Re: Everyone read this AACE snippet yet?

[Guest guest]

Yes, it does appear that way. But it's still a fallacy to treat

solely by the TSH. My husband had a TSH of 2.2. According to ANY

guideline, he's not hypo, right?? WRONG. His free T3 was towards the

bottom of the range!! THAT is indicative of hypo.

Janie

> I just read it and maybe I misinterpreted it but I thought it

almost

> sounded like they were moving towards considering any sustained

TSH

> above 2.5 as being suspicious of hypothyroidism..? What do you

all

> think?

>

> http://www.aace.com/pub/tam2003/explanation.php

[Guest guest]

Yes but it still says that it should nto be treated. You have to be alot

sick to warrant treatment. A little sick and you get nothing.

in AZ

Mom to Kayla(10), Jenna(8), (8), (6), (6), (5),

Junie(3), and (2yo twins), Jillian (13 mo) and Mahlina(9.5mo)

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Arizona_Thyroid_Groups/

www.teambettendorf.com

>

> I just read it and maybe I misinterpreted it but I thought it almost

> sounded like they were moving towards considering any sustained TSH

> above 2.5 as being suspicious of hypothyroidism..? What do you all

> think?

>

> http://www.aace.com/pub/tam2003/explanation.php

[Guest guest]

Yes but it still says that it should nto be treated. You have to be alot

sick to warrant treatment. A little sick and you get nothing.

in AZ

Mom to Kayla(10), Jenna(8), (8), (6), (6), (5),

Junie(3), and (2yo twins), Jillian (13 mo) and Mahlina(9.5mo)

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Arizona_Thyroid_Groups/

www.teambettendorf.com

>

> I just read it and maybe I misinterpreted it but I thought it almost

> sounded like they were moving towards considering any sustained TSH

> above 2.5 as being suspicious of hypothyroidism..? What do you all

> think?

>

> http://www.aace.com/pub/tam2003/explanation.php

[Guest guest]

Hi, Gentle,

Considering the wording in the AACE statement, one could be led to

believe that they are genuinely concerned about Thyroid problems. However,

one has to keep in mind that they have an incentive here that is fostered

for the most part by the producers of synthetic thyroid hormones. The

synthetics cost almost nothing to make, so i behooves them to keep the

marketing volume as high as possible to continue to reap those

profits. Sorry... I wish that most of them were really concerned about

such " everyday " problems as Hypo and Hyperthyroidism. The truth is,

however, that they are in this for the $$ and the strokes to their egos.

Just my " not so humble " opinion,

Dianne

At 03:57 PM 1/30/04 +0000, you wrote:

>Was wondering if everybody read this " TSH explanation " snippet from

>AACE.

>

>I just read it and maybe I misinterpreted it but I thought it almost

>sounded like they were moving towards considering any sustained TSH

>above 2.5 as being suspicious of hypothyroidism..? What do you all

>think?

>

>http://www.aace.com/pub/tam2003/explanation.php

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