hashimotos

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the link and info, Gail. According to this study, it

looks like it's actually a GOOD thing to have both Hashimotos and Pap

Thyca. I am understanding them to say that they are hypothesizing that

the Hashimotos may be a reaction to the cancer which actually

controls its growth, and those with both actually have less mets, less

recurrance, etc.

This is indeed interesting - does anyone know of other studies linking

Hashimotos and thyca?

Cheers,

Alisa

2/15/2002: Nodule found during bad sore throat

2/27/2002: FNA - suspicious for pap thyca

3/4/2002: Hysterectomy/oopherectomy-possible ovarian cancer - BENIGN!!

4/9/2002: TT - Stage 2 pap thyca encapsuled in 2.5 x 2 x 1.6 cm

nodule, Hashimotos discovered

5/28/2002: TBS (2 mCi dose on 5/24) and 100 mCi RAI

6/6/2002: TBS - No sign of mets

Currently on .125mcg Levoxyl

Age: 48 Location: near Seattle WA

Please feel free to email me privately anytime

> > Hi, Marcia -

> >

> > Hashimotos Thyroiditis is a chronic inflammation of the thyroid,

and

> > is an autoimmune disease. They don't know why it happens, but it

most

> > frequently occurs in middle aged women (I guess that's us ;-) ).

> > Eventually, it would cause your thyroid to fail and you'd become

> > hypo. Since our thyroids aren't there anymore, it doesn't mean

much of

> > anything to us, as far as I can understand, except to know that we

> > would have had thyroid problems at some point anyway.

> >

> > Cheers,

> > Alisa

[Guest guest]

Alisa,

Consider it an " allergic " reaction! As for recurrance I don't know I

don't think your assumption is correct. I had a lot of mets with a

high antibody count. But at some point we got it under control and the

lymphocytes just took over. It's always better if you take up RAI. :0)

Hashimoto's and thyca are not linked.

Gail

dx: 1968, TT, pap. & foll. well differentiated

w/hurthle cell, RAI, rad.neck dissection,lung surgery,

hashimoto, tg antibody 575, iodine resistant,existing

thyca nodules in lungs. Last surgery 1972

> > Alisa,

> >

> > Myself and a few others carry antibodies to Tg as a result of our

> > Hashimoto's, Mine was subacute which is a more severe form of

> > thyroiditis. I have never had an accurate Tg. So saying that

> > Hashimoto's doesn't mean much of anything to us is not an entirely

> > accurate statement. Some people do lose their antibodies which BTW

> can

> > come and go. I am fortunate for those antibodies because I am RAI

> > resistant...those antibodies reflect a lymphocytic response to

> thyroid

> > cancer on a daily basis. You may want to read the posting on the

> > Influence of Lymphocytic Response in the archives. It's message

> 11132.

> >

> > Hashimoto's appears most frequently between the ages of 30-50 and

> more

> > often in women.

> >

> > Gail

>

[Guest guest]

Hello (again),

I have been hypo for 2 and a half years and have never been tested for the

hashimotos. I understand there is some kind of an antibody test to check for

that could someone give me some more info on that?? Im curious as to what

test exactly I need to get in order to check for this. Thanks a bunch

Janeen

[Guest guest]

> BTW I had antibodies to my thyroid for many years, T4 was was just

>in the range of 'normal'. I was not treated for hpothyroidism.

Which is why testing the T4 (and/or TSH) only is SUCH a BAD way to

diagnose thyroid problems!!!!!! If you had been put on Armour a long

time ago, you would have avoided all the later problems! Hope you

are doing better now. I didn't have Hashi's, but have heard of this

with others.

Janie aka ThyroDiva