Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Hi everyone! Thank you for posting to me. I do understand that we can get the yellow skin from betacarotene. You should not have yellow eyes with it, but I went over to my mother-in-law's (because I was scared and my husband is in Canada right now), and she told me that she did this kind of worrying when she was younger. She made herself a nervous wreck. SHe too has hypothyroidism, and I suspect it is Hashi's and she has had it for years (only diagnosed 2+ years ago). ANyway, she said when you worry yourself like that, you tend to see what you want to see. SO, if you are worried about seeing yellow in the eye, you are going to see it. Probably true. The good news is that I called the endo and finally got SOME results from my lab done over a month ago. They did do a liver enzyme test: SGOT SGPT and both were normal Free T4 was 1.04 & TSH was 1.7 That's all she gave me. Amazing, huh? What the heck do those values (thyroid) show? ANyway, I don't imagine that I have come down with some liver dysfunction in 4 weeks, so I am going to leave that alone and try to focus on getting better. I guess when you have kids and think about them not having a Mommy to love them as I know only I can, then you can really do a psychological doozy on yourself. Anyway, thank you all for posting back to ease my mind. I feel like an idiot. a yellow color of your skin can come from being > hypothyroid. I had it too:-)) Evidently when we are hypo the body can't > covert BetaCarotene to Vit A and so it makes your skin turn yellow. > > When you get on the right amount of meds it will probably go away....... > > If you haven't had a blood test for liver function you might want to do so > just to set your mind at ease.. > > Peace, Love and Harmony, > Bev > > > > Thyroid-Adrenal Connection: Information and Resources > http://www.bestweb.net/~om/thyroid > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Do not....I repeat.... Do not feel like an idiot! That is simply not allowed. LOL! Blessings, Debbie K. Anyway, thank you all for posting back to ease my mind. I feel like an idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 , you are NOT an idiot. You were scared. And we've ALL been there. As far as your numbers, there is no way to tell anything. Your doctor will look at those and tell you that you are normal, which can be the FARTHEST from the truth. You need to get a free T3, honey. Sorry. Janie > Free T4 was 1.04 & > TSH was 1.7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Im glad you are feeling better...Don't feel like an idiot!! I'm sure a few of looked at our eyes and our skin..I remember when I went in to see the acupuncturist he looked at my skin and eyes...he also looked at my tongue and was surprised by my purple dots on my tongue...I was all over the Internet and was worried I had a heart or liver problem...Turns out I have had it all my life...and I knew this , but decided to panic anyways.... d_timmsjosey wrote: Hi everyone! Thank you for posting to me. I do understand that we can get the yellow skin from betacarotene. You should not have yellow eyes with it, but I went over to my mother-in-law's (because I was scared and my husband is in Canada right now), and she told me that she did this kind of worrying when she was younger. She made herself a nervous wreck. SHe too has hypothyroidism, and I suspect it is Hashi's and she has had it for years (only diagnosed 2+ years ago). ANyway, she said when you worry yourself like that, you tend to see what you want to see. SO, if you are worried about seeing yellow in the eye, you are going to see it. Probably true. The good news is that I called the endo and finally got SOME results from my lab done over a month ago. They did do a liver enzyme test: SGOT SGPT and both were normal Free T4 was 1.04 & TSH was 1.7 That's all she gave me. Amazing, huh? What the heck do those values (thyroid) show? ANyway, I don't imagine that I have come down with some liver dysfunction in 4 weeks, so I am going to leave that alone and try to focus on getting better. I guess when you have kids and think about them not having a Mommy to love them as I know only I can, then you can really do a psychological doozy on yourself. Anyway, thank you all for posting back to ease my mind. I feel like an idiot. a yellow color of your skin can come from being > hypothyroid. I had it too:-)) Evidently when we are hypo the body can't > covert BetaCarotene to Vit A and so it makes your skin turn yellow. > > When you get on the right amount of meds it will probably go away....... > > If you haven't had a blood test for liver function you might want to do so > just to set your mind at ease.. > > Peace, Love and Harmony, > Bev > > > > Thyroid-Adrenal Connection: Information and Resources > http://www.bestweb.net/~om/thyroid > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 I know, I know! The good news (I hope) is that we are moving from Knoxville, TN within the next month after the house closing. It looks like back to Canada. This will be good for me. My whole family is there. Also, I can look for a doctor who is more progressive and open to proper testing and symptom evaluation. Lets cross our fingers. Thank you again for being here for me. You guys have been instrumental in me starting Armour. I don't think would have ever tried it without finding you :) . > , you are NOT an idiot. You were scared. And we've ALL been > there. > > As far as your numbers, there is no way to tell anything. Your > doctor will look at those and tell you that you are normal, which > can be the FARTHEST from the truth. You need to get a free T3, > honey. Sorry. > > Janie > > > Free T4 was 1.04 & > > TSH was 1.7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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