Re: ????- Symptoms..????

June 27, 2006

Is that Dr. Carl McKenney in Rockwall?

Dr. McKenney, is an older Doc. Whenever he heard I wanted Armour he simply said he was around whenever all there was, was Armour thyroid and that he didn't have a problem at all in giving it out. He started me on 1.5 grains or 90 mg. I was taking .125 of Synthroid. I just seen him for the first time on Tuesday the 20th of June. He wants to see me again in six weeks.On Thursday the 15th prior to seeing Dr McKenney I had an appointment to see the nurse practitioner in order for her to get my blood and run some tests. She ran my TSH, total cholesterol, triglycerides HDL, LDL and she ran an arthoritis panel. Whenever I asked her if she was going to run my Free T3 and my Free T4 she said he'd have to ask for it. When finally meeting him on Tuesday, he said he had some other hypo patients and was giving them Armour too. He also had a patient he mentioned that wanted to stay on the synthroid but wanted just T3 and he said he prescribed that for her too. He was very flex and did listen. He said in six weeks whenever I come they were going to run a Free T3 and Free T4 and a TSH. I could tell by the way he was acting towards me.. that he understood my pain. Oh and I'd say he's probably in his 60's and is probably himself over 300 lbs. He also mentioned that the arthoritis medication he gave me is the same medicine he takes everyday.Connie> Sorry I've been in the zone the last couple of days. I re-hurt my > knee again and everything else just seemed a wee bit overwhelming. > Anyways.. I'm back.. and I wanted to share as I believe it was you > Jan that had asked me what symtoms have been like.. And the biggest > one is being overweight. Next is being achy and swollen joints. > Acne.. and I've never had acne before.. not even as a teen. I'm 45 > yrs old now. I'm also growing hair on my chin..upper thighs and > chest.. but I pluck as fast as I find them .. as it's rather > embarrassing. My hair is to the middle of my back but it's very > dry.. I have to put a LOT of conditioners in it.. and leave in > conditioner too. I have to wash my hair every day though as I'm > overall very oily. My nails are dry and split. I have very tender > body parts if that makes sense. Like if my husband give me a wacke > on the rear end in fun.. it's like very painful. Or if someone > squeezes the area above my knees or above my elbows trying to tickle > me.. it doesn't tickle at all.. it hurts. I have diarrea or > constitpation. I just started taking Armour and I'm on the 4th > day. I have had normal stools since I started it. And this just > hasn't happpened since forever ago if ever. So I'm very optimistic > that Armour will help a lot of these areas. I get what I called > brain stints... or what I think of whenever you all say brain fog. > Words I wanna say can't seem to find their way out of my mouth. So I > say thins like "thing-a-ma-jig" or whatcha-ma-call-it". When I get > to talk fast.. cuz I'm from the North.. and we do that.. but > whenever I do.. I have to really focus so I can get the words out as > fast as I'm trying to talk. A lot of the times whenever I can get > them out.. my kids think something is wrong because I'm very direct > and purposefull with my words. I do on occasion get frustrated and > have to talk it out with whomever is handy.. usually I'll end up > apologizing whenver I get done venting. I do a whole lot of crying. > Specially being in ministry.. whenever I'm pressing in prayer.. > that's when I really notice my throat getting tight where I can't > hardly breath and my throat gets very dry. I have to take some very > long breaths. This is also a good example of when my neck will > cramp. THat's a very annoying side affect of this disease. I can't > stand for very long. Not any longer then 5 minutes. And especially > with my arthritis in my knees walking or standing for any period of > time doesn't work. My eyes itch a lot.. so wearing make-up doesn't > work.. but whenever I do.. it never fails.. my eyes will itch until > I get it all off it seems and then till I have holes in the sides of > my nose/eye area. Feels as if I can't itch it enough. I used to > have some acid reflux and I suppose I still do but I've been trying > to eat smaller meals.. just more frequently. I had lost 70 pds > before my daughters wedding.. but that was because I was on a all > liquid diet for two months. And as soon as I got off of it.. I > gained it all back and then some. I am on adipex so that was my > helper. I'm hoping to wean myself off of it. Right now I take it > in 37.5mg. And the reason I want to get off of it.. is becuz I know > their not good for a person.. specially with someone who has a > family history of floppy valves and heart issues. But the main > reason I want to get off of them is because I want to get healthy > and if Armour can do that and get me to have a normal metabolic rate > then I won't need it to loose weight. My body hopefully can do it on > it's own through proper diet and excercise. Good news is beside > being on Armour now.. my husband and I drew up the plans for our new > addition. And we are going to put in a swimspa, gym and sauna so > having those all so accessable and inside the house I should be able > to get my act together. This is my hope. > > Well I'll be looking forward to your thoughts. Probably the most > important thing is if I can get my energy back.. I'd feel like my > old self again instead of always being tired. Oh that's the other > thing Adipex is doing for me right now. It's like a caffinee pill > without the carbonation or coffee stains.. = ) But truly it would > help me tremendously in fulfilling the calling on my life as far as > ministry goes. > > Well I'll close for now. I had written this the other day.. and > whenever I got to send it. I lost everything.. and that's the other > reason why I took a couple of days off from reading and posting.. I > couldn't believe it. OOOOh I just thought of the other question I > was asked and that was who have I been seeing. Here's the list:> > Dr Jia Endo> Dr Yen Endo> Dr C. McKenney - Rockwall and who gave me Armour and Diclofenac > Sodium 75 mg for arthritis. Although whenever I looked it up online > doesn't sound so good for people with a family history of strokes > and heart issues. Anyone else take this for arthritis? I did take > it one day.. and it was like a miracle drug. My legs didn't feel > any pain. The Doctors I still plan to see are: Dr Curanovia, > Dr Bessie Owens. Whom I'm considering if these other don't work > are; Dr. Devries, Dr Evanglina Castaneda out of Plano and Dr > Ramond Bixby out of Garland. Does any of those sound familiar??> > Thank you.. for reading this long post.. and for any suggestions you > might have. The other thing I was wondering is what type of other > suppliments should I be taking. All I take now is Adipex and > Armour. Thanks again..> > Connie> > > ---------------------------------> Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football '06 - Go with the leader. Start your league today!>

