Re: Has everyone here had their thyroid checked?

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Hi, Barb. I did get my DR. to check my thyroid, must be ok, he didn't give me anything. My sister took thyroid meds for a while, and says that was the most healthy time of her life. But, it is hard to get Dr.'s to give you thyroid medicines, at least in this area. willothewispl@....From: Barb To: asthma Sent: Fri, March 4, 2011 3:00:43 PMSubject: Has everyone here had their thyroid checked?

I'm new here, and noticed my asthma cleared up when I got my thyroid dose high enough, so did a lot of research and found some really interesting stuff. Don't know if folks here are aware of the connection to a food color called yellow #5, or how some of us lack sulfates.

http://tiredthyroid.com/asthma.html

Barb

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I just had mine checked recently and I'm still in the normal range for TSH. It may be starting to go sluggish, given the increase from 2-3 years ago, but is not as of yet. I had mine checked when I was sleeping all the time.~~To: asthma Sent: Fri, March 4, 2011 3:00:43

PMSubject: Has everyone here had their thyroid checked?

I'm new here, and noticed my asthma cleared up when I got my thyroid dose high enough, so did a lot of research and found some really interesting stuff. Don't know if folks here are aware of the connection to a food color called yellow #5, or how some of us lack sulfates.

http://tiredthyroid.com/asthma.html

Barb

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Well most docs diagnose thyroid problems with a TSH, which is not very accurate.

I explain why here: http://tiredthyroid.com/tsh.html

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> Hi, Barb. I did get my DR. to check my thyroid, must be ok, he didn't give me

> anything. My sister took thyroid meds for a while, and says that was the most

> healthy time of her life. But, it is hard to get Dr.'s to give you thyroid

> medicines, at least in this area. willothewispl@...

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> To: asthma

> Sent: Fri, March 4, 2011 3:00:43 PM

> Subject: Has everyone here had their thyroid checked?

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> I'm new here, and noticed my asthma cleared up when I got my thyroid dose high

> enough, so did a lot of research and found some really interesting stuff.

Don't

> know if folks here are aware of the connection to a food color called yellow

#5,

> or how some of us lack sulfates.

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> http://tiredthyroid.com/asthma.html

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> Barb

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[Guest guest]

I think I might have to go make an appointment to get mine checked - I've been treated in the past not for an underactive thyroid as such but something connected, thyroid problems run in my family, and I've been feeling excessively tired again recently, as well as my asthma getting worse. I'd not realised they are connectedJennTha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...! Don't brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.Subject: Re: Has everyone here had their thyroid checked?To: asthma Date: Saturday, 5 March, 2011, 0:38

I just had mine checked recently and I'm still in the normal range for TSH. It may be starting to go sluggish, given the increase from 2-3 years ago, but is not as of yet. I had mine checked when I was sleeping all the time.~~To: asthma Sent: Fri, March 4, 2011 3:00:43

PMSubject: Has everyone here had their thyroid checked?

I'm new here, and noticed my asthma cleared up when I got my thyroid dose high enough, so did a lot of research and found some really interesting stuff. Don't know if folks here are aware of the connection to a food color called yellow #5, or how some of us lack sulfates.

http://tiredthyroid.com/asthma.html

Barb

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Hi everyone i havent but after reading from the site tired thyriod i think its

time i check mine. Thnx so much who brought this up u have saved my from

finishing my college money and my parents headaches. Thnx p.s eve

>I'm new here, and noticed my asthma cleared up when I got my thyroid dose high

enough, so did a lot of research and found some really interesting stuff. Don't

know if folks here are aware of the connection to a food color called yellow #5,

or how some of us lack sulfates.

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>http://tiredthyroid.com/asthma.html

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>Barb

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One other comment --

Ask for a copy of your test results for your records. It's not only handy if

you change doctors, but allows you to track things like thyroid levels on your

own. Now I get copies of every test although I carry around the last year or so

since I have autoimmune dysfunction and get blood work every 3 or 4 months as a

matter of routine.

