A: Thyroid/radiation support

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Kim,

Did you have her remove gluten from her diet? It sounds like she is

already committed to surgery, but I have heard of good results just

from removing gluten. Still wouldn't hurt to consider even if she has

the surgery.

Todd Maderis

Portland, OR

ND4

On Apr 27, 2005, at 4:17 PM, Hindman wrote:

>

> Kim- I had a thought about her system in general- what is the state of

> her adrenals? It sounds like you've done a lot of treatments for her

> thyroid, and things haven't resolved. So I'd say look to another

> system. I know that many thyroid disorders can actually be adrenal

> disorders, as the adrenals develop first. If they don't develop

> correctly, they can't support normal thyroid development and

> functioning.

>

> Hindman

> Portland, OR

> Anybody

>

> On 4/27/05, kim wetzler <kimwetzler@...> wrote:

>> Hi group,

>>

>> I'm resending this because I'd really like some

>> opinions/recommendations and

>> haven't gotten any responses yet. If anyone remembers off the top of

>> their

>> head the dosing of Hp radiation (is it Xray?) you could shoot that to

>> me as

>> well (it was not in the archives). I'm sure I can find it somewhere.

>>

>> Reapeat of Q:

>>

>> I have a patient that I have been working with for the last 8 months

>> for

>> Grave's dz.

>> She is a 37 year old female and wants to have a child.

>>

>> We have worked with many rounds of Undas to address the thyroid and

>> glandular system, the gut as well as the autoimmune dz itself. We

>> have used

>> Cornus, Viburnum Gemmos, nutritional support, Thyroidinum 9CH,

>> and

>> Avena tea, Lycopus and Leonorus, Iodum MK. She had also been on

>> Methimazole

>> without any help and then PTU which helped but she developed a

>> reaction to

>> it. The naturopathic treatments have been minimally helpful but she

>> has

>> been very diligent about them.

>>

>> Now she has decided to get the radiation treatment because her

>> symptoms are

>> very disruptive and she needs it to be under control if she is going

>> to have

>> a healthy pegnancy. We have discussed this extensively and she

>> concludes

>> that this is the best choice for her.

>>

>> My question is regarding supporting her from this time forward. I

>> have not

>> treated anyone yet who has undergone any type of radiation treatments

>> and

>> would like some advice. We want to help her detox from the treatment

>> as

>> well as support the thyroid that will be going hypo soon.

>>

>> I ahve given her unda 2,20,258 to begin after treatment and

>> antioxidants.

>> SHe's also on other nutritional support, extra Selenium, B comples,

>> Fish

>> oil, Flax/EPO, COPs, HMF, Calc Fluor 6x (for her exopthalmos). I

>> also gave

>> her Thyroidinum 4CH to begin after treatment.

>>

>> Other suggestions would be helpful.

>>

>> They also said they wanted to put her on Prednisone after the

>> treatment

>> because they say that the eye dz can worsen just after treatment and

>> this

>> could hellp prevent that. I don't know what to do about that and

>> she's

>> afraid to not do it.

>>

>> I am also wondering if using a glandular Thyroid supplement would be

>> safe at

>> this time or not. Not sure if I would use it anyway but just a

>> thought.

>>

>> Thank you in advance,

>>

>> Kim E Wetzler, ND

>> Milwaukee, WI

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> Kim E. Wetzler, ND

>> Family Practice

>> Vice-President, Wisconsin Naturopathic Physicians Association

>> www.drkimwetzler.com

>>

>> Seven Stones Center for Wellness

>> 1924 N Farwell Ave

>> Milwaukee, WI 53202

>> 414.224.1074

>>

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>> 826 E. Center St.

>> Milwaukee, WI 53212

>> 414.372.5553

>>

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