Thanks for saving my thyroid

November 27, 2002

Hi all,

I just want to thank everyone on the board for doing what you do.

Because of you I have a thyroid gland. I just received my latest lab

results today and am soooo grateful! They are:

FT4 1.18 (range .90 - 1.70)

T3 1.87 (range 80 - 200)

TSH .14 (range .27 - 4.2)

Last May, my FT4 and T3 we both about 20% above normal and my TSH was

less than .02. My only major symptom was sudden and pronounced double

vision and that only lasted 2 weeks; in fact, it went away before

doctor's even diagnosed my GD. (They thought it was a brain injury,

because I'd hit my head in a fall.) My endo scheduled me for an RAI

after I got the 'itchies' from TAP - he refused to lower my dose or

prescribe PTU! Then I read Elaine's book and joined the group.

Because of you all I had the awareness and guts to cancel the RAI.

Whether this is a case of spontaneous remission or whether the various

stress reducing techniques or supplements I've tried have helped, I

really don't know. But I do know that I came within days of having my

thyroid gland removed and that this wouldn't have helped my eyes

anyway! This is the first time my TSH has registered above .02 and I

believe (hope) it, too, will soon be in the normal range - I get

tested every 3 months.

So thank you all. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving (and Chanukah) and

know that what you're doing here really, really matters.

Melvin (who reads most postings, but hasn't written much recently)

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