RE: RE: Dawn- can't believe it either

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Thank you Thank you Thank you! I need all of the info I can get! I think the only symptom I have is the hair loss. I do get cold a lot. My hands and feet especially. But if I put a jacket on and dress warm, I do warm up. Not sure of the non pitting water retention...can you explain? Loss of the outer eyebrows, yes. Well, there but a little skimpy and have been for a while. Have noticed memory problems when in a conversation with someone. Takes me a moment to come up with and easy word. Mind you, I'm really reaching for these. I feel like my normal self, but if I stop to really think about these symptoms, do I have them or am I just thinking I have them? I do no I have the chronic hair loss!!! Are the other symptoms as loud to one with a thyroid condition? If that's the case, then no I don't have any of these symptoms. Does that make sense to you?

I am not sure if my hair will ever stop falling out! I thought if I put the implants in, it messed with my system, then an internist would be able to find some answers. Sounds like I don't want to be on ANY thyroid medication! Then how do I get my hair to stop falling out? Do you think I should wait a while before taking any prescribed meds? How long do you think I should wait for the hair to stop?

Sounds like I should NOT take the synthroid...right? What should I ask for? I hate going to a DR. and requesting certain meds when I don't know what I am talking about. I am so foreign to all of this. I will ask to have my T3 and T4 tested, as Dr. Kolb emailed me back and told me to have those tested. If they come back abnormal, do I take the drugs she prescribes me? (not Kolb, my internist)

Please help, I'll take any info I can get!

Marie Re: can't believe it either

J,Your really getting closer to the date here. I can only imagine what you are going through in your head.. like me. So when does the mourning process begin? I feel like it's beginning for me now. Or is it after they are gone. I should find a book on grieving I guess. I just want to be prepared emotionally. I'm starting to cry as I write this. It's starting to become a reality.Thank God I found you guys on this site. Imagine going through this horror alone? Alone and to be told by others that there is nothing wrong with you, you are a hypochondriac.I don't know what I will look like either post explant but when I spoke to at Dr. Feng's office, I explained to her my situation and how long the implants have been in and she said I should go back to pretty much what I was pre poison sac. So, with that, I had to have this pretty little ( and they are little) bras. I got the one's they call The Very Sexy. They Are very sexy... it's my favorite bra! It makes any small woman look shapely.It comes in all these pretty colors too. In my mind I think that if I have these bras now, I have hope for mentally living through the process of this all. Very strange how the human mind works.I never imagined I would be getting these things out for good, I never imagined that I would have to admit that this is the problem.Question for you J, Were you on thyroid medication prior to the implants or did you acquire this mishap after the implants? I'm wondering how many of us had to get on thyroid meds post implantion.I wouldn't have even gotten on them at all if it weren't for my aggressive persistence with the doctors.. All my labs have been squeaky clean normal.. unless ofcourse there are certain tests which would not be normal and I have'nt had them. And truthfully, I don't even want to know if something shows up bad, it'll only give me something else to obsess about all day long.))))hugs((((Dawn> Dawn,> Thanks for sharing so honestly. My explant is in a couple of weeks, > 3/30. I have had some doubts in my mind, like, well, maybe the > antidepressants and the thyroid meds and the season and the this and > that are causing me to feel like I've ran a marathon even when I > wake up in the mornings. I've begun to rehearse the surgery in my > head daily, and it's a lonely place. My husband is mourning over the > loss of the big boobs, and he refuses to talk to me about my > decision to explant. > I've been looking through the Secret catalog and thinking, > wow, if I knew how much of my original breasts I might retain after > the surgery, I could buy some of those cute bras now. But I have no > idea what my breasts will look like after surgery, and that is a > little crazy-making in my head too.> I am certain that explanting will improve my health. But it is kind > of a mourning process, i.e. denial, negotiation, anger, sadness, and > acceptance. I guess I go back and forth and hopefully there is a > pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. JOpinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by licensed health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed health care professional before commencing any medical treatment. "Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you. Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live a happy life and how to work for a better world." - Linus ing, two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace)

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Marie,

First… You must have the lab tests

done. Some people do have one major symptom and the others very subtle. So,

first thing is first.

It’s very important to tell the

doctor to do these specific tests because these are the only ones that will

tell you anything. THE most important test of all of the ones I mentioned is

The FREE T3. This will tell how your body is converting t4 into t3. T3 is the

active hormone, the one that keeps you going. The FREE part means what is

available to your cells. The antibody test is critically important too as the

other tests can show normal.

Have you had any other labs done recently?

When I went to my dermatologist last year due to the hair loss she tested me

for anti nuclear antibodies to rule out lupus. Have you had this test done yet?

And even if you had the antibodies it doesn’t necessarily mean you will

get the illness… it could be from the implants.

I am not saying DO NOT take synthroid. I would not take synthroid,

because I despise the company, I despise the lies and the fraudulent activity. What

I am saying is that .. people

such as ourselves who suffer from hair loss fare much better on something like armour, thyrolar, westhroid. Go

to the healtboards site…. There are a lot of

really experienced people there… they can give you insight on any

question regarding thyroid. That way you can get an opinion from all angles.

