Guest guest Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 To have a chance of keeping the nodules from growing, you need to be on a suppressive dose of thyroid hormone. If you cannot tolerate a suppressive dose of straight Armour at this time, then you may want to talk to the doc about adding a small amount of synthetic T4 to your Armour. Suppression will give you about a 50% chance of shrinking small nodules. Cauley wrote: I am hypo and had a PT last December and am currently on 1 grain Armour, which I know is not enough. On Monday I am having lab work done and then will go ahead and increase my dosage. Remember, I am one of the lucky people who have to go up very slow due to side effects. I am not even going to wait on the results, just go ahead and increase by 15 mg. I have another nodule growing on my right lobe. I have 20% left of that lobe. I am surprised that another nodule is growing this fast as my surgery was just 8 months ago. Has anyone had this happen? It is getting increasingly more painful, which is why the other nodules had to be removed. I am going to see surgeon so they can do tests but my gut is telling me to have the rest of that lobe removed so that no more nodules will grow. Or, will they just start growing on the other side? I am so upset about this. My incision was just starting to fade. Any advice would be appreciated. son's thyroid panel results - pleasehelp> > > > I am not familiar with the tests that my son's doc ran - I asked her> to do TSH, free T3 and free T4, but here's what she did:> > T3, total: 164 (range: 127-221)> T3, uptake: 31 (range: 22-35)> T4, total: 6.1 (range: 4.5-12.5)> Free T4 index: 1.9 (range: 1.4-3.8)> > Would someone help me interpret these results? I haven't checked his> TSH that recently, but last time it was 2.9. He has low morning temps> (avg is around 97.4 or 97.5) and has extreme fatigue, dry skin/lips).> > My son is 6, if that makes a difference. I'm taking him to Manzanero> next week, and was hoping to have lab work to take with me - but I> don't think this is what he will want to see. > > Thanks,> Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 You probably need something close to the 125 mcg of T4 you were taking before. 60 mg of Armour has 38 mcg of T4. If you added 88 mcg of a T4 med to your 60 mg of Armour that would give you the full amount. But since you are sensitive to med increases, I would ask the doc if you can start with 50 mcg of Unithroid or Levoxyl and increase by 12.5 mcg every six weeks or so, with blood tests in between. Cauley wrote: I was on 125mcg Synthroid. My TSH was 0.9, FT4 middle of range and FT3 below middle of range. Re: another nodule What dose were you on before you switched to Armour? What did your blood work look like on that dose? Cauley <lrcauleyhouston (DOT) rr.com> wrote: Jan, any idea how much Synthroid would be a good amount to start adding in? Should I just start out at lowest dose? I am wondering because I may need to give dr. some guidance as to what I want to do. I upped my Armour this morning by 15 mg but won't go up again for a couple of weeks, so I don't think I will be at suppressive dose of Armour for a while (at 1 grain now). Thanks, / nodule FONT> To have a chance of keeping the nodules from growing, you need to be on a suppressive dose of thyroid hormone. If you cannot tolerate a suppressive dose of straight Armour at this time, then you may want to talk to the doc about adding a small amount of synthetic T4 to your Armour. Suppression will give you about a 50% chance of shrinking small nodules. Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Yes, that makes a lot of sense. I've always just told them what I was on, got my labs and then they left me where I was. I'll talk to Dr. Gonino about it Monday as well. Thanks... Judy When you move, it will be easier to get a doc to keep you on a combination protocol than to find one willing to start you on that protocol. For that reason, I would suggest that you stay with a combination of levothroxine and Armour and play with the amounts. It is very difficult to find a doc willing to prescribe a combination. How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 I don't have stress incontinence. My greatest symptoms right now are the morning jitters and hypoglycemia. I need proper Adrenal testing. I may be able to get him to start me on something mild just using my last labs. That's top on my list. There is a chance that we'll be able to stay in the area and I'm hoping for that since I really feel like Dr. Gonino can help me with the things that I've been dealing with for about 12 years now. None of my other doctors would even entertain the idea about adrenals or sugar, even though I had a sugar reading of 62 in one docs office in the middle of the afternoon. I've been reading more about it and it looks like the low blood sugar can account for some of the RT3 as well. It's really odd how it's all connected, yet all they see is someone who doesn't exercise enough and lies about what she's eating! Thanks Jan... Judy Your testosterone looks good. Slightly over range is a good thing.You could probably use a little bit of estrogen. Do you have any symptoms of low estrogen? Stress incontinence? Get your email and more, right on the new Yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 Kate, how did you take care of it? What are you using now? Did you have the hypoglycemia too? Thanks... Judy There is a connection! You need to get that taken care of. It helped my life 100%. Get your email and more, right on the new Yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 I was on HC for 8 months. I just went(tapered) off about one month ago. I had hypoglycemia every once in a while. I think I ate so often it wasn't an issue. If I was outside and didn't eat regularly then yes I did. At 04:49 PM 9/1/2006, you wrote: >Kate, how did you take care of it? What are you using now? Did you have >the hypoglycemia too? Thanks... Judy > >---------- >There is a connection! You need to get that taken care of. It helped my >life 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Hi, Judy. Nice