Guest guest Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Hi Mods, I need some sound advice. Had a Dr. appt. last night that has me very confused. According to my labs (at beginning of May) I have a FT3/RT3 ratio of 15.7. (FT3=236, RT3=15). My doctor doesn't support the ratio that's advocated on this website (20 or greater). He says he'll consider a T3 treatment when the ratio is 10 to one and 20 to one in some cases (whatever that means). He did good in giving me iron IVs to raise my ferritin of 15. Had my 3rd one last night, and I know that after 2 ivs my ferritin was a 63. He'll keep giving me the IVs until my ferritin is over 100. He believes now that I have more iron in my body, I should be fine to stay on the NDT and that my body will be able to convert the T4 much more adeptly. This should be true in theory. I've never been able to raise my NDT in the past without my adrenals crashing. 1) Is my RT3 ratio that bad? 2) If I can get my adrenals supported enough, could I just stay on NDT? 3) What would be the pros and cons to this course of action? 4) What should I tell him if you disagree with him? (I see him in 3 days for my 4th IV.) Sorry if this is confusing. I'm so weary and frustrated--the third iron IV didn't go too smoothly last night and I'm still a little emotionally raw... Shaky, STeph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 hE HAS THE RIGHT IDEAS. tHE 10:1 RATIO IS FOR total t3 TO rt3, AND THE 20:1 RATIO IS FOR ft3 TO rt3 AND YOURS IS 15. So yours IS wihtin his criteria if he just does the math,. But this aside your ratio is not horribe and MIGHT correct itself wiht the iron corrections. Truth is we don;t knwo if it will or not. Many people have tried to let the body rebalance after correctign the initial cause and it di not correct the RT3 issue. Myself included. But you can always try it his way for a coupel moths and if the raito does not improve, then oyu have ammo. >> >> >> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ >> http://faqhelp.webs.com/ >> >> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ >> http://www.thyroid-rt3.com/ >> > Hi Mods, > > I need some sound advice. Had a Dr. appt. last night that has me very confused. According to my labs (at beginning of May) I have a FT3/RT3 ratio of 15.7. (FT3=236, RT3=15). > My doctor doesn't support the ratio that's advocated on this website (20 or greater). He says he'll consider a T3 treatment when the ratio is 10 to one and 20 to one in some cases (whatever that means). > He did good in giving me iron IVs to raise my ferritin of 15. Had my 3rd one last night, and I know that after 2 ivs my ferritin was a 63. He'll keep giving me the IVs until my ferritin is over 100. > He believes now that I have more iron in my body, I should be fine to stay on the NDT and that my body will be able to convert the T4 much more adeptly. This should be true in theory. I've never been able to raise my NDT in the past without my adrenals crashing. > 1) Is my RT3 ratio that bad? > 2) If I can get my adrenals supported enough, could I just stay on NDT? > 3) What would be the pros and cons to this course of action? > 4) What should I tell him if you disagree with him? (I see him in 3 days for my 4th IV.) > > Sorry if this is confusing. I'm so weary and frustrated--the third iron IV didn't go too smoothly last night and I'm still a little emotionally raw... > > Shaky, > > STeph > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor. Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 YES! AMMO! Good thinking Val! I'm considering his option, but I do desperately need adrenal help. I think the success of it will entirely depend on me getting enough adrenal support! You see, he always keeps wanting to prescribe me supplements and " vitamin shakes " for adrenals--I've tried every type of adrenal support under the sun and its only aggravated my condition! I just started Isocort this week and am trying to find the " sweet spot " in dosing. Val, at what point does one need to break out the HC? For example, I'm only up to 7-9 pellets per day. When I get to say 20 pellets, should I be considering HC??? Thanks so much. I feel a bit better knowing this! Steph > > Hi Mods, > > > > I need some sound advice. Had a Dr. appt. last night that has me very confused. According to my labs (at beginning of May) I have a FT3/RT3 ratio of 15.7. (FT3=236, RT3=15). > > My doctor doesn't support the ratio that's advocated on this website (20 or greater). He says he'll consider a T3 treatment when the ratio is 10 to one and 20 to one in some cases (whatever that means). > > He did good in giving me iron IVs to raise my ferritin of 15. Had my 3rd one last night, and I know that after 2 ivs my ferritin was a 63. He'll keep giving me the IVs until my ferritin is over 100. > > He believes now that I have more iron in my body, I should be fine to stay on the NDT and that my body will be able to convert the T4 much more adeptly. This should be true in theory. I've never been able to raise my NDT in the past without my adrenals crashing. > > 1) Is my RT3 ratio that bad? > > 2) If I can get my adrenals supported enough, could I just stay on NDT? > > 3) What would be the pros and cons to this course of action? > > 4) What should I tell him if you disagree with him? (I see him in 3 days for my 4th IV.) > > > > Sorry if this is confusing. I'm so weary and frustrated--the third iron IV didn't go too smoothly last night and I'm still a little emotionally raw... > > > > Shaky, > > > > STeph > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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