tried to self-treat on my own with OTC supplements only. Unfortunately, my TSH

shot back up, and through recent extensive testing in the last 6 mos., I

discovered a whole host of newly-discovered nasty red flags that further support

an under active thyroid:

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> 1) elevated reverse T3

> 2) elevated CEA*

> 3) elevated late pm cortisol

> 4) elevated ACE*

> 5) elevated ANA (SCL-70 antibody)*

> 6) thyroid nodule/cyst (less than cm; dx'd as benign)*

> 7) empty sella syndrome (pituitary gland shrinks or becomes flattened; dx'd as

benign since I do produce enough hormones)*

> 8) elevated helper/suppressor ratio (long-term)

> 9) IgG3 subclass deficiency (long-term)

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> *asymptomatic as far as I can tell

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> What I didn't know until I put in the research is that almost very one of

these flags are directly or indirectly associated with hypothyroidism,

especially in the area of autoimmunity and the inflammatory cascade, although I

do not have Hashi's (my TPO and other antibodies are normal). What I didn't

realize until the last few months is that I don't think there's ANY dysfunction

or disease that isn't somehow caused or correlated directly or indirectly via an

under-active thyroid! That's scary.

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> Regarding a doc, since I'm a fitness freak, I also need one that is entirely

up to date on the latest research in BHRT advancement for men.

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> In any case, I realize it sounds from that list I should be dead or close to

it, so I am hoping that those flags are only warning signs as I do not exhibit

any of the symptoms associated with those diseases (knock on wood), and that

it's not too late from the years of going untreated.

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> Again, I'd really appreciate giving me any info to assist me with finding

hopefully not just a good doc, but THE BEST.

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> Thanks

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