Re: my latest test results-another autoimmune disease?

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My top question is why has this doctor not gotten back with you a whole lot

sooner? About sodium: I personally don't think that we can drink too much

water, except if you're talking about 3 to 4 gallons a day, or something

outlandish like that. I drink about a gallong or so a day, not including

other liquids, and my sodium is always right at that last low #, just like

yours. THIS is why I do not believe in a low salt diet for most of us

thyroid patients, unless the kidney is sending most of it back into the body

by that Loop of Henhle, in an abnormal way, i.e., mechanical kidney problem.

In adrenal exhaustion, the opposite problem is where the salt-wasting

syndrome exists: These people can eat a lot of salt, and the body just

flushes all of it right on out with the urine because they do not have the

ability to hold any intracellular salt. These problems are so intricate,

when it comes to intracellular fluid and extracellular fluid, it's really a

more complicated explanation than that. People with high blood pressure

caused by kidney problems should probably not eat a high salt diet, but that

doesn't mean that everyone even with HBP should not eat a normal amt of salt

in their daily diet. The rest of it I'm not sure about at this point.

Tx

my latest test results-another autoimmune disease?

> hi guys. I got my lab results. No one from my endo's office called.

> Instead, my friend and co-worker called my endo's office and told

> them my PCP wanted a copy of my test results (she did this because I

> have been putting off calling them to get the results.)

>

> Anyway, my labs don't look so good guys and I'm nervous. I'm gonna

> call my endo's office tomorrow and ask what this means.

>

> Okay, easy stuff first:

> TSH 0.31 (0.350 - 5.500)

> T4 7.1 (4.5-12.0)

> T3 uptake 29 (24-39)

> Free Thyroxine index 2.0 (1.2-4.9)

> T3 203 (85-205)

>

> My TSH has actually gone up. This summer it 0.008.

>

> BUN 13 (15-26

> Creatnine 0.5 (0.5-1.5)

> BUN/Creatnine Ratio 26 (8-27)

>

> Okay, these concern me...borderline normal...wondering if I might

> have a possible kidney and/or liver problem going on.

>

> Sodium, serum 135 (135-148)

> Potassium, serum 4.4 (3.5-5.5)

>

> Maybe sodium is low from drinking too much water?

>

> glucose 88 (65-100)

> insulin, fasting 4.2 (6.0-27)

>

> insulin always seems to be low...still worried...sign of diabetes?

>

> bilirubin, total 0.2 (0.1-1.2)

>

> Rheumatoid Arthritis Factor 2.0 (1.2 - 4.9)

> Sed Rate 8 (0-20)

> Antistrephtolysin O Antibodies 34.6 (0.0-200

> Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) 1:80 (nucleolar Pattern)

> (*note 1:80 is borderline

> *less than 1:40 is negative

> *anything greater than 1:160 is positive

>

> Okay, so what does this mean? They were testing me for Sjogrens;

> however, the pattern is not indicative of Sjogren's.

>

> The nucleolar pattern is indicative of either scleroderma or

> polymyositis.

>

> Here are links about these lovely autoimmune disorders:

>

> http://www.medicinenet.com/Scleroderma/article.htm

>

> http://www.medicinenet.com/Polymyositis/article.htm

>

> i have some symptoms, but neither sound like me. Maybe I don't have

> either of these disease...or maybe I'm at the beginning stage of one

> of them?

>

> I will call my endo's office tomorrow and see what's up...been

> trying not to worry all day, but I am concerned. I could've called

> my endo's office today, but I just couldn't bring myself to it.

>

> Take care guys and talk to you soon. working another double shift,

> so running to bed. Talk to ya'all later. Hugs, Sheila

>

> P.S. more labs were done...I didn't post all the ones that were ok.

[Guest guest]

Hey there, Sheila...

I'm no doctor and I'm not even close to the knowledge of , so all I

can tell you is based on my guts and some sense. First of all, if it

had been something even slightly serious your doctor would have called

you right away. I think the abnormalities of your results are due to

the thyroiditis or the infection you were having those days. Here in

Italy it's another holiday otherwise I would have called my doctor

friend and submitted your values to him for an opinion in order to make

you feel better.

