Re: Letter from endo. Please read & help me understand levels

[Guest guest]

It doesn't sound so bad to me. I don't think you need to be so upset

by the amount of anti-bodies, having anti-bodies is the way they can

tell you have the disease, I don't think the more you have the worse you

are. He said the rest of your bloodwork was ok, he just wants to be

certain of the dose you are taking so he can see if he needs to up it or

lower it. Don't panic, it will be ok.

Letter from endo. Please read

& help me understand levels

I am really scared right now. I am teary-eyed as I write this.

It is

very emotional for me. Here is the letter I received from my

endochrinologist visit:

Thanks for your kind referral (he's writing to my Ob-gyn) of

Mrs.

y regarding her thyroid status. A copy of my recent

office

evaluation is enclosed for your records.

In summary, she clearly had underlying Hashimoto's thyroiditis

(this

is an auto-immune disease for those that don't know) as a cause

of her

non-goitrous hypothyroidism, with ant-TPO antibodies of greater

than

1000 (from what I gather, anything above 50 is a postive result

for

Hashimotos, but howbad is above 1000). This clearly indicates a

need

for life-long thyroid hormone replacement/suppressive treatment.

She

had been attempting to cut her thyroid hormone tablets to get a

smaller does, but this is technically quite difficult. Her

levels were

in the normal range (after medication), but her actual dosage

was

uncertain. I therefore asked her to take the .05mg tablet size

of

levoxyl daily so that we are absolutely certain of her precise

dosage.

Her comprehensive metabolic panel was gratifyingly unremarkable.

Her

lipids were borderline elevated with a cholesterol of 207,

tryglycerides 136, HDL of 51, but LDL borderline elevated at

129.

I will ask her, by copy of this letter, to continue levoxyl at

her

current dosage and to add atenolol 50 mg each morning for

alleviation

of her hyperadrenergic-type symptoms (heart palpitations that I

have).

[Guest guest]

Thank you . I was very scared. I have had cholesterol levels

2 x in my twenties of 255. No one ever did any further testing etc...

This was before I starting eating lower carb foods. Perhaps it is down

some because of that. I am going to go and de-stress now. Thank you

again for easing my mind.

P.S. we have a lot of heart problems in the family, so I guess at 32

this is a good time to find out about all this so that I can keep a

better watch on my diet and levels.

> It doesn't sound so bad to me. I don't think you need to be so upset

> by the amount of anti-bodies, having anti-bodies is the way they can

> tell you have the disease, I don't think the more you have the worse you

> are. He said the rest of your bloodwork was ok, he just wants to be

> certain of the dose you are taking so he can see if he needs to up it or

> lower it. Don't panic, it will be ok.

>

> Letter from endo. Please read

> & help me understand levels

>

>

> I am really scared right now. I am teary-eyed as I write this.

> It is

> very emotional for me. Here is the letter I received from my

> endochrinologist visit:

>

> Thanks for your kind referral (he's writing to my Ob-gyn) of

> Mrs.

> y regarding her thyroid status. A copy of my recent

> office

> evaluation is enclosed for your records.

>

> In summary, she clearly had underlying Hashimoto's thyroiditis

> (this

> is an auto-immune disease for those that don't know) as a cause

> of her

> non-goitrous hypothyroidism, with ant-TPO antibodies of greater

> than

> 1000 (from what I gather, anything above 50 is a postive result

> for

> Hashimotos, but howbad is above 1000). This clearly indicates a

> need

> for life-long thyroid hormone replacement/suppressive treatment.

> She

> had been attempting to cut her thyroid hormone tablets to get a

> smaller does, but this is technically quite difficult. Her

> levels were

> in the normal range (after medication), but her actual dosage

> was

> uncertain. I therefore asked her to take the .05mg tablet size

> of

> levoxyl daily so that we are absolutely certain of her precise

> dosage.

> Her comprehensive metabolic panel was gratifyingly unremarkable.

> Her

> lipids were borderline elevated with a cholesterol of 207,

> tryglycerides 136, HDL of 51, but LDL borderline elevated at

> 129.

>

> I will ask her, by copy of this letter, to continue levoxyl at

> her

> current dosage and to add atenolol 50 mg each morning for

> alleviation

> of her hyperadrenergic-type symptoms (heart palpitations that I

> have).

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oh NOOOO , I am so sorry and am crying with you. We need to get you to

another doctor soon...refresh my memory where you live again? You can't keep

going on with Levoxyl... We are here for you...even when your docs don't

understand. Can you be firm and INSIST on Armour? What can we do for you hun??

Hugs..PattiSue

Letter from endo. Please read & help me

understand levels

I am really scared right now. I am teary-eyed as I write this. It is

very emotional for me. Here is the letter I received from my

endochrinologist visit:

Thanks for your kind referral (he's writing to my Ob-gyn) of Mrs.

y regarding her thyroid status. A copy of my recent office

evaluation is enclosed for your records.

In summary, she clearly had underlying Hashimoto's thyroiditis (this

is an auto-immune disease for those that don't know) as a cause of her

non-goitrous hypothyroidism, with ant-TPO antibodies of greater than

1000 (from what I gather, anything above 50 is a postive result for

Hashimotos, but howbad is above 1000). This clearly indicates a need

for life-long thyroid hormone replacement/suppressive treatment. She

had been attempting to cut her thyroid hormone tablets to get a

smaller does, but this is technically quite difficult. Her levels were

in the normal range (after medication), but her actual dosage was

uncertain. I therefore asked her to take the .05mg tablet size of

levoxyl daily so that we are absolutely certain of her precise dosage.

Her comprehensive metabolic panel was gratifyingly unremarkable. Her

lipids were borderline elevated with a cholesterol of 207,

tryglycerides 136, HDL of 51, but LDL borderline elevated at 129.

I will ask her, by copy of this letter, to continue levoxyl at her

current dosage and to add atenolol 50 mg each morning for alleviation

of her hyperadrenergic-type symptoms (heart palpitations that I have).