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Dear Elaine and all,

Welcome back, Elaine. I hope you had a great trip. YOu were

missed, but the your spirit is ever present.

I received my latest lab results yesterday. TSH 1.09 (range .5 -

5.0) Free T4 1.0 (range .8 - 1.8)

My endo and I e-mail. I reported to my endo that I lowered the PTU

dose from 150 mg daily to 100 mg as soon as I had the blood work

becuase of severe symptoms...sleeplessness, chest discomfort,

buzzing/tingling, cold hands, joint pain/stiffness, memory,

overwhelmed feeling, blood pressure of 80's/50's, etc. I considered

reporting to the emergency room the night before the labwork.

The endo repeats to me that I have reduced the dose. (I don't know

what she would have done.) I see her Oct. 17, but she doesn't want

the next bloodwork for 6-8 weeks.

My FT4 have reduce dramatically with each lab on PTU...2 weeks..FT4

for 3.36 to 2.3...after 3 weeks PTU Ft4 1.4...after nearly 4 weeks

PTu and drop inderol FT4 1.0. I am so near HYPO with my Ft4 now

that I am afraid to go 6 to 8 weeks before the next bloodtest. How

do I convince my endo to keep me closer to " normal " on the hyper

side.

As I look back I have always had hypO symptoms. These few weeks of

hyperthyroid are the first time I have not had COLD hands and feet.

I've like that. I have so many aches and pains. And for the few

weeks while I was hyper...they were so much less. Yet..when my TSH

was always 1.5 to 2.6 I complained to doc's about my discomfort.

Most past TSH scores were .6. How do I get my endo to make that our

goal? Why does she seem to want me on the verge of HYPO?

Research? that I can take for my case would help.

Meanwhile I wait for the test result for growth hormone and and

endocrine tumor.

Thanks for any thoughts.

Ever hopeful,

AJ