Guest guest Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 Hi Elaine, I see you are reading posts now, and would request you check on our newest member Sheila, as she has a doctors appointment tomorrow. There are several posts, and they do put it together for us. Thanks, -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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 Hi Pam, sorry I just saw your post the night of the 7th. I'm slowly catching up but am still behind and end up skimming more than I like. I'll look for Sheila's post. thanks, Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 Thanks Elaine, Lots of confusion since I posted to you. I was gone too, so your not the only one, feeling behind here. Seems her doctor says she does not need any antibody tests now, because that one ( TPO positive) was not real high. That means she does not have Hashis or nor could she get Graves'. And all the eye problems are not thyroid related. Grrrr ! I just got in from a icky day, and was sorry to see your doctor visit result Sheila ! That is just plain wrong. Why are you on medication then ? What else causes ALL the eye symptoms you describe ? Yes... stress does play into it ! It can cause the thyroid disease to get worse. Could even cause a change from Hashimoto's to Graves' if you are real unlucky. It is very common for Graves' patients to be hypo first. If you wait the 4 to six months to see what happens, you could be in a world of hurt by then. No excuse for any professional to be that stupid. You DO HAVE thyroid antibodies registering. Normal people have NO thyroid antibodies at all. The scale only shows symptoms and active disease once it goes one number over the line. Before that it is showing you that you do have thyroid disease antibodies , sitting there waiting for the right moment to cause trouble. The scale of antibody numbers include the entire population. Which includes both normal AND thyroid problem people. As soon as you go over .02 % or such, you are no longer normal. -Pam L- trying to make it clear, thus it seems I have repeated what NEEDS to be repeated. This IS a very confusing subject, and most of us take a long time to get it clear. But you need to understand it now Sheila. There have been a few members that have had the Armour be part of the problem with antibodies. We only have a few examples, and no real studies have ever been done. If it were ME, I would switch to the other one. Cytomel ??? Help.... or some one hypo.... what is the name ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2003 Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 Hi Pam. Yes, Cytomel is the synthetic T3 that many people here take. And yes, even though the one thyroid antibody test was only slightly elevated, that is significant. It would also be helpful to run other thyroid antibody tests, like TBII or TSH receptor antibodies and an anti-TPO test. Hope we both get caught up, Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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