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June 27, 2006

Yes it is.. do you know him?

Connie

> > Sorry I've been in the zone the last couple of days. I re-hurt

> my

> > knee again and everything else just seemed a wee bit

overwhelming.

> > Anyways.. I'm back.. and I wanted to share as I believe it was

you

> > Jan that had asked me what symtoms have been like.. And the

> biggest

> > one is being overweight. Next is being achy and swollen

joints.

> > Acne.. and I've never had acne before.. not even as a teen.

I'm 45

> > yrs old now. I'm also growing hair on my chin..upper thighs

and

> > chest.. but I pluck as fast as I find them .. as it's rather

> > embarrassing. My hair is to the middle of my back but it's

very

> > dry.. I have to put a LOT of conditioners in it.. and leave in

> > conditioner too. I have to wash my hair every day though as

I'm

> > overall very oily. My nails are dry and split. I have very

tender

> > body parts if that makes sense. Like if my husband give me a

wacke

> > on the rear end in fun.. it's like very painful. Or if someone

> > squeezes the area above my knees or above my elbows trying to

> tickle

> > me.. it doesn't tickle at all.. it hurts. I have diarrea or

> > constitpation. I just started taking Armour and I'm on the 4th

> > day. I have had normal stools since I started it. And this

just

> > hasn't happpened since forever ago if ever. So I'm very

optimistic

> > that Armour will help a lot of these areas. I get what I

called

> > brain stints... or what I think of whenever you all say brain

fog.

> > Words I wanna say can't seem to find their way out of my

mouth. So

> I

> > say thins like " thing-a-ma-jig " or whatcha-ma-call-it " . When I

get

> > to talk fast.. cuz I'm from the North.. and we do that.. but

> > whenever I do.. I have to really focus so I can get the words

out

> as

> > fast as I'm trying to talk. A lot of the times whenever I can

get

> > them out.. my kids think something is wrong because I'm very

> direct

> > and purposefull with my words. I do on occasion get frustrated

and

> > have to talk it out with whomever is handy.. usually I'll end

up

> > apologizing whenver I get done venting. I do a whole lot of

> crying.

