Re: need help with Dr.telephone consult

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Most doctors thing RT3 is ONLY caused by too much thyroid meds or High

cortisol . That si all they are taught. But we have learned that lwo

cortils and lwo ferritin are the most common causes we see. With lwo

ferritin you can have a lwo TSH and low FT4 and very high RT3.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

http://faqhelp.webs.com/

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/

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

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

, then is that why the doctor said it was

impossible for me to have RT3 problem because my FT4 is too low

(.9)?    i'm so sorry, i am completely illiterate understanding

this.........! 

I wrote previously with

my problem in regulating my meds; I am on 2 grains dessicated thyroid,

also on isocort, but my symptoms continue and are getting worse.  I saw

a doc twice and last month paid a fortune for tests and he actually

lowered my meds from 3 grains to 2.  Now I have the following results:

TSH: .03  (.35--5.5),

FT3  3.5  (2.3--4.2) and FT4:  .9 (.8--1.8).   I have a telephone

consult with him on Monday to discuss my recent results.  I plan to

retest RT3 next week, but in the meantime can anyone interpret these

results for me, does it mean that the T4 is not converting properly to

T3 or why is my T4 so low and always low?  When I supplemented with T4

last year my RT3 results went very high and when I stopped T4, they

went down to normal.   This doc says it is impossible I have a RT3

problem but I don't understand why (I will ask again on Monday).   I

have terrible symptoms now, cannot sleep, am very nervous and anxious

and very hyper, my hair is terrible and falling out again and dry, I

get tired in day, I am losing too much weight, I get sleepy in day,

etcetc...... ......I would like some good arguments to discuss with him

on Monday and would appreciate any advice since I have more confidence

in this group than in any doctor really...... ...I also asked for a

prescription because I want to get the ERFA meds fm Canada, since now I

have been taking the Thyroid-S from Thailand.... .....I really don't

know if these have the same problems as the armour with the cellulose

fillers etc......... .but I heard that Thyroid-S was close to the old

armour...... ...anyway, any comments at all would be very very much

appreciated!

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