I had a dental hygiene patient who had a kidney scan, and his doctor never

called him about it. He was concerned though since he had symptoms prior to the

test and finally after a month or so of calling, made an appointment to get the

test results. Turned out he had a malignancy in one kidney, and by the time he

got a referral to a nephrologist (about 3 months after the first test), the

tumor had grown enough that he ended up losing his kidney. If he had a copy of

the test results, he could have called a specialist on his own right away and

had the tumor removed while it was still small enough (according to the

specialist.)

This is an extreme case to be sure, but we are entitled to have copies of our

records, at least in the US. My doctor used to fax me a copy (with my written

authorization) when he was only using paper records. Now that he has embraced

the electronic age, they store test results in my old paper chart and give me

the papers when I come in or ask to pick them up.

JoAnn

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Your endo didn't even run enough labs! Here's the labs you should get:

http://tiredthyroid.com/what-labs.html

Based on just the FT4, you are low. Most feel best about mid-range or a little

higher, so about 1.2-1.5.

Barb

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> Date: Monday, March 7, 2011, 8:19 AM

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> One other comment --

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> Ask for a copy of your test results for your records. It's not only handy if

you change doctors, but allows you to track things like thyroid levels on your

own. Now I get copies of every test although I carry around the last year or so

since I have autoimmune dysfunction and get blood work every 3 or 4 months as a

matter of routine.

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> I had a dental hygiene patient who had a kidney scan, and his doctor never

called him about it. He was concerned though since he had symptoms prior to the

test and finally after a month or so of calling, made an appointment to get the

test results. Turned out he had a malignancy in one kidney, and by the time he

got a referral to a nephrologist (about 3 months after the first test), the

tumor had grown enough that he ended up losing his kidney. If he had a copy of

the test results, he could have called a specialist on his own right away and

had the tumor removed while it was still small enough (according to the

specialist.)

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> This is an extreme case to be sure, but we are entitled to have copies of our

records, at least in the US. My doctor used to fax me a copy (with my written

authorization) when he was only using paper records. Now that he has embraced

the electronic age, they store test results in my old paper chart and give me

the papers when I come in or ask to pick them up.

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> JoAnn

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Most thyroid panels do not give much useful information, because those labs are

calculated extrapolations of other numbers. It is much better to run the actual

thyroid number, which would be Free T3, Free T4, Total T4, and TSH. And yes,

the TSH is not a good diagnostic. I explain why here:

http://tiredthyroid.com/tsh.html

Barb

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> I have autoimmune thyroid disease (Hashimoto's) and my TSH never went over 2,

but when I finally convinced my doctor to run the thyroid panel, I was so far

low off the chart that he told me he didn't know how I walked into the office

from the parking lot! The TSH is accurate if you have a baseline to compare it

to, but by itself it was worthless in my diagnosis process. Now I know that as

it creeps up, I need to have an increase in my supplement.

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> I've read that low thyroid is one of the most under-diagnosed problems in

women. If you have an option, ask for a thyroid panel with the TSH test so

there is something to compare to in the future. And trust that your body is

telling you if you have developing terrible fatigue without any other obvious

cause. I felt like I was dragging an anchor around all the time before my

doctor finally ordered the panel. Now he is much better at ordering the tests

when I have a change in symptoms.

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> JoAnn

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I've made an appointment to see the doctor on Weds - lets see if they'll allow me to hvae yet another blood test. Silly as it sounds, part of me wants a blood test to show up an underactive thyroid - partly because it'd be a reason for this overwhelming tiredness and I can get something done about it, and also partly because underactive thyroid is one of the long term conditions that entitles you to free prescriptions in England. That's ALL prescriptions free, not just for that conditionJenn Tha can tek t'lass outta Yorkshire...! Don't

brand me, don't classify me, don't tell me what to wear. I'll be who I want to be, and I'm proud to be me.>I'm new here, and noticed my asthma cleared up when I got my thyroid dose high enough, so did a lot of research and found some

really interesting stuff. Don't know if folks here are aware of the connection to a food color called yellow #5, or how some of us lack sulfates.>>http://tiredthyroid.com/asthma.html>>Barb>>> ------------------------------------