Guest guest Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Your story is very similar to mine. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was 15 (I went down to 35 kilos) and a few years later was told my thyroid didn't work. Strange how these two illnesses come hand in hand. To: RT3_T3 Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 9:48:33 AMSubject: Re: Question/SRT3 I am curious about this because I was never told what type of thyroid disease I had. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was 12 and that's when the doctors checked my TSH and saw it was high but they didn't put me on medicine until a year later, and of course it was synthroid. I had my thyroid antibodies tested recently and they were negative. The new doctor I am going to now has a theory about my thyroid problem, he thinks when I was diagnosed with diabetes my body went through stress and I had high sugars which made my body think I was starving so it slowed down my body functions by converting T4 into reverse T3. He thinks there's a possibility that I might be able to fix my thyroid and get off thyroid meds after I clear my reverse T3 and slowly lower my T3 like you described. I hope it works but if it doesn't I'll probably end up staying on T3. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Your story is very similar to mine. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was 15 (I went down to 35 kilos) and a few years later was told my thyroid didn't work. Strange how these two illnesses come hand in hand. To: RT3_T3 Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 9:48:33 AMSubject: Re: Question/SRT3 I am curious about this because I was never told what type of thyroid disease I had. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was 12 and that's when the doctors checked my TSH and saw it was high but they didn't put me on medicine until a year later, and of course it was synthroid. I had my thyroid antibodies tested recently and they were negative. The new doctor I am going to now has a theory about my thyroid problem, he thinks when I was diagnosed with diabetes my body went through stress and I had high sugars which made my body think I was starving so it slowed down my body functions by converting T4 into reverse T3. He thinks there's a possibility that I might be able to fix my thyroid and get off thyroid meds after I clear my reverse T3 and slowly lower my T3 like you described. I hope it works but if it doesn't I'll probably end up staying on T3. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Generally when my antibpdies are high it is because I have allowed myself to get too hypo.. the hypo causes the antibodies to flare. As long as I keep my T3 pumped up to an acceptable level the antibodies stay gone. I bet mine are going up now with the low level of my FT3. And I had noticed a fullness in my neck recently but wa putting it off as fat. HMM guess not. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Generally when my antibpdies are high it is because I have allowed myself to get too hypo.. the hypo causes the antibodies to flare. As long as I keep my T3 pumped up to an acceptable level the antibodies stay gone. I bet mine are going up now with the low level of my FT3. And I had noticed a fullness in my neck recently but wa putting it off as fat. HMM guess not. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 They can do a scan of your thyroid to look for signs of damage. Most people that have had Hashi's will have some damage to the gland. Mine is pretty much so small now it can barely be found with a physical examination. Very little of ti left. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 They can do a scan of your thyroid to look for signs of damage. Most people that have had Hashi's will have some damage to the gland. Mine is pretty much so small now it can barely be found with a physical examination. Very little of ti left. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 They can do a scan of your thyroid to look for signs of damage. Most people that have had Hashi's will have some damage to the gland. Mine is pretty much so small now it can barely be found with a physical examination. Very little of ti left. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Woa I didn't know it actully destroyed the thyroid physically. So if there's no damage then it's unlikely that you have hashis? I'll ask my doctor about this scan, does it cost a lot? > > They can do a scan of your thyroid to look for signs of damage. Most > people that have had Hashi's will have some damage to the gland. Mine is > pretty much so small now it can barely be found with a physical > examination. Very little of ti left. > > -- > Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV > > http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Woa I didn't know it actully destroyed the thyroid physically. So if there's no damage then it's unlikely that you have hashis? I'll ask my doctor about this scan, does it cost a lot? > > They can do a scan of your thyroid to look for signs of damage. Most > people that have had Hashi's will have some damage to the gland. Mine is > pretty much so small now it can barely be found with a physical > examination. Very little of ti left. > > -- > Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV > > http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Woa I didn't know it actully destroyed the thyroid physically. So if there's no damage then it's unlikely that you have hashis? I'll ask my doctor about this scan, does it cost a lot? > > They can do a scan of your thyroid to look for signs of damage. Most > people that have had Hashi's will have some damage to the gland. Mine is > pretty much so small now it can barely be found with a physical > examination. Very little of ti left. > > -- > Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV > > http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Even with no detectable damage oit would not prove that there was no Hashi just that it hasn;t been there long enough to damage the thyroid. Actually I do tno rememebr what th etest cost I had insurance then. Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Even with no detectable damage oit would not prove that there was no Hashi just that it hasn;t been there long enough to damage the thyroid. Actually I do tno rememebr what th etest cost I had insurance then. Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Even with no detectable damage oit would not prove that there was no Hashi just that it hasn;t been there long enough to damage the thyroid. Actually I do tno rememebr what th etest cost I had insurance then. Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 I think because this Rt3 reared its ugly head again getting hypo is why I am having antibodies show up again. Do you take selenium? I started it up again. Thanks Val. Venizia > > Generally when my antibpdies are high it is because I have allowed > myself to get too hypo.. the hypo causes the antibodies to flare. As > long as I keep my T3 pumped up to an acceptable level the antibodies > stay gone. I bet mine are going up now with the low level of my FT3. And > I had noticed a fullness in my neck recently but wa putting it off as > fat. HMM guess not. > > -- > Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV > > http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 I cannot take selenium it makes me feel nauseaus all the time. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Hmmm! I have noticed since I went back on it, I have been experiencing very slight short bouts of nausea. Wonder why that would be? Venizia I cannot take selenium it makes me feel nauseaus all the time. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Hmmm! I have noticed since I went back on it, I have been experiencing very slight short bouts of nausea. Wonder why that would be? Venizia I cannot take selenium it makes me feel nauseaus all the time. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Hmmm! I have noticed since I went back on it, I have been experiencing very slight short bouts of nausea. Wonder why that would be? Venizia I cannot take selenium it makes me feel nauseaus all the time. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 I am not sure but I am super sensitive to many herbals but this and iodine are the only minerals I have found that disagree with me. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 I am not sure but I am super sensitive to many herbals but this and iodine are the only minerals I have found that disagree with me. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 I am not sure but I am super sensitive to many herbals but this and iodine are the only minerals I have found that disagree with me. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 I also am very sensitive to herbals which frustrates my naturopath and I am sure she is wondering why I come to her but she is the only one I can get Armour from and she does understand some of the things we believe in here. So I hope she will not encourage me to try someone else. Venizia > > I am not sure but I am super sensitive to many herbals but this and > iodine are the only minerals I have found that disagree with me. > > -- > Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV > > http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ > http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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