Don't worry girl, just concentrate on the autoimmune disease you

already have.. You are doing great on Armour and there are no other

vicious enemies nesting inside your lovely body, trust my word.

Hugs

Carla

> my latest test results-another autoimmune

> disease?

>

>

> > hi guys. I got my lab results. No one from my endo's office called.

> > Instead, my friend and co-worker called my endo's office and told

> > them my PCP wanted a copy of my test results (she did this because I

> > have been putting off calling them to get the results.)

> >

> > Anyway, my labs don't look so good guys and I'm nervous. I'm gonna

> > call my endo's office tomorrow and ask what this means.

> >

> > Okay, easy stuff first:

> > TSH 0.31 (0.350 - 5.500)

> > T4 7.1 (4.5-12.0)

> > T3 uptake 29 (24-39)

> > Free Thyroxine index 2.0 (1.2-4.9)

> > T3 203 (85-205)

> >

> > My TSH has actually gone up. This summer it 0.008.

> >

> > BUN 13 (15-26

> > Creatnine 0.5 (0.5-1.5)

> > BUN/Creatnine Ratio 26 (8-27)

> >

> > Okay, these concern me...borderline normal...wondering if I might

> > have a possible kidney and/or liver problem going on.

> >

> > Sodium, serum 135 (135-148)

> > Potassium, serum 4.4 (3.5-5.5)

> >

> > Maybe sodium is low from drinking too much water?

> >

> > glucose 88 (65-100)

> > insulin, fasting 4.2 (6.0-27)

> >

> > insulin always seems to be low...still worried...sign of diabetes?

> >

> > bilirubin, total 0.2 (0.1-1.2)

> >

> > Rheumatoid Arthritis Factor 2.0 (1.2 - 4.9)

> > Sed Rate 8 (0-20)

> > Antistrephtolysin O Antibodies 34.6 (0.0-200

> > Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) 1:80 (nucleolar Pattern)

> >     (*note 1:80 is borderline

> >      *less than 1:40 is negative

> >      *anything greater than 1:160 is positive

> >

> > Okay, so what does this mean? They were testing me for Sjogrens;

> > however, the pattern is not indicative of Sjogren's.

> >

> > The nucleolar pattern is indicative of either scleroderma or

> > polymyositis.

> >

> > Here are links about these lovely autoimmune disorders:

> >

> > http://www.medicinenet.com/Scleroderma/article.htm

> >

> > http://www.medicinenet.com/Polymyositis/article.htm

> >

> > i have some symptoms, but neither sound like me. Maybe I don't have

> > either of these disease...or maybe I'm at the beginning stage of one

> > of them?

> >

> > I will call my endo's office tomorrow and see what's up...been

> > trying not to worry all day, but I am concerned.  I could've called

> > my endo's office today, but I just couldn't bring myself to it.

> >

> > Take care guys and talk to you soon. working another double shift,

> > so running to bed. Talk to ya'all later. Hugs, Sheila

> >

> > P.S. more labs were done...I didn't post all the ones that were ok.

>

>

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[Guest guest]

As far as I know, low insulin with normal blood sugars is totally ok.

Better than high insulin, which indicates insulin resistance.

And low sodium could point to... adrenal fatigue. Your bilirubin is

ok, so probably no liver problem.

Jan

> hi guys. I got my lab results. No one from my endo's office called.

> Instead, my friend and co-worker called my endo's office and told

> them my PCP wanted a copy of my test results (she did this because

I

> have been putting off calling them to get the results.)

>

> Anyway, my labs don't look so good guys and I'm nervous. I'm gonna

> call my endo's office tomorrow and ask what this means.

>

> Okay, easy stuff first:

> TSH 0.31 (0.350 - 5.500)

> T4 7.1 (4.5-12.0)

> T3 uptake 29 (24-39)

> Free Thyroxine index 2.0 (1.2-4.9)

> T3 203 (85-205)

>

> My TSH has actually gone up. This summer it 0.008.