> > Specially being in ministry.. whenever I'm pressing in

prayer..

> > that's when I really notice my throat getting tight where I

can't

> > hardly breath and my throat gets very dry. I have to take some

> very

> > long breaths. This is also a good example of when my neck will

> > cramp. THat's a very annoying side affect of this disease. I

can't

> > stand for very long. Not any longer then 5 minutes. And

especially

> > with my arthritis in my knees walking or standing for any

period

> of

> > time doesn't work. My eyes itch a lot.. so wearing make-up

doesn't

> > work.. but whenever I do.. it never fails.. my eyes will itch

> until

> > I get it all off it seems and then till I have holes in the

sides

> of

> > my nose/eye area. Feels as if I can't itch it enough. I used

to

> > have some acid reflux and I suppose I still do but I've been

> trying

> > to eat smaller meals.. just more frequently. I had lost 70 pds

> > before my daughters wedding.. but that was because I was on a

all

> > liquid diet for two months. And as soon as I got off of it.. I

> > gained it all back and then some. I am on adipex so that was

my

> > helper. I'm hoping to wean myself off of it. Right now I take

it

> > in 37.5mg. And the reason I want to get off of it.. is becuz I

> know

> > their not good for a person.. specially with someone who has a

> > family history of floppy valves and heart issues. But the main

> > reason I want to get off of them is because I want to get

healthy

> > and if Armour can do that and get me to have a normal

metabolic

> rate

> > then I won't need it to loose weight. My body hopefully can do

it

> on

> > it's own through proper diet and excercise. Good news is

beside

> > being on Armour now.. my husband and I drew up the plans for

our

> new

> > addition. And we are going to put in a swimspa, gym and sauna

so

> > having those all so accessable and inside the house I should

be

> able

> > to get my act together. This is my hope.

> >

> > Well I'll be looking forward to your thoughts. Probably the

most

> > important thing is if I can get my energy back.. I'd feel like

my

> > old self again instead of always being tired. Oh that's the

other

> > thing Adipex is doing for me right now. It's like a caffinee

pill

> > without the carbonation or coffee stains.. = ) But truly it

would

> > help me tremendously in fulfilling the calling on my life as

far

> as

> > ministry goes.

> >

> > Well I'll close for now. I had written this the other day..

and

> > whenever I got to send it. I lost everything.. and that's the

> other

> > reason why I took a couple of days off from reading and

posting..

> I

> > couldn't believe it. OOOOh I just thought of the other

question I

> > was asked and that was who have I been seeing. Here's the list:

> >

> > Dr Jia Endo

> > Dr Yen Endo

> > Dr C. McKenney - Rockwall and who gave me Armour and

Diclofenac

> > Sodium 75 mg for arthritis. Although whenever I looked it up

> online

> > doesn't sound so good for people with a family history of

strokes

> > and heart issues. Anyone else take this for arthritis? I did

take

> > it one day.. and it was like a miracle drug. My legs didn't

feel

> > any pain. The Doctors I still plan to see are: Dr

Curanovia,

> > Dr Bessie Owens. Whom I'm considering if these other don't

work

> > are; Dr. Devries, Dr Evanglina Castaneda out of Plano

and

> Dr

> > Ramond Bixby out of Garland. Does any of those sound familiar??

> >

> > Thank you.. for reading this long post.. and for any

suggestions

> you

> > might have. The other thing I was wondering is what type of

other

> > suppliments should I be taking. All I take now is Adipex and

> > Armour. Thanks again..

