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I have had a similair experience. I am 36 and was diagnosed with Hashi's over 11 years ago now. I sufferred for many years before a diagnosis. I have had 4 children along with some miscarriages. While I was pregnant I lost weight, felt great and looked good. After I had the baby I was skinnier than ever each time but within a few months the pounds started piling one. I nursed my last baby for 14 months and still gained the weight. I gained 60 pounds after my last child was born. I was so upset and still battle to take the weight off. That baby is now 9.

The EBV is the virus that causes Mono (Mononuecleosis). Pretty much everyone has it at sometime in your life. Once you get it your body builds antibodies against the virus. I don't know what all these numbers tell you except that you have the antigen's. To tell if you really have mono they usually run a regular CBC and check your WBC count. If that is high then it could indicate that the virus is active.

Good luck at your doctor's appointment and I am sure that they will give you some answers. Also if you do some searches online you might find some info too.

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Hello all,My name is Colleen--I live in South Jersey. I was diagnosed with Hashi's about a year ago. I've been sick since 2002 and have gone through what most of us have with doctors throwing anti-depressants my way or simply saying "you're a working mom--of course you are tired"...and all of that. I have a great doc now at the U of Penn (four doctors later). So, here are some of my concerns. First, I've gained a good amount of weight in the past three years (and I've had two pregnancies in that amount of time). So, weight is an issue. Since we finally knew about the Hashi's with my last pregnancy the doc monitored me really well and I actually felt great while pregnant and actually lost weight! After the baby was born things went downhill immediately. My arm started to get numb again, more weight gain, fatigue, plus I never stopped bleeding after having the baby which requied two weeks of straight progesteron, etc. I had bloodwork done at 6 weeks post-partum and it read that I was a bit hyper. I was shocked! So, doc had me skip one of my daily 1oo mcg Levoxyl pills in a week. I am now 6 months post partum and super fatigued, worse numbness, forgetfullness, fuzzy, sore throat, etc. I had my bloodwork done and my TSH is 9.921 (.350-5.50). I can't believe I went so far hypo so quickly. I also have Epstein-barr which no one has ever been able to tell me anything about--what role does it play? Can it be treated? etc. Always a mystery. Anyway, here are my EBV numbers: EBV Early Antigen 113 (0-99), EBV Ab VCA 792 (0-99), EBV Nuclear Antigen 647 (0-99). No clue what any of that means. Next...cholesterol. My overall cholesteral is now 212 and my LDL is 141. I do not eat a lot of junk food at all. I eat balanced meals, fruits and veggies and take a multi-vitamin. I will work on my diet more and get more exercise but man, oh man, I am so frustrated!! I see my doc at Penn this Thursday. I'd love to hear your take on any of this.Also, I find it so hard to find information related to hashi's. Can anyone recommend a book or website?Colleen

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A high C reactive protein score indicates a virus or infection. Does anyone have a high red blood count? I do and no one will tell me what it means. My friend had a high red blood count. Her doctor told her to give blood. nancy

I have had a similair experience. I am 36 and was diagnosed with Hashi's over 11 years ago now. I sufferred for many years before a diagnosis. I have had 4 children along with some miscarriages. While I was pregnant I lost weight, felt great and looked good. After I had the baby I was skinnier than ever each time but within a few months the pounds started piling one. I nursed my last baby for 14 months and still gained the weight. I gained 60 pounds after my last child was born. I was so upset and still battle to take the weight off. That baby is now 9.

The EBV is the virus that causes Mono (Mononuecleosis). Pretty much everyone has it at sometime in your life. Once you get it your body builds antibodies against the virus. I don't know what all these numbers tell you except that you have the antigen's. To tell if you really have mono they usually run a regular CBC and check your WBC count. If that is high then it could indicate that the virus is active.

Good luck at your doctor's appointment and I am sure that they will give you some answers. Also if you do some searches online you might find some info too.

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A high C reactive protein score not only indicates a virus or infection but an acute virus or infection. It can mean anything from rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, IBS to heart attack. Here is a website that explains it more in detail. http://arthritis.about.com/cs/diagnostic/a/crp.htm

or

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/C-Reactive-Protein-CRP

This is from the mayo clinic about high red blood cell count.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/high-red-blood-cell-count/AN00490

and

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/polycythaemia.htm

I would suggest that your friend seek a second opinion to see if her condition is one of the lesser causes or one of the more severe. Only a good doctor will be able to diagnose the reason for her condition.

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A high C reactive protein score indicates a virus or infection. Does anyone have a high red blood count? I do and no one will tell me what it means. My friend had a high red blood count. Her doctor told her to give blood. nancy

I have had a similair experience. I am 36 and was diagnosed with Hashi's over 11 years ago now. I sufferred for many years before a diagnosis. I have had 4 children along with some miscarriages. While I was pregnant I lost weight, felt great and looked good. After I had the baby I was skinnier than ever each time but within a few months the pounds started piling one. I nursed my last baby for 14 months and still gained the weight. I gained 60 pounds after my last child was born. I was so upset and still battle to take the weight off. That baby is now 9. The EBV is the virus that causes Mono (Mononuecleosis). Pretty much everyone has it at sometime in your life. Once you get it your body builds antibodies against the virus. I don't know what all these numbers tell you except that you have the antigen's. To tell if you really have mono they usually run a regular CBC and check your WBC count. If that is high then it could indicate that the virus is active. Good luck at your doctor's appointment and I am sure that they will give you some answers. Also if you do some searches online you might find some info too. **************************************See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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My name is and I just joined this group. I haven't had a chance

to read through all of the many posts, but its wonderful knowing there

are other people with the same issues I have. I have moderate asthma

and allergies to just about everything. I work in a very large room

with a 20 women, three of whom douse themselves with perfume often.

I have an air purifier at work - an Austin Air Healthmate Plus Jr.,

which I bought specifically to filter out the fumes of perfume and

permanent markers used in the area. " Pure air in 7 seconds " is how it

was advertised.

Among many reviews I read, this was an objective review of the air

purifiers available: http://www.consumersearch.com/air-purifiers/review

I use advair for asthma, and nasarel for allergies, though I just got

done taking mega doses of prednisone because I now have nasal polyps,

which will have to be surgically removed (not looking forward to that).

My ENT just gave me 2 samples of Advair, because he said there is now

a new product out that is competing with Advair. Has anyone heard

anything about it? He didn't tell me the name of the product.

To answer other posts, I'm from Pennsylvania and there is no smoking

allowed in restaurants (of course, the casinos are still allowed to

have smoking areas, as well as bars/taverns but it depends upon the

percentage of food/alcohol they serve.

Here in PA, we also have to show our drivers license and sign a form

when buying Sudafed (I buy the generic WalMart version).

Thanks for having me.