Question Re: Facial Swelling, possible Hypo symptom??

[Guest guest]

Hi Barb,

This stuff ALWAYS happens on a long weekend ya know.

It sounds hypo in my experience. Probably no need to panic.

" IF " it is plain ol' hypo, that simply means the Tap is doing what it is

supposed to do.

Sorry, I am not up on your history. Where you hyper or hypo when you

switched to Tap ? What mg. of each ? With this info I can make a better

GUESS at least.

Why did you switch, just out of curiosity.

The T3 should be checked several months in a row in the beginning. This is

to make sure YOUR T3 is not a problem.

FT3 is much more accurate, but much more expensive.

I had plain T3 checked the first three months and there was no problem for

ME, so I never went to the extra expense of FT3 until my very LAST lab for

Graves'. I went all out that last lab, as I had been anti thyroid drug ( ATD

) FREE for 8 weeks and this is how I celebrated. :-)

Sad huh !

I pay about $33 for T3.

FT3 was $155

You should at least get the T3 and see if it is high compared... then if it

is, get a FT3. Process of elimination.

More important with Tap since Tap does NOT limit the conversion of T4 into

T3.

PTU does do this.

Whatever you do... do NOT lower your dose until you get the blood drawn. A

few days of hypo happens. It is not Hypo Hell. The Hell in hypo is when you

are left there for years due to bad docturn'.

-Pam L-

3 1/2 years Graves', TED, and PTU. Remission due to SLOW reduction of PTU

(despite an incompetent endo ! ), improved lifestyle, excellent nutrition,

herbs, and looking at the big picture.

Pills alone only help the symptoms. We must help our bodies to heal.

[Guest guest]

I've been in an active phase of thyroid eye disease (TED) for about

3 weeks now, and the major sign was swelling around my eyes. My eye

lids are swollen as well as the skin above them, and I have bags

under my eyes. My eyes were measured a month ago, and the left one

is bigger than the previous measurement

Remember that anyone can develop eye disease at any time. I've been

taking Tapazole for almost 3 months now and I have responded very

well on it according to my blood tests (in fact my doctor had to

reduce my dosage so I wouldn't beecome hypo). But despite my almost

normal levels, my eye disease is getting worse.

Have you seen an opthamologist yet? Mine has been tracking my eyes

since my diagnosis, and sent me to see the plastic surgeon/eye

disease specialist this week due to the changes in my eyes. She

agrees that I have TED, and is watching my eyes closely.

It's possible that you're hypo but the swelling could also be eye

disease, which needs to be checked out as soon as possible.

Jennie