RE: Re: do ya'll remember my problem ?

April 5, 2004

I remember Lin because of the windpipe problem and hair loss. I'm so glad

to know that you're feeling so much better, you give me hope. Could it be

the greater amt of T3, with the blood sugar? There are so many factors

there, it's hard to know. I know that you probably do your cholesterols,

etc....but I'm wondering have you had a homocysteine? It can be a greater

indicator of what's going on inside your blood vessels. How about your

diet? What were your last Free T3 and Free T4 readings?

Tx

Re: do ya'll remember my problem ?

> Hi Jan,

> we have a medical school right here in SA TX. I had gone there for 2

> yrs but finally had to stop as it was costing me way too much, more

> than a paycheck. dont be led to believe they are cheaper or free...

> no such thing. at least not in this city.

> not many people qualify for anything down there now.

> I went there during my hyperplasia and what later turned out to be a

> thyroid disorder. they charged me $222.00 per month and a CT or MRI

> was going to be $1500. I dont have that kind of money, and we cant

> afford insurance at all, that takes a whole paychck, plus $1000

> deductible plus the 20%.. I just dont have it..and probably never

> will unless I win the lottery !!!

>

> I am now going to a small clinic and my office visits are only $29

> and the DR said he can get my CT or MRI for about $700 if I pay

> cash. I wish I had that much, but I dont. I barely have $50 left

> over after bills are paid. and now that I am on 4 medications my

> prescriptions are running close to $100 a month.and if he raises the

> dose of amount of tablets of 2 of my meds..well....so there goes my

> extra $50 !!

>

> but what I was wondering.. is that since I was put on the 90 mg of

> armour... its as though what ever was inside there has shrunk, its

> not much of a bother at all. and I was just wondering if this was

> possible, and if all I needed was the stronger dose of armour.??

> I can sleep at night with out any problem, only on a few occasions I

> had to move the windpipe over. but considering its been a year now

> going from 30mg,60mg, to the 90mg. it seems like the 90mg armour has

> done the trick... my hair has grown in so much that its like I never

> had lost any. my female problems are all cured now, in fact they are

> better than at any time in my life. I no longer have the horrible

> pain every month, which started when I was 12 and got worse over the

> years. thats gone, so now I know what its like to have normal cycles.

> its amazing. no one would believe the pain I went thru each month,

> there were times I could not turn over in bed, I could not walk

> across the room, and there were some months where just breathing hurt

> everything inside me,. thats all gone, no more pain at all. its just

> amazing. I wish they had tested me when I was younger, I might have

> been spared all this pain.

> I wont be getting another TSH until after july. we are now doing it

> only once a year to see if all is well.

> unfortunately my hypoglycemia has turned into diabetes , I have been

> on 2 different medications and see the DR wed. to talk about

> increasing the glucophage I take now. and for some reason my blood

> pressure has started going up.. but at least the thyroid has gotten

> better !!!!!!!!!!!! LOL.

> Lin

April 5, 2004

I am not one of the ‘answer girls’

on here, but I just wanted to say GOOD FOR YOU!!! You might not be all the way

there, but I am just THRILLED to see all the improvements you have gotten!!!!

Holly

From: Lin

Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 2:46

PM

To:

Texas_Thyroid_Groups

Subject:

Re: do ya'll remember my problem ?

Hi Jan,

we have a medical school right here in SA TX.

I had gone there for 2

yrs but finally had to stop as it was costing me

way too much, more

than a paycheck. dont be led to believe they

are cheaper or free...

no such thing. at least not in this city.

not many people qualify for anything down there

now.

I went there during my hyperplasia and what later

turned out to be a

thyroid disorder. they charged me $222.00

per month and a CT or MRI

was going to be $1500. I dont have that kind

of money, and we cant

afford insurance at all, that takes a whole

paychck, plus $1000

deductible plus the 20%.. I just dont have it..and

probably never

will unless I win the lottery !!!

I am now going to a small clinic and my office

visits are only $29

and the DR said he can get my CT or MRI for about

$700 if I pay

cash. I wish I had that much, but I dont. I

barely have $50 left

over after bills are paid. and now that I am on 4

medications my

prescriptions are running close to $100 a

month.and if he raises the

dose of amount of tablets of 2 of my

meds..well....so there goes my

extra $50 !!

but what I was wondering.. is that since I was put

on the 90 mg of

armour... its as though what ever was inside there

has shrunk, its

not much of a bother at all. and I was

just wondering if this was

possible, and if all I needed was the stronger

dose of armour.??