to meet you the other night here in Dallas. Just some ideas - Dr. put me on a diet that omits sugars - flours - processed foods, and told me to eat more small meals, to help with the blood sugar swings and put less stress on my exhausted adrenals. I've been on compounded pharmaceutical DHEA for 18 months, too, and felt a lot more healed this past spring. From my experience, eating more small meals, maybe 2-3 hours apart, even into the evening, really helped my blood sugar and anxiety. And, with a suggestion from Courtenay, I learned to pop some low glycemic fresh fruit into my mouth when I started to fix breakfast, and I felt a lot better. And I eat fresh fruit right away if I feel like there's going to be any delay before I can fix or get a meal. It's made a world of difference. Sara > > I think so too. I'm going to ask the doc about it. I just found a direct connection between adrenal insufficiency and hypoglycemia which I've suffered silently with for about 12 years now. Above everything else, if I could get relief from that, my life would change dramatically. Thanks for the input... Judy > > --------------------------------- > > Although it was 10am, in my opinion, I think your Am Cortisol is low. I > haven't studied DHEA enough to comment. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2006 Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 Kate, Why did you go off the HC? Carol >> I was on HC for 8 months. I just went(tapered) off about one month ago. I > had hypoglycemia every once in a while. I think I ate so often it wasn't > an issue. If I was outside and didn't eat regularly then yes I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2006 Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 Everyone is different. Most start with 5mg in the am. Mine was add another 5mg around noon/1pm after two weeks. Then 5mg another two weeks later to the am dose. Then about three weeks later 5mg was added to the afternoon dose. There was a month that an extra 5mg was added to the morning dose. Then it was backed down 5mg at a time. But talk to your doctor about it. Kate At 10:46 PM 9/2/2006, you wrote: >Kate, can you take my through your doses of HC for the 8 months. I've >read that there is a feedback loop like the thyroid and that you have to >keep increasing every couple of weeks. Is that true? I know my case will >be unique, but I'm just curious for something to compare to when I talk to >the doc... Judy > >---------- >I was on HC for 8 months. I just went(tapered) off about one month ago. I >had hypoglycemia every once in a while. I think I ate so often it wasn't >an issue. If I was outside and didn't eat regularly then yes I did. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2006 Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 My doc put me on 5 mg four times a day immediately. I am still on that same dose, except that when I am under stress or getting sick, I can increase by 50% for about 5-6 days, then taper off. Since it helps with my diabetes, I cannot foresee my ever wanting to get off of it. What you may need is highly individual. Kate Guynn wrote: Everyone is different. Most start with 5mg in the am. Mine was add another 5mg around noon/1pm after two weeks. Then 5mg another two weeks later to the am dose. Then about three weeks later 5mg was added to the afternoon dose. There was a month that an extra 5mg was added to the morning dose. Then it was backed down 5mg at a time. But talk to your doctor about it.KateAt 10:46 PM 9/2/2006, you wrote:>Kate, can you take my through your doses of HC for the 8 months. I've >read that there is a feedback loop like the thyroid and that you have to >keep increasing every couple of weeks. Is that true? I know my case will >be unique, but I'm just curious for something to compare to when I talk to >the doc... Judy>>---------->I was on HC for 8 months. I just went(tapered) off about one month ago. I>had hypoglycemia every once in a while. I think I ate so often it wasn't>an issue. If I was outside and didn't eat regularly then yes I did. Get your email and more, right on the new Yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 Fully agree. I did some stress dosing when I was sick etc. If I had diabetes I'd stay on it to. If I crash then I will go back on and stay on. The past month has been a big test at work so time will tell! Kate At 03:45 PM 9/3/2006, you wrote: >My doc put me on 5 mg four times a day immediately. I am still on that >same dose, except that when I am under stress or getting sick, I can >increase by 50% for about 5-6 days, then taper off. Since it helps with my >diabetes, I cannot foresee my ever wanting to get off of it. > >What you may need is highly individual. > > >Kate Guynn wrote: >Everyone is different. Most start with 5mg in the am. Mine was add >another 5mg around noon/1pm after two weeks. Then 5mg another two weeks >later to the am dose. Then about three weeks later 5mg was added to the >afternoon dose. There was a month that an extra 5mg was added to the >morning dose. Then it was backed down 5mg at a time. But talk to your >doctor about it. > >Kate > > >At 10:46 PM 9/2/2006, you wrote: > >Kate, can you take my through your doses of HC for the 8 months. I've > >read that there is a feedback loop like the thyroid and that you have to > >keep increasing every couple of weeks. Is that true? I know I my case will > >be unique, but I'm just curious for something to compare to when I talk to > >the doc... Judy > > > >---------- > >I was on HC for 8 months. I just went(tapered) off about one month ago. I > >had hypoglycemia every once in a while. I think I ate so often it wasn't > >an issue. If I was outside and didn't eat regularly then yes I did. > > >Get your email and more, right on the ><http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=42973/*http://www.yahoo.com/preview>new >Yahoo.com >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.7/435 - Release Date: 8/31/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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