Re: blood test

[Guest guest]

IBD can effect thyroid indirectly. The antagonized immune system sometimes attacks your thyroid mistakenly (Hashimoto's). I was diagnosed Hashimoto's shortly after my stomach pain started. Years later, i went SCD, and immediately my thyroid meds became too high. This caused much consternation between me and my incompetent ignorant doctors trying to figure out why. as I continued to improve, they just had to completely taper me off my thyroid meds. Took a couple months.

Best,

 

Thanks. I have UC. Don't know of any other issues. Yet.michelle

To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Mon, April 19, 2010 8:15:00 PM

Subject: Re: blood test

 

Hi ,I imagine that what tests you get should be based on trouble issues that your medical diagnosis would cause. Do you have CD, UC, IBS?I have Crohn's and this is what my doctor ordered for me last time I was in:

IRON

AND TIBC (TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY)ELECTROLYTES,

SERUMCREATININE,

SERUM, WITH GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATEVITAMIN

D, 25-HYDROXYCRP

(C-REACTIVE PROTEIN), SERUMCBC

(COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT) WITHOUT DIFFERENTIALWHITE

BLOOD CELL DIFFERENTIAL, AUTOMATED I also had a thyroid test done, but I think that's because it runs in my family and I had some abnormalities in the past. I don't think that has anything to do with Crohn's.

Also, Elaine talks about malabsorption in BTVC (starts on page 64 in the newest version) and goes on to talk about what normal vitamin levels should be. Try reading that before you talk to you doc. Hope this info helps.

~CD, SCD 02/21/2010

On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Earthymom88 <earthymom88@ yahoo.com> wrote:

 

I haven't gone for a blood test since starting the scd. I should have done it right away but I didn't. Now I feel like I need to see where I am. Is there a specific test I need to ask for or specific things I need tested. B12, iron, d... What else?

michelle

[Guest guest]

Oh, wow! I didn't know that. My thyroid inconsistencies showed up right before (3 months or so) I was diagnosed with CD.  Fortunately we decided to do nothing about it since it didn't seem to be having any affect on my body. This is good to keep in mind though. Thanks for sharing.

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IBD can effect thyroid indirectly. The antagonized immune system sometimes attacks your thyroid mistakenly (Hashimoto's). I was diagnosed Hashimoto's shortly after my stomach pain started. Years later, i went SCD, and immediately my thyroid meds became too high. This caused much consternation between me and my incompetent ignorant doctors trying to figure out why. as I continued to improve, they just had to completely taper me off my thyroid meds. Took a couple months.

Best,

 

Thanks. I have UC. Don't know of any other issues. Yet.michelle

To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Mon, April 19, 2010 8:15:00 PM

Subject: Re: blood test

 

Hi ,I imagine that what tests you get should be based on trouble issues that your medical diagnosis would cause. Do you have CD, UC, IBS?I have Crohn's and this is what my doctor ordered for me last time I was in:

IRON

AND TIBC (TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY)ELECTROLYTES,

SERUMCREATININE,

SERUM, WITH GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATEVITAMIN

D, 25-HYDROXYCRP

(C-REACTIVE PROTEIN), SERUMCBC

(COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT) WITHOUT DIFFERENTIALWHITE

BLOOD CELL DIFFERENTIAL, AUTOMATED I also had a thyroid test done, but I think that's because it runs in my family and I had some abnormalities in the past. I don't think that has anything to do with Crohn's.

Also, Elaine talks about malabsorption in BTVC (starts on page 64 in the newest version) and goes on to talk about what normal vitamin levels should be. Try reading that before you talk to you doc. Hope this info helps.

~CD, SCD 02/21/2010

On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Earthymom88 <earthymom88@ yahoo.com> wrote:

 

I haven't gone for a blood test since starting the scd. I should have done it right away but I didn't. Now I feel like I need to see where I am. Is there a specific test I need to ask for or specific things I need tested. B12, iron, d... What else?

michelle