Re: my first post & questions!

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Good Morning KJ and Welcome to our list! Oh I wish I felt like I might have hope

someday of being athletically involved in anything, but those days are gone for

me I am afraid. I am 50 and after 25 years of Synthroid, THAT did me in

literally. I am happy to just be able to clean my own home and go to work every

day without pain. That and my brain FINALLY seems to be coming a little more

alive. Words of wisdom? HA! If you want it done right, do it yourself! Sorry, I

am so sick of doctors and their BULL I just say why waste half your life looking

for a good one? In my hypo Hell I was so stuck in a rut I let them run me

through 25 years of telling me I needed antidepressants, a diet, and more

exercise as I just needed to get on the right dose of Synthroid & I would feel

fine... Well I got tired of waiting FINALLY! Now the best care in the world by

someone that actually cares about what I feel like, ME! SO I can;t really

recommend a way to get better doctor care, except don't take their excuses and

interview them BEFORE you even make an appointment. Basic things like do they do

the Free testing and do they prescribe Armour, actually " Which thyroid medicine

do you prescribe and why? " should about get it. ANY part of the misinformation

is in their answer, don't bother with an appointment.

Artistic Grooming

Hurricane, West Virginia

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> Am convinced that my 14 yr dd is hypo as well -

> many, many of the

> symptoms I have had all my life - don't want her to

> repeat my living

> he** - am hoping to convince her ob next week to try

> a trial run of

> Armour ...

Hi KJ,

I am only going to address this one since I am not an

expert like the other wonderful ladies here.

Both grandmother's, and myself have (had) thyroid

disease. Since one grandmother has now passed away I

do not know what all transpired, and the other won't

talk about it other than to tell me she takes meds

everyday. I have hashimoto's. About 6 months ago, I

noticed that both my daughter's were starting to have

what I considered early hypo symptoms. I watched for a

couple of months and then had them start taking their

basal temps. Both girls were coming in at around 97.4

every morning. I took them in to the pediatrician, who

wonderfully and surprisingly tested them for the Free

T's, ferritin and of course TSH (I didn't ask for that

one!). My 13 year old came back with low ferritin, so

I have been treating her and will do blood work again

in a month to see how that is doing before adding in

some thyroid med (I will be using Naturethroid). My 11

year old's tests came back with antibodies as well as

low T's, though the TSH was low, I am not counting

that as anything since the antibodies were present.

Her ferritin level was terrific, so I decided to get

her on a good multiple and have watched her temp for

another month. No change. So, just this morning, I

started her on a 1/2 grain of Naturethroid. She will

be taking her morning temp, recording it and I will be

watching her carefully. In two weeks I will decide if

I want to increase her again.

I hope this helps, if you have any more questions,

fire away!

Kerry

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[Guest guest]

> Am convinced that my 14 yr dd is hypo as well -

> many, many of the

> symptoms I have had all my life - don't want her to

> repeat my living

> he** - am hoping to convince her ob next week to try

> a trial run of

> Armour ...

Hi KJ,

I am only going to address this one since I am not an

expert like the other wonderful ladies here.

Both grandmother's, and myself have (had) thyroid

disease. Since one grandmother has now passed away I

do not know what all transpired, and the other won't

talk about it other than to tell me she takes meds

everyday. I have hashimoto's. About 6 months ago, I

noticed that both my daughter's were starting to have

what I considered early hypo symptoms. I watched for a

couple of months and then had them start taking their

basal temps. Both girls were coming in at around 97.4

every morning. I took them in to the pediatrician, who

wonderfully and surprisingly tested them for the Free

T's, ferritin and of course TSH (I didn't ask for that

one!). My 13 year old came back with low ferritin, so

I have been treating her and will do blood work again

in a month to see how that is doing before adding in

some thyroid med (I will be using Naturethroid). My 11

year old's tests came back with antibodies as well as

low T's, though the TSH was low, I am not counting

that as anything since the antibodies were present.

Her ferritin level was terrific, so I decided to get

her on a good multiple and have watched her temp for

another month. No change. So, just this morning, I

started her on a 1/2 grain of Naturethroid. She will

be taking her morning temp, recording it and I will be

watching her carefully. In two weeks I will decide if

I want to increase her again.

I hope this helps, if you have any more questions,

fire away!

Kerry

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