Thanks for the info on Euthyroid GO

[Guest guest]

Just wanted to thank you all for all the good info and for the

blessings too. No matter how much research one does, the best

educators are those who live and breath it everyday.

For two and a half years i have wondered two things. One, why are

my thyroid panels normal and two, just plain old WHY. Believe it or

not both questions have been answered. I hadn't heard of euthyroid

before and now that I have researched it a little, everything seems a

little more logical to me. One question on blood tests. Is

the " sensitive TSAb " a routine test or something I have to insist on

having done?

Now for the " just why " question. I am a lab tech in an aluminum

plant and needless to say I work with a wide range of chemicals.

Well, I thought for sure that one of those bad boy chemicals had to

be the cause of my GO. Couldn't find any proof to back up my theory

so I gave up wondering why(too stressfull). Its amazing how the Good

Lord answers your questions when He thinks you are ready. Yesterday I

read the sample excerpts from Elaines new book and she mentions that

interferon can induce GD. In 2000 I spent 7 months on interferon.

In May 2001 I started seeing double. Could that have been the root

of this horrible disorder?? I never connected the two together, you

would think my Endo would. One last question. Is there a good

website that discusses this? I see my Endo next week and I would

like to be able to talk to him about it.

I will find out thursday if my surgery is a go. My eye doc won't

do it unless he feels it is necessary and thats a good thing. Again,

thanks for the support and God bless you all.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Interferon is well known for causing the production of thryoid antibodies.

That's why many people treated with interferon for hepatitis end up with Graves'

disease. Postgraduate Medicine Journal had several good articles on GD

several years ago. find their website and do a search. Also, check out Thryoid

Manager, the online thyroid book...they have a section on the causes of GD.

The test is stimulating TSH receptor antibodies....sorry if I said sensitive

TSH receptor antibodies. More and more doctors order it routinely today, but

many doctors still are unclear on the whole auotimmune nature of GD and TED.

You really want both blocking and stimulating antibody levels. so ask for a test

for total TSH receptor antibodies or TBII. Since you're euthyroid you likely

have high amounts of both of these antibodies. Take care, elaine