I can sleep at night with out any problem, only on

a few occasions I

had to move the windpipe over. but considering its

been a year now

going from 30mg,60mg, to the 90mg. it seems

like the 90mg armour has

done the trick... my hair has grown in so much

that its like I never

had lost any. my female problems are all

cured now, in fact they are

better than at any time in my life. I no longer

have the horrible

pain every month, which started when I was 12 and

got worse over the

years. thats gone, so now I know what its like to

have normal cycles.

its amazing. no one would believe the pain I went

thru each month,

there were times I could not turn over in bed, I

could not walk

across the room, and there were some months where

just breathing hurt

everything inside me,. thats all gone, no more

pain at all. its just

amazing. I wish they had tested me when I

was younger, I might have

been spared all this pain.

I wont be getting another TSH until after july. we

are now doing it

only once a year to see if all is well.

unfortunately my hypoglycemia has turned into

diabetes , I have been

on 2 different medications and see the DR wed. to

talk about

increasing the glucophage I take now. and for some

reason my blood

pressure has started going up.. but at least the

thyroid has gotten

better !!!!!!!!!!!! LOL.

Lin

> A suppressive dose of thyroid hormone may

shrink a nodule or a

goiter.

>

> But if it is still noticeably pressing on

your windpipe, then you

may need a thyroidectomy. A nodule that causes

breathing problems is

one that has to go.

>

> You do not necessarily need an MRI unless

they suspect a substernal

goiter. I would think that a sonogram would be

sufficient.

>

> In any case, start now to try and connect

with one of the medical

schools where they may be able to do the imaging

and surgery for

cheap or even for free.

>

> (((Hugs!)))

>

> jan

April 6, 2004

Those two top tests (HGB and HCT) are your red blood cell hemoglobin and

your hematocrit. It looks like they are both very slightly in the low

range. Right now, my red blood cell counts are messed up, but not my iron

or ferritin. The color and consistency of the hemoglobin, high MCV, and

then the MCHC. These all have to do with the quality and quantity with the

size, number of, and contents of your red blood cells. My general RBCs are

low also. I've had a B12 run and it's normal, but I'm just going to have

the full CBCs rerun because it could be a quirk, possibly the specimen sat

too long. If it's still the same, then I'm going after the Red Cell Folate

and Serum Folate. Homocysteine is also a good one to help determine B12

shortage or Folic Acid shortage. If it is true, then it's probably going to

be because I've maintained being hypo for so long now.

Tx

Re: do ya'll remember my problem ?

> HI mary,

> I am doing a lot better than before, other than the diabetes now.

> I dont know about the T3 and diabetes. had not ehard of that.

> there is a ton of diabetes in my family, just about every member on my

Dads

> side is diabetic and half of them on my mom's side. so I am sure it was

> something I was destined to have. altho I had been hypoglycemic all my

life.

> they told me ti could do a flip flop. it did.

> my cholesterol is low, the last DR remarked it was really good, the bad

was

> low and the good was where it should be. so she was pleased with that.

> homocysteine? I dont know, what would that loko like on a test ?? I had

a

> complete panel done, but the used a lot of 3 letter abbreviations, so I

dont

> know what that one would be on this test.

> I know under hemotology it has ;

> HGB 11.9 (12.0-16.0) out of range

> HCT 38.4 (39.0-49.0) out of range

> RBC 4.30 (4.20-5.40)

> I dont know if any of these are what you were talking about...

> my T3 and T4 ;

> T3 3.7 (2.3-4.2)

> T4 1.1 (0.08-1.8)

>

> I get my armour at costco, which is the cheapest in town... and am very

> happy with how it has helped me. I am at 90 mg now. but doing ok.

> this is a price list of the armour at costco... anyone with a costco near

> them, check it out.

>

> name package size qty ( )

> (manufacturer) 30 50 100

>

> ARMOUR THYROID 30MG TABLET(FOR) $7.07 $9.77 $16.57

> Drug Description and Image

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

--

> ----

>

> name package size qty ( )

> (manufacturer) 30 50 100

>

> THYROID 60MG TABLET(MAJ) $3.69 $4.19 $5.49

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

--

> ----

>

> ARMOUR THYROID 60MG TABLET(FOR) $7.19 $10.09 $17.59

> Drug Description and Image

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

--

> ----

>

> name package size qty ( )

> (manufacturer) 30 50 100

>

> ARMOUR THYROID 90MG TABLET(FOR) $9.79 $14.29 $25.69

> Drug Description and Image

April 6, 2004