Re: Thyroid: Please - looking 4 feedback on hair test 56

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HEllo,

Concerning your thyroid panel.

Firstly, your Dr. should have run a Free T3. I don't

know of many good thyroid doctors who are running the

T3 uptake. I see a well known thyroid dr. in LA and he

basically runs Free T3 and Free T4. The free T3 is

the most telling as that is the active form of thyroid

in your system.

Your TSH of 1.9 might seem fine to most doctors, but,

the TSH is not a fair evaluation of your thyroid. It

is a pituitary issue of how much thyroid stimulatingh

hormone is your body excreting. I have a daughter who

is very low thyroid who has never had a TSH over 2.

The thyroid issue is very difficult to get good help

with especially if you are working with an " average "

doctor. THey seem rather clueless.

They are even worse at adrenal issues.

I have a daughter who ws dx with low thyroid and low

adrenals so she is on thyroid and cortisol. I just

discovered last summer that she has lyme disease. I am

sure this is what caused her endorcine system to

crash.

I know that some people are able to really help out

their thyroid function with iodine. There are several

differing opinions on this. Some swear by lugol's

iodine, some swear by seaweed type iodines. I am on a

forum where one gentleman with lyme was found to have

very low thyroid and he has just added lugol's iodine

with great results. So , I am looking in to that.

You should also get some good testing for your

adrenals. you can get a blood test showing what your

total and free cortisol blood levels are. This test

should be taken in the AM before you eat etc...Also,

the saliva test is a good one. The problem is finding

a Dr. who will run them for you.

I hope you can get some good help. I know it is hard.

And yes, we go to a Dr. who does not take insurance.

argh

GOod luc

Carol

>

> >

> > Hi again,

> >

> > Are there ways to support the thyroid &

> adrenials w/o having

> testing showing that there is something wrong or a

> doctor's

> perscriptions for meds?

> >

> > My doc (main stream i might add) tested my

> thyroid and all the

> tests came back normal. Well Total T-4 was slightly

> high. And he

> says there is nothing wrong w/them. Basically, he

> treats the test

> results & not the patient.

> >

> > T-3 Uptake 23 (in range 22-35)

> > T-4 (thyroxine), total 13.3 (a little HIGH) (range

> is 4.5 to 12.5)

> > free T4 index 3.1 (in range 1.4-3.8)

> > TSH 1.91 (in range .4 - 5.5)

> >

> > But my hair test shows that my adrenials &

> thyroid are out.

> >

> > How does one go about checking adrenials?

> >

> > What kind of doc do i even go to for help since

> i'm guessing a

> mainstream doc is not a good choice? Natropath (i

> don't think they

> can perscribe meds or tests?) Homeopathic same

> thing I guess? Do i

> have to be lucky enough to find a mainstream doc

> that buys into

> complimentary medicine?

> >

> > Do alot of you go to docs that your health

> insurance doesn't cover

> & you have to pay for them out of pocket?

> >

> > Sorry for all the questions I'm new to all this

> & am strill trying

> to make sense of some things.

> >

> > By the way, i live in the USA if that helps.

> >

> > Thanks!

> >