OT blood pressure and thyroid

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

This is kind of off topic.

but I have a friend, who has highh blood pressure but they can't find a

reason why.

I've suggested that he have hisself tested for thyroid problems.

Is this a good suggestion?

What tests should he have run?

Is there a doctor that specializes in high blood pressure only?

I just want to help my friend.

He has been poked and prodded, and they don't have a clue.

They have even checked his kidneys for a blockage in his artery there,

and found nothing.

But it doesn't sound like the right test have been run.

They say that his kolesterol and things like that are good.

But no thyroid test have been made.

He's getting very very discouraged.

So, I'm trying to help him, because I know how it is to be just told that

it could be either this or that.

I know this is just a strictly graves support list.

But anything that you guys can suggest will be of great help too him.

Thanks for listening.

R. green

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back

to you when you have forgotten the words.

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[Guest guest]

, that is the first sign I had that something was wrong. it took me 18

months after that because my dr refused to check my thyroid.

What i finally had to do was look at the symptoms list, of hyperT and hypoT, and

write down which symptoms I was having, then the dr's can't ignore it.

Sandy~Houston

OT blood pressure and thyroid

Hi all,

This is kind of off topic.

but I have a friend, who has highh blood pressure but they can't find a

reason why.

I've suggested that he have hisself tested for thyroid problems.

Is this a good suggestion?

What tests should he have run?

Is there a doctor that specializes in high blood pressure only?

I just want to help my friend.

He has been poked and prodded, and they don't have a clue.

They have even checked his kidneys for a blockage in his artery there,

and found nothing.

But it doesn't sound like the right test have been run.

They say that his kolesterol and things like that are good.

But no thyroid test have been made.

He's getting very very discouraged.

So, I'm trying to help him, because I know how it is to be just told that

it could be either this or that.

I know this is just a strictly graves support list.

But anything that you guys can suggest will be of great help too him.

Thanks for listening.

R. green

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back

to you when you have forgotten the words.

________________________________________________________________

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[Guest guest]

Hey Sandy....

I hear you loud and clear.

They must have something else more exciting going on the term they teach

Graves' huh ?

Big dance ? Christmas ? Other really interesting subject ?

I got it !

That is the term they teach sex-ed and all the variations. :-)

-Pam l-

[Guest guest]

Does GD have an effect on cholesterol levels? Or am I misunderstanding?

Carol

Re: OT blood pressure and thyroid

-Pam L- who wishes all those times they checked my cholesterol and told me it

was amazingly low... that I was too nervous and a vacation would fix my high

blood pressure, and that it could not possibly be thyroid... no need for a

test.... well, you get the picture.

[Guest guest]

My cholesterol is very very low (strikes me it was 122 on

last physical early this year, internist said he had never

encountered such a low count). It is assumed the low figure

is driven by my Graves. However, I never suffered from high

cholesterol (although I might always have been high thyroid

and not have known it <grin>).

I am in somewhat a contained condition again, taking a half

tapazole on Tuesday and half on Saturday. My last lab

looked fairly decent, I have an appt. Monday with the

ophthalmologist to track whether my TED remains dormant and

that eyes continue to measure the same. At the end of the

month another appt. with endo and more labs. I am hoping I

am again heading into remission.

Elaine (Virginia)

Hello Carol

On Saturday, October 18, 2003, you wrote

CM> Does GD have an effect on cholesterol levels? Or am I misunderstanding?

CM> Carol

[Guest guest]

,

For me, when I go hypo, my BP goes up. One more test can't hurt, maybe

you're on to something.

Terry

> From: graduate56@...

> Reply-To: graves_support

> Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 17:10:34 -0600

> To: graves_support

> Subject: OT blood pressure and thyroid

>

> Hi all,

> This is kind of off topic.

> but I have a friend, who has highh blood pressure but they can't find a

> reason why.

> I've suggested that he have hisself tested for thyroid problems.

> Is this a good suggestion?

> What tests should he have run?

> Is there a doctor that specializes in high blood pressure only?

> I just want to help my friend.

> He has been poked and prodded, and they don't have a clue.

> They have even checked his kidneys for a blockage in his artery there,

> and found nothing.

> But it doesn't sound like the right test have been run.

> They say that his kolesterol and things like that are good.

> But no thyroid test have been made.

> He's getting very very discouraged.

> So, I'm trying to help him, because I know how it is to be just told that

> it could be either this or that.

> I know this is just a strictly graves support list.

> But anything that you guys can suggest will be of great help too him.

>

> Thanks for listening.

> R. green

> A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back

> to you when you have forgotten the words.

>

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> Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER!

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