Re: Help desperately needed to understand antibody test results

[Guest guest]

h37h37,

You wrote:

>

> Thyroid Peroxidase (anti-TPO) = 276 (lab range: greater than 60)

> Thyroglobulin Antibody = 1,300 (lab range: greater than 60)

These just say that your immune system is actively attacking your

thyroid. That is called Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. These readings will

return to normal once your thyroid has stopped functioning.

The other numbers confirm the resulting decreased thyroid function. Your

doctor should try to keep this under control by gradually increasing the

replacement hormone dose. Eventually, you will need to completely

replace your thyroid function by hormonal supplements. Sometimes, a

decrease is needed. For pregnancy, you need to keep the TSH under about 2 .

Chuck

[Guest guest]

So if I have hashi's the goal is to totally suppress my thyroid

function and completely replace it with hormone supplements?? I

assume, at this point, that my thyroid is still putting out hormones

-- does the antibody attack eventually kill it or does it stop because

of the supplemental hormone? Thanks, Amy

>

> These readings will

> return to normal once your thyroid has stopped functioning.

>

> Eventually, you will need to completely

> replace your thyroid function by hormonal supplements. Sometimes, a

> decrease is needed.

>

> Chuck

>

[Guest guest]

,

I had a maternal fetal medicine doctor monitor my thyroid and my babies

while I was pregnant. They do like to make sure your numbers stay very

low. I have Hashimotos also.

Sara

On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 7:04 PM, Chuck B <gumboyaya@...> wrote:

> h37h37,

>

>

> You wrote:

> >

> > Thyroid Peroxidase (anti-TPO) = 276 (lab range: greater than 60)

> > Thyroglobulin Antibody = 1,300 (lab range: greater than 60)

>

> These just say that your immune system is actively attacking your

> thyroid. That is called Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. These readings will

> return to normal once your thyroid has stopped functioning.

>

> The other numbers confirm the resulting decreased thyroid function. Your

> doctor should try to keep this under control by gradually increasing the

> replacement hormone dose. Eventually, you will need to completely

> replace your thyroid function by hormonal supplements. Sometimes, a

> decrease is needed. For pregnancy, you need to keep the TSH under about 2

> .

>

> Chuck

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sometimes I believe that Hashi's can go into remission, but I am not

aware of a single documented case in which it was cured. If there is

such I'd like to be aware of it.

>

> Re: Help desperately needed to understand antibody test results

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> Posted by: " Gracia " circe@...

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> graciabee <graciabee>

>

>

> Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:32 am (PDT)

>

>

> this is the conventional approach. alternative would be to use high

> dose iodine, selenium, and Armour thyroid if necessary to lower

> antibodies and halt thyroid destruction.

> http://wwwhelpmythyroid.com <http://wwwhelpmythyroid.com>

> conventional medicine is focused on disease maintenance, not wellness.

> Gracia

>

> Amy,

>

> You wrote:

> >

> > So if I have hashi's the goal is to totally suppress my thyroid

> > function and completely replace it with hormone supplements?

> ?...

>

> No, the goal is to stay " euthyroid, " both before and after the gland

> fails. That means that as thyroid function decreases, you want to

> supplement it to the normal level. The challenge with Hashi's is that

>

> 1. Thyroxine output (and the optimum dose) varies unpredictably;

> 2. Antibodies can sometimes attack thyroxine in the blood stream, as

> well as the active gland, thus confusing the blood tests;

> 3. A dying gland will often overproduce near the end in an attempt to

> compensate. This can result in the well known " roller coaster effect. "

> 4. Doctors and the tests may not keep up with these changes. This can

> lead to the illusion that the medication is not working, or that it is

> producing side effects, which are really just the disease when it is

> under treated.

>

> Chuck

[Guest guest]

Wow, Crystal,

What did she do? I really believe in a mind-body connection, and believe that

we can do extraordinary (and seemingly impossible) things...I can't wait to read

her book!

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