Re: New member introduction

[Guest guest]

The meeting is Wednesday. Can you still come?

>> Happy Sunday fellow Texans!> > My name is Kathleen, and I am a 44 year old married mother of 3. I currently live in Lubbock, and also lived in Houston for a number of years. I thank Jan for her warm welcome, and look forward to meeting her, and any of you who will be joining us, for dinner Tuesday evening.> > I do not yet have a diagnosis, but in a nutshell, I have most every hypo symptom except thinning hair. My thyroid is pressing on my windpipe enough that I feel like I have a big pill stuck in my throat, but not large enough that the average observer can see it. I have crazy-high cholesterol, and take a statin for that, along with other meds that treat hypo symptoms I have developed: sleep aid, antidepressant, progesterone, naprosin, and steroid cream for eczema. > > My TSH last measured at 2.010 (0.4-4.5 range) and my T4 is 8.2 (4.5-12 range). Despite what I now know to be inadequate labs, my primary care doc was astute enough to catch that my thyroid is enlarged, and sent me for an ultrasound.> > The ultrasound revealed that my right lobe is enlarged, and it contains a single hypoechoic nodule that may be an intrathyroidal parathyroid gland. I am paraphrasing the ultrasound report there, and have been trying to find more info on what exactly an intrathyroidal parathyroid gland it.> > I was referred to an ENT, and will have further evaluation on April 20th. I realize that a FNA is a possibility. I plan to ask for Free T3 and T4 as well as antithyroxine and antithyroglobulin tests. > > Has anyone here used Dr. Scalero in Lubbock? Is he the type that will just want to do surgery? Does he take clinical symptoms seriously, or think that TSH is the whole story? I'd prefer to avoid surgery unless it is really necessary, and hope to find a doc who is willing to treat me. Any insight or info is appreciated.> > thank you,> > Kathleen>

[Guest guest]

Yes! Look forward to seeing you!

Kathleen

> >

> > Happy Sunday fellow Texans!

> >

> > My name is Kathleen, and I am a 44 year old married mother of 3. I

> currently live in Lubbock, and also lived in Houston for a number of

> years. I thank Jan for her warm welcome, and look forward to meeting

> her, and any of you who will be joining us, for dinner Tuesday evening.

> >

> > I do not yet have a diagnosis, but in a nutshell, I have most every

> hypo symptom except thinning hair. My thyroid is pressing on my windpipe

> enough that I feel like I have a big pill stuck in my throat, but not

> large enough that the average observer can see it. I have crazy-high

> cholesterol, and take a statin for that, along with other meds that

> treat hypo symptoms I have developed: sleep aid, antidepressant,

> progesterone, naprosin, and steroid cream for eczema.

> >

> > My TSH last measured at 2.010 (0.4-4.5 range) and my T4 is 8.2 (4.5-12

> range). Despite what I now know to be inadequate labs, my primary care

> doc was astute enough to catch that my thyroid is enlarged, and sent me

> for an ultrasound.

> >

> > The ultrasound revealed that my right lobe is enlarged, and it

> contains a single hypoechoic nodule that may be an intrathyroidal

> parathyroid gland. I am paraphrasing the ultrasound report there, and

> have been trying to find more info on what exactly an intrathyroidal

> parathyroid gland it.

> >

> > I was referred to an ENT, and will have further evaluation on April

> 20th. I realize that a FNA is a possibility. I plan to ask for Free T3

> and T4 as well as antithyroxine and antithyroglobulin tests.

> >

> > Has anyone here used Dr. Scalero in Lubbock? Is he the type that will

> just want to do surgery? Does he take clinical symptoms seriously, or

> think that TSH is the whole story? I'd prefer to avoid surgery unless it

> is really necessary, and hope to find a doc who is willing to treat me.

> Any insight or info is appreciated.

> >

> > thank you,

> >

> > Kathleen

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Yes! Look forward to seeing you!

Kathleen

> >

> > Happy Sunday fellow Texans!

> >

> > My name is Kathleen, and I am a 44 year old married mother of 3. I

> currently live in Lubbock, and also lived in Houston for a number of

> years. I thank Jan for her warm welcome, and look forward to meeting

> her, and any of you who will be joining us, for dinner Tuesday evening.

> >

> > I do not yet have a diagnosis, but in a nutshell, I have most every

> hypo symptom except thinning hair. My thyroid is pressing on my windpipe

> enough that I feel like I have a big pill stuck in my throat, but not

> large enough that the average observer can see it. I have crazy-high

> cholesterol, and take a statin for that, along with other meds that

> treat hypo symptoms I have developed: sleep aid, antidepressant,

> progesterone, naprosin, and steroid cream for eczema.

> >

> > My TSH last measured at 2.010 (0.4-4.5 range) and my T4 is 8.2 (4.5-12

> range). Despite what I now know to be inadequate labs, my primary care

> doc was astute enough to catch that my thyroid is enlarged, and sent me

> for an ultrasound.

> >

> > The ultrasound revealed that my right lobe is enlarged, and it

> contains a single hypoechoic nodule that may be an intrathyroidal

> parathyroid gland. I am paraphrasing the ultrasound report there, and

> have been trying to find more info on what exactly an intrathyroidal

> parathyroid gland it.

> >

> > I was referred to an ENT, and will have further evaluation on April

> 20th. I realize that a FNA is a possibility. I plan to ask for Free T3

> and T4 as well as antithyroxine and antithyroglobulin tests.

> >

> > Has anyone here used Dr. Scalero in Lubbock? Is he the type that will

> just want to do surgery? Does he take clinical symptoms seriously, or

> think that TSH is the whole story? I'd prefer to avoid surgery unless it

> is really necessary, and hope to find a doc who is willing to treat me.

> Any insight or info is appreciated.

> >

> > thank you,

> >

> > Kathleen

> >

>