Guest guest Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 I have normal skin on my feet now... but still have a couple of calluses... I need new shoes.... but mine were so bad that I would get deep cracks in the skin and sometimes infections and a LOT of pain. The skin was so hard that it didn't want to flex when I walked.. that made me walk funny.... My feet are sweating again too... I'd always had sweaty feet... but when the skin got bad they stopped with the sweating..... It does get better! Topper () On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 17:19:48 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) " *~ OM ~* " writes: > Is it just a matter > of time till they go away or is something else needed? > > If anyone has seen these symptoms go away when on the correct dose > of > thyroid meds please let me know. I would also be interested to know > what that dose was. > > Have a great weekend everyone:-)) > > Peace, Love and Harmony, > OM (Bev) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 Hi, OM/Bev, I have no idea whether it was the change from T4 only or the fact that the replacement of Thyroid hormones was simply the right combination for healing to start.... In reading your " symptoms " , mine would be " all of the above " . Everything " external " started changing to make me look and feel much older than I was way back in the early 80s and continued through to 1999 when my doctor switched me to Armour 120 mg. The first thing noticed was that my depression disappeared within two weeks. About six weeks later I noticed that the skin of my face had become slightly less dry. The skin on my arms and legs seems to be still repairing itself and that seems dependent on how much Vitamin C I am taking. When I drop the " C " below 1000 per day for too long, my skin is where the response shows. For the cracked feet problem, I finally began getting a pedicure done on a regular basis. A softening agent is put into a warm water bath for the feet and you soak for a bit before anything is done. Just that much feels wonderful! But, in the course of completing a pedicure, the technician massages the feet and lower legs (improved circulation and just feels terrific!). A special " rasp " or " file " is used to go after the dried skin on the feet. It may take a few sessions to get the skin back to " normal " if this drying thing has been going on for too long. A soothing lotion is used on the feet and lower legs, then the nails are worked on (trim, cuticle removed, and polished). I had my feet done weekly for four weeks, then backed off to every two weeks, and am now getting monthly pedicures. My feet never have that dry skin thing anymore unless it is summertime and they literally get " cooked " dry. There are foot creams that can be used, but they work better after a few pedicures to get the dead skin off and the healthy skin exposed. My hair was the last thing to begin showing improving, but my hair dresser told me that it only appeared that way. Yes, it was improving, but until the new hair grows out enough to be seen, it really isn't seen. It took three months or so to really begin to see it. It is still very fine, but it is there! My hair still tends to be more fragile than before, so I use few products on it for volume, shine, hold, etc. The muscle pain did not improve much until recently when I was given an extra 1/4 grain of Armour. I noticed the difference right away. I live in the desert, and the doctors had told me it was weather related due to arthritis. Yes, I have arthritis, but I stopped taking the meds for that more than a month before my Armour dose was increased. I am thinking that this is more closely related to Fibromyalgia... Anyway, my point is that it took a long time for your body to stop working as it was intended, so it is going to take time to see any improvement. We seem to want improvement immediately, and that my be happening, but the visual signs take longer to show up because of where we are looking for them -- in areas that naturally take time to show changes. I hope that some of the foregoing is of use to you..... Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 It sure helped me................Thank's,i've been thinking about getting pedicure's for some time,now I believe I will. Shirl Re: 's Photos Hi, OM/Bev, I have no idea whether it was the change from T4 only or the fact that the replacement of Thyroid hormones was simply the right combination for healing to start.... In reading your " symptoms " , mine would be " all of the above " . Everything " external " started changing to make me look and feel much older than I was way back in the early 80s and continued through to 1999 when my doctor switched me to Armour 120 mg. The first thing noticed was that my depression disappeared within two weeks. About six weeks later I noticed that the skin of my face had become slightly less dry. The skin on my arms and legs seems to be still repairing itself and that seems dependent on how much Vitamin C I am taking. When I drop the " C " below 1000 per day for too long, my skin is where the response shows. For the cracked feet problem, I finally began getting a pedicure done on a regular basis. A softening agent is put into a warm water bath for the feet and you soak for a bit before anything is done. Just that much feels wonderful! But, in the course of completing a pedicure, the technician massages the feet and lower legs (improved circulation and just feels terrific!). A special " rasp " or " file " is used to go after the dried skin on the feet. It may take a few sessions to get the skin back to " normal " if this drying thing has been going on for too long. A soothing lotion is used on the feet and lower legs, then the nails are worked on (trim, cuticle removed, and polished). I had my feet done weekly for four weeks, then backed off to every two weeks, and am now getting monthly pedicures. My feet never have that dry skin thing anymore unless it is summertime and they literally get " cooked " dry. There are foot creams that can be used, but they work better after a few pedicures to get the dead skin off and the healthy skin exposed. My hair was the last thing to begin showing improving, but my hair dresser told me that it only appeared that way. Yes, it was improving, but until the new hair grows out enough to be seen, it really isn't seen. It took three months or so to really begin to see it. It is still very fine, but it is there! My hair still tends to be more fragile than before, so I use few products on it for volume, shine, hold, etc. The muscle pain did not improve much until recently when I was given an extra 1/4 grain of Armour. I noticed the difference right away. I live in the desert, and the doctors had told me it was weather related due to arthritis. Yes, I have arthritis, but I stopped taking the meds for that more than a month before my Armour dose was increased. I am thinking that this is more closely related to Fibromyalgia... Anyway, my point is that it took a long time for your body to stop working as it was intended, so it is going to take time to see any improvement. We seem to want improvement immediately, and that my be happening, but the visual signs take longer to show up because of where we are looking for them -- in areas that naturally take time to show changes. I hope that some of the foregoing is of use to you..... Dianne ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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