Gees, for all you know you could be hyper not hypo.. who knows.. you need the tests.. I

know you don’t have anymore time, I know how you feel. And by the way,

loss of the outer third of the eyebrows is a classic sign of hypo.

I am willing to bet that Dr. Kolb will

prescribe you armour… don’t you worry

about that girl… she is into natural medicine!! Glad she is involved with

you I bet you get to the root of the problem with her. That woman is not going

to put you on synthroid.. I

would be shocked.

Feel better.. talk soon,

Dawn

Re: RE:

Dawn- can't believe it either

Thank you Thank you Thank you!

I need all of the info I can get! I think the only symptom

I have is the hair loss. I do get cold a lot. My hands and feet

especially. But if I put a jacket on and dress warm, I do warm

up. Not sure of the non pitting water retention...can you explain?

Loss of the outer eyebrows, yes. Well, there but a little skimpy and have

been for a while. Have noticed memory problems when in a conversation

with someone. Takes me a moment to come up with and easy word. Mind

you, I'm really reaching for these. I feel like my normal self, but if I

stop to really think about these symptoms, do I have them or am I just thinking

I have them? I do no I have the chronic hair loss!!! Are the other

symptoms as loud to one with a thyroid condition? If that's the case,

then no I don't have any of these symptoms. Does that make sense to you?

I am not sure if my hair will ever stop falling

out! I thought if I put the implants in, it messed with my system, then

an internist would be able to find some answers. Sounds like I don't want

to be on ANY thyroid medication! Then how do I get my hair to stop

falling out? Do you think I should wait a while before taking any

prescribed meds? How long do you think I should wait for the hair to

stop?

Sounds like I should NOT take the synthroid...right?

What should I ask for? I hate going to a DR. and requesting certain meds

when I don't know what I am talking about. I am so foreign to all of

this. I will ask to have my T3 and T4 tested, as Dr. Kolb emailed me back

and told me to have those tested. If they come back abnormal, do I take

the drugs she prescribes me? (not Kolb, my internist)

Please help, I'll take any info I can get!

Marie

Re: can't believe it either

J,

Your really getting closer to the date here. I can

only imagine what

you are going through in your head.. like me.

So when does the mourning process begin? I feel

like it's beginning

for me now. Or is it after they are gone. I should

find a book on

grieving I guess. I just want to be prepared

emotionally. I'm

starting to cry as I write this. It's starting to

become a reality.

Thank God I found you guys on this site. Imagine

going through this

horror alone? Alone and to be told by others that

there is nothing

wrong with you, you are a hypochondriac.

I don't know what I will look like either post

explant but when I

spoke to at Dr. Feng's office, I explained

to her my situation

and how long the implants have been in and she

said I should go back

to pretty much what I was pre poison sac.

So, with that, I had to have this pretty little (

and they are

little) bras. I got the one's they call The Very

Sexy. They Are very

sexy... it's my favorite bra! It makes any small

woman look shapely.

It comes in all these pretty colors too.

In my mind I think that if I have these bras now,

I have hope for

mentally living through the process of this all.

Very strange how

the human mind works.

I never imagined I would be getting these things

out for good, I

never imagined that I would have to admit that

this is the problem.

Question for you J, Were you on thyroid

medication prior to the

implants or did you acquire this mishap after the

implants? I'm

wondering how many of us had to get on thyroid

meds post implantion.

I wouldn't have even gotten on them at all if it

weren't for my

aggressive persistence with the doctors.. All my

labs have been

squeaky clean normal.. unless ofcourse there are

certain tests which

would not be normal and I have'nt had them. And

truthfully, I don't

even want to know if something shows up bad, it'll

only give me

something else to obsess about all day long.

))))hugs((((

Dawn

> Dawn,

> Thanks for sharing so honestly. My

explant is in a couple of

weeks,

> 3/30. I have had some doubts in my

mind, like, well, maybe the

> antidepressants and the thyroid meds and the

season and the this

and

> that are causing me to feel like I've ran a

marathon even when I

> wake up in the mornings. I've begun to

rehearse the surgery in my

> head daily, and it's a lonely place. My

husband is mourning over

the

> loss of the big boobs, and he refuses to talk

to me about my

> decision to explant.

> I've been looking through the Secret

catalog and

thinking,

> wow, if I knew how much of my original

breasts I might retain

after

> the surgery, I could buy some of those cute

bras now. But I have

no

> idea what my breasts will look like after

surgery, and that is a

> little crazy-making in my head too.

> I am certain that explanting will improve my

health. But it is

kind

> of a mourning process, i.e. denial,

negotiation, anger, sadness,

and

> acceptance. I guess I go back and forth

and hopefully there is a

> pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

J

Opinions

expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by licensed health

care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed health care professional

before commencing any medical treatment.

" Do not let either the medical authorities or

the politicians mislead you. Find out what the facts are, and make your own

decisions about how to live a happy life and how to work for a better

world. " - Linus ing, two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry;

1963, Peace)