>

> BUN 13 (15-26

> Creatnine 0.5 (0.5-1.5)

> BUN/Creatnine Ratio 26 (8-27)

>

> Okay, these concern me...borderline normal...wondering if I might

> have a possible kidney and/or liver problem going on.

>

> Sodium, serum 135 (135-148)

> Potassium, serum 4.4 (3.5-5.5)

>

> Maybe sodium is low from drinking too much water?

>

> glucose 88 (65-100)

> insulin, fasting 4.2 (6.0-27)

>

> insulin always seems to be low...still worried...sign of diabetes?

>

> bilirubin, total 0.2 (0.1-1.2)

>

> Rheumatoid Arthritis Factor 2.0 (1.2 - 4.9)

> Sed Rate 8 (0-20)

> Antistrephtolysin O Antibodies 34.6 (0.0-200

> Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) 1:80 (nucleolar Pattern)

> (*note 1:80 is borderline

> *less than 1:40 is negative

> *anything greater than 1:160 is positive

>

> Okay, so what does this mean? They were testing me for Sjogrens;

> however, the pattern is not indicative of Sjogren's.

>

> The nucleolar pattern is indicative of either scleroderma or

> polymyositis.

>

> Here are links about these lovely autoimmune disorders:

>

> http://www.medicinenet.com/Scleroderma/article.htm

>

> http://www.medicinenet.com/Polymyositis/article.htm

>

> i have some symptoms, but neither sound like me. Maybe I don't have

> either of these disease...or maybe I'm at the beginning stage of

one

> of them?

>

> I will call my endo's office tomorrow and see what's up...been

> trying not to worry all day, but I am concerned. I could've called

> my endo's office today, but I just couldn't bring myself to it.

>

> Take care guys and talk to you soon. working another double shift,

> so running to bed. Talk to ya'all later. Hugs, Sheila

>

> P.S. more labs were done...I didn't post all the ones that were ok.

[Guest guest]

Hey Sheila,

Maybe you do have hypopituitarism - how was your TSH when you were

first Rx'd hypothyroid?

Thanks for asking. I feel like crap. My endo said I don't have PCOS,

I have high testosterone cause I am just too fat. So she put me on a

diet pill and gave me 2 months to lose the weight. I am exercising to

the point of exhaustion and trying to eat the least possible, but it

is hard - so far I don't feel any appetite suppression on the

medication yet. I am supposed to weigh myself tonight and see if I

lost any weight. *sigh*

The 175mcg Euthyrox hasn't kicked in yet, so maybe that will help. My

morning temperatures are low, and that doesn't help the metabolism

either.

I am not the kind of person who does well under pressure. I am afraid

I will fail - at 119lb my testosterone was still high (I had the same

amount of body hair and acne), so the doctor thinks I gotta get lower

than that, to around 106lb or less if possible. I weighed more than

that at 13 years old. I think this is what I need to do to be

healthy, and that I will fail because I don't have enough willpower

to just eat less.

Jan

> Hi Jan, yeah, my labs could be a lot worse that's for sure. I was

told that low insulin is not good either...even with normal blood

sugars. but I'm glad my insulin isn't sky high, like you said.

>

> here's what I found to explain it:

>

> Decreased insulin levels are seen with:

>

> 1. Diabetes

> 2. Hypopituitarism

>

> here's the link to the above:

>

>

http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/insulin/test.html

>

> i think i just have to continue to be faithful about exercising...a

key factor to keeping the diabetes at bay. If I do that, along with

continuing to avoid sugar, watching my carbs, and keeping my weight

down, I may be able to save my pancreas.

>

> My PCP has mentioned hypopituitarism to me as a possibility. I

don't know.

>

> http://www.dundee.ac.uk/medicine/tayendoweb/hypopituitary.htm

>

> Thanks, Jan. BTW, how are you feeling with your new medications?

Hugs, Sheila

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