Re: High Antibodies - help Elaine or Pam

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Hi ,

The PTU is your best bet for lowering the antibodies (TPO-Ab, TSI, etc.).

Also, avoiding triggers, such as stress, iodine, cigarette smoke,

flavorings (MSG, etc.), artificial sweeteners (aspartame), refined sugars,

saturated fats, immune system stimulators (echinacea, zinc, etc.) and

anything else that you find triggers you in particular.

I didn't find NMT helpful; perhaps it was my practitioner. Different people

have different experiences, from what I gather.

Keep looking for an endo who will treat you with ATDs. You may have luck by

calling different MD offices. My endo is " eh " (overdosed and undermonitored

me), but at least he doesn't have a problem in treating me according to my

choice, ATDs.

I believe you should not expect to get a goiter if your thyroid levels (FT3

and FT4) are in range. I have not heard of eye problems being associated

with elevated TPO-Ab or Thyroglobulin Ab.

Congrats on having your child at 45! What vitamins/minerals did you find

helpful while pregnant? I am taking NataChew, as I am planning a pregnancy.

At 01:59 PM 9/20/2003, you wrote:

>It's been awhile since I had some bloodwork done. My last endo was

>very obnoxious. He actually made me laugh. He determined that it

>was time for RAI. I refused it. He then informed me that " I was

>the only person on the east coast that hadn't done this with this

>problem ... " . I told him then he needed to get out more often since

>many informed people are opting out of this.

[Guest guest]

> >It's been awhile since I had some bloodwork done. My last endo

was

> >very obnoxious. He actually made me laugh. He determined that it

> >was time for RAI. I refused it. He then informed me that " I was

> >the only person on the east coast that hadn't done this with this

> >problem ... " . I told him then he needed to get out more often

since

> >many informed people are opting out of this.

>

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