Re: Need Advice for Mother

[Guest guest]

I work with geriatric patients. It is obvious that she needs the T3, yet,

begin in very tiny increments. The older patient's body needs much more

time to readjust and bring it all up to something similar to normal.

Problems already created either by a longstanding low thyroid or other

internal aging problems can be very very sensitive to sudden large changes.

Congestive heart failure is one of them, although, being hypo for a long

period of time can also cause CHF too. It's a finicky situation that has to

be handled very very carefully with an elder. As I said, it IS obvious that

she needs some T3, bu go extremely slow.

Tx

Re: Need Advice for Mother

> Faye,

>

> Her doctor has been running a TSH only during her routine exams. On

> 2/27/2004, the TSH result was 3.0 (.3 - 5.0 range). Of course, we

> know that the range SHOULD be .3 to 3.0. The doctor notified my

> Mother that she was " normal " . I ordered a Thyroid II Panel from

> HealthCheckUSA and the blood was drawn 04/04/2004. The

> results are:

>

> Free T3 2.3 (2.3 - 4.2 pg/ml)

>

> Free T4 1.0 (0.8 - 1.8 ng/dl)

>

> TSH 2.133 (.35 - 5.50 mciu/ml / Should be .3 to 3.0)

>

> This is the only time that an FT3 or FT4 has been run for my Mother.

> She has never been hypo and has never had any thyroid hormone

> replacement. I agree that T3 is essential. The whole reason it

> occurred to me that this might be my Mother's problem is that I

> turned into a basket case earlier this year when I was switched to

> synthroid only. BUT she is an entirely different person so she may do

> well with just T4. I do want to be very careful.

>

> Jill

[Guest guest]

I work with geriatric patients. It is obvious that she needs the T3, yet,

begin in very tiny increments. The older patient's body needs much more

time to readjust and bring it all up to something similar to normal.

Problems already created either by a longstanding low thyroid or other

internal aging problems can be very very sensitive to sudden large changes.

Congestive heart failure is one of them, although, being hypo for a long

period of time can also cause CHF too. It's a finicky situation that has to

be handled very very carefully with an elder. As I said, it IS obvious that

she needs some T3, bu go extremely slow.

Tx

Re: Need Advice for Mother

> Faye,

>

> Her doctor has been running a TSH only during her routine exams. On

> 2/27/2004, the TSH result was 3.0 (.3 - 5.0 range). Of course, we

> know that the range SHOULD be .3 to 3.0. The doctor notified my

> Mother that she was " normal " . I ordered a Thyroid II Panel from

> HealthCheckUSA and the blood was drawn 04/04/2004. The

> results are:

>

> Free T3 2.3 (2.3 - 4.2 pg/ml)

>

> Free T4 1.0 (0.8 - 1.8 ng/dl)

>

> TSH 2.133 (.35 - 5.50 mciu/ml / Should be .3 to 3.0)

>

> This is the only time that an FT3 or FT4 has been run for my Mother.

> She has never been hypo and has never had any thyroid hormone

> replacement. I agree that T3 is essential. The whole reason it

> occurred to me that this might be my Mother's problem is that I

> turned into a basket case earlier this year when I was switched to

> synthroid only. BUT she is an entirely different person so she may do

> well with just T4. I do want to be very careful.

>

> Jill

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks. It is reassuring to hear from people who are knowledgeable

in the Geriatric field. I really think that thyroid could make a

major difference in her life if we can just get it introduced in a

safe manner. I realize now that I should probably live with her for

a week or so when we start even if she is under a doctor's care.

Jill

> I work with geriatric patients. It is obvious that she needs the

T3, yet,

> begin in very tiny increments. The older patient's body needs much

more

> time to readjust and bring it all up to something similar to normal.

> Problems already created either by a longstanding low thyroid or

other

> internal aging problems can be very very sensitive to sudden large

changes.

> Congestive heart failure is one of them, although, being hypo for a

long

> period of time can also cause CHF too. It's a finicky situation

that has to

> be handled very very carefully with an elder. As I said, it IS

obvious that

> she needs some T3, bu go extremely slow.

>

>

> Tx

>

> Re: Need Advice for Mother

>

>

> > Faye,

> >

> > Her doctor has been running a TSH only during her routine exams.

On

> > 2/27/2004, the TSH result was 3.0 (.3 - 5.0 range). Of course, we

> > know that the range SHOULD be .3 to 3.0. The doctor notified my

> > Mother that she was " normal " . I ordered a Thyroid II Panel from

> > HealthCheckUSA and the blood was drawn 04/04/2004. The

> > results are:

> >

> > Free T3 2.3 (2.3 - 4.2 pg/ml)

> >

> > Free T4 1.0 (0.8 - 1.8 ng/dl)

> >

> > TSH 2.133 (.35 - 5.50 mciu/ml / Should be .3 to 3.0)

> >

> > This is the only time that an FT3 or FT4 has been run for my

Mother.