> >

> > Connie

> >

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

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June 27, 2006

Yes. It is. Do you know him?Judy P wrote: Is that Dr. Carl McKenney in Rockwall? Re: ????- Symptoms..???? Dr. McKenney, is an older Doc. Whenever he heard I wanted Armour he simply said he was around whenever all there was, was Armour thyroid and that he didn't have a problem at all in giving it out. He started me on 1.5 grains or 90 mg. I was taking .125 of Synthroid. I just seen him for the first time on Tuesday the 20th of June. He wants to see me again in six weeks.On Thursday the 15th prior to seeing Dr McKenney I had an appointment to see the nurse

practitioner in order for her to get my blood and run some tests. She ran my TSH, total cholesterol, triglycerides HDL, LDL and she ran an arthoritis panel. Whenever I asked her if she was going to run my Free T3 and my Free T4 she said he'd have to ask for it. When finally meeting him on Tuesday, he said he had some other hypo patients and was giving them Armour too. He also had a patient he mentioned that wanted to stay on the synthroid but wanted just T3 and he said he prescribed that for her too. He was very flex and did listen. He said in six weeks whenever I come they were going to run a Free T3 and Free T4 and a TSH. I could tell by the way he was acting towards me.. that he understood my pain. Oh and I'd say he's probably in his 60's and is probably himself over 300 lbs. He also mentioned that the arthoritis medication he gave me is the same medicine he takes

everyday.Connie

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No, I don't. I just did a search on the name to see who everyone was talking about. What's interesting is that I see he breeds champion Brahman cattle and I always thought that animals were often getting better medical treatment than us humans, so you may have really lucked out with this one lol. He's not too far from me, but not on my provider list... Judy

Yes it is.. do you know him?Connie>> Is that Dr. Carl McKenney in Rockwall?

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Call the doc's office and ask. Provider lists are not kept up to date. Dr. Gonino is probably also not too far away. Judy P wrote: No, I don't. I just did a search on the name to see who everyone was talking about. What's interesting is that I see he breeds champion Brahman cattle and I always thought that animals were often getting better medical treatment than us humans, so you may have really lucked out with this one lol. He's not too far from me, but not on my provider list... Judy Yes it is.. do you know him?Connie>> Is that Dr. Carl McKenney in Rockwall? . Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.

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Right, Dr. Gonino is closest to me and also on my provider list (as it reads today), so I'll definitely call his office first. I'm waiting until Friday when my new insurance kicks in.

While we're on the subject, it sounds like he'll know which tests to run, but just in case is there anything that I should ask for besides the TSH, free T3 and free T4?

I'm also going to have him test my adrenals because I really sense that's where a lot of my real problems are. I've thought that for about 4 years but I could never get a doc to test them.

And as far as menopause goes do I just need estrogen and progesterone or are there better/other tests to ask for?

Thanks in advance... Judy

Re: Re: ????- Symptoms..????

Call the doc's office and ask. Provider lists are not kept up to date. Dr. Gonino is probably also not too far away. Judy P wrote:

No, I don't. I just did a search on the name to see who everyone was talking about. What's interesting is that I see he breeds champion Brahman cattle and I always thought that animals were often getting better medical treatment than us humans, so you may have really lucked out with this one lol. He's not too far from me, but not on my provider list... Judy

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LOL.. Yeah.. he's definitely into his cattle.. His RN had given me

the 411 on his ranching history.. Sooo... whenever he came in to

see me.. I mentioned I had heard about his cattle and that my

husband and I were about to get some mini Herefords. Boy did his

eyes light up.. = ) I figure why not be interested in what he's

interested in.. as I'm seriously hoping that finally I've found a

Doc that will go the extra mile.. to help me resolve my health

issues..

I dunno really.. but I figured it can't hurt.. = )

Anyways, after that brief chit chat.. he said... I have no problem

giving you Armour thyroid.. and that he was around whenever all

there was .. was Armour. And then he gave me some other patient

examples.. so I was happy..

Truly.. I am so excited to be on Armour and to be taking an active

role in getting better instead of always feeling like I'm a victim

of hashi's.

Already and it's not even been a whole week that I've been on the

name brand Armour Thyroid .. and my bowels.. are like functioning

properly for the first time in like forever! And I keep checking

myself .. becuz I'd even go so far as to say.. I feel like I have

more energy.. I don't know if it's cuz I'm eliminating better or

what.. but I have new found energy.

I'll keep you posted!! I see him again in about five weeks now.

Connie

> >

> > Is that Dr. Carl McKenney in Rockwall?

>

> .