> > She has never been hypo and has never had any thyroid hormone

> > replacement. I agree that T3 is essential. The whole reason it

> > occurred to me that this might be my Mother's problem is that I

> > turned into a basket case earlier this year when I was switched to

> > synthroid only. BUT she is an entirely different person so she

may do

> > well with just T4. I do want to be very careful.

> >

> > Jill

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks. It is reassuring to hear from people who are knowledgeable

in the Geriatric field. I really think that thyroid could make a

major difference in her life if we can just get it introduced in a

safe manner. I realize now that I should probably live with her for

a week or so when we start even if she is under a doctor's care.

Jill

> I work with geriatric patients. It is obvious that she needs the

T3, yet,

> begin in very tiny increments. The older patient's body needs much

more

> time to readjust and bring it all up to something similar to normal.

> Problems already created either by a longstanding low thyroid or

other

> internal aging problems can be very very sensitive to sudden large

changes.

> Congestive heart failure is one of them, although, being hypo for a

long

> period of time can also cause CHF too. It's a finicky situation

that has to

> be handled very very carefully with an elder. As I said, it IS

obvious that

> she needs some T3, bu go extremely slow.

>

>

> Tx

>

> Re: Need Advice for Mother

>

>

> > Faye,

> >

> > Her doctor has been running a TSH only during her routine exams.

On

> > 2/27/2004, the TSH result was 3.0 (.3 - 5.0 range). Of course, we

> > know that the range SHOULD be .3 to 3.0. The doctor notified my

> > Mother that she was " normal " . I ordered a Thyroid II Panel from

> > HealthCheckUSA and the blood was drawn 04/04/2004. The

> > results are:

> >

> > Free T3 2.3 (2.3 - 4.2 pg/ml)

> >

> > Free T4 1.0 (0.8 - 1.8 ng/dl)

> >

> > TSH 2.133 (.35 - 5.50 mciu/ml / Should be .3 to 3.0)

> >

> > This is the only time that an FT3 or FT4 has been run for my

Mother.

> > She has never been hypo and has never had any thyroid hormone

> > replacement. I agree that T3 is essential. The whole reason it

> > occurred to me that this might be my Mother's problem is that I

> > turned into a basket case earlier this year when I was switched to

> > synthroid only. BUT she is an entirely different person so she

may do

> > well with just T4. I do want to be very careful.

> >

> > Jill

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks. It is reassuring to hear from people who are knowledgeable

in the Geriatric field. I really think that thyroid could make a

major difference in her life if we can just get it introduced in a

safe manner. I realize now that I should probably live with her for

a week or so when we start even if she is under a doctor's care.

Jill

> I work with geriatric patients. It is obvious that she needs the

T3, yet,

> begin in very tiny increments. The older patient's body needs much

more

> time to readjust and bring it all up to something similar to normal.

> Problems already created either by a longstanding low thyroid or

other

> internal aging problems can be very very sensitive to sudden large

changes.

> Congestive heart failure is one of them, although, being hypo for a

long

> period of time can also cause CHF too. It's a finicky situation

that has to

> be handled very very carefully with an elder. As I said, it IS

obvious that

> she needs some T3, bu go extremely slow.

>

>

> Tx

>

> Re: Need Advice for Mother

>

>

> > Faye,

> >

> > Her doctor has been running a TSH only during her routine exams.

On

> > 2/27/2004, the TSH result was 3.0 (.3 - 5.0 range). Of course, we

> > know that the range SHOULD be .3 to 3.0. The doctor notified my

> > Mother that she was " normal " . I ordered a Thyroid II Panel from

> > HealthCheckUSA and the blood was drawn 04/04/2004. The

> > results are:

> >

> > Free T3 2.3 (2.3 - 4.2 pg/ml)

> >

> > Free T4 1.0 (0.8 - 1.8 ng/dl)

> >

> > TSH 2.133 (.35 - 5.50 mciu/ml / Should be .3 to 3.0)

> >

> > This is the only time that an FT3 or FT4 has been run for my

Mother.

> > She has never been hypo and has never had any thyroid hormone

> > replacement. I agree that T3 is essential. The whole reason it

> > occurred to me that this might be my Mother's problem is that I

> > turned into a basket case earlier this year when I was switched to

> > synthroid only. BUT she is an entirely different person so she

may do

> > well with just T4. I do want to be very careful.

> >

> > Jill