Hashimoto thyroditis disease

[Guest guest]

Hi Topper,

My doc took alot of test and I can get the results from the doc I do know for sure he tool a free T4 and T3 and TSH and an ANA . You let me know what test he results you need and I will find out the result from him. he also took a test called RF that I know he told me was 26 cause he told me it should only be 20 and he blamed it on my smoking told me to quite, which I have wanted to do for sometime . I just took my pulse and it is 80 but I do not have a mercury thermometer but I will get one this week adn if you let me know what test results you need I will find out all the results you need , I just want to know the truth and I really don't think my doc is tell me all of it. I know I am tired of sitting around wearing jackets in the house all the time people come to visit and think I am rushing them off cause I am leaving cause I have a jacket on then I explain no I am just freezing that's all...lol and they look at me strange and thinkI am sick and they don't

want to catch it and leave so they don't get sick. My hands are always cold as well as the tootsies and my Hubby says I have ice water in my veins not blood.

I am going to call my Dr right now and see if I can pick a copy of my test results up today yet of early morning tomarrow. and I will let you know what it says. Thank you Topper.

Tinatopper2@... wrote:

Hi Tina.... welcome to our little family!

Do you have a copy of your labs? Could you post the results here, along with the lab's ranges, for us to see?

I'm not understanding the diagnosis of Hashi's with checking TSH and some of the thyroid hormones.... the antibody levels have to be checked to determine Hashi's.... and if it's in a swing, a single test won't tell the tale either....

There are a lot of docs AND endos that aren't very knowledable about thyroid hormones, diseases... or people....... I'll stop with that...

I don't know what your finances are but there is a place, if you live in the US (but not in New York state) where you can order your own labs...... it might be a direction you want to go to find out what is going on thyroid-wise. www.healthcheckusa.com

Now.... it's been proven, and many of us, here, know by experience, that many of the aches and pains and miseries that we've dealt with for YEARS ends up being a result of improper thyroid hormone levels... and when we address that, and get the levels closer to where they SHOULD be many of the symptoms go away, or at least are greatly reduced.

Now, I'm not claiming that putting you on thyroid hormone is going to make all your problems go away... but I am gonna say that finding out if you are dealing with a thyroid problem and it is 'corrected' by proper dosing of replacement hormone your probably going to get rid of a few things.... and other things are gonna be a LOT easier to deal with if your mind and body have some of the things working again that weren't when the thyroid hormones were out of whack....

If you are indeed dealing with the fluctuations of thyroid hormone levels that Hashi's causes it could make the other issues that you are dealing with harder on you than they have to be.

Could you try a couple of simple tests for me? Assuming that you are quietly sitting at your computer reading (or a time when you've been quietly sitting for about 20 minutes) check your pulse rate.... just count the number of beats in 6 seconds and then multiply by 10.... tell me that number.....

The other test involves taking your temp..... if you have a mercury thermometer or a basal thermometer for checking for fertility.... let me know and I'll walk you through this simple self monitoring test.....

Having a thyroid gland out of whack throws off the whole body, other glands don't function properly.... organs don't function properly.. .it's a mess..... so if it can be determined if you do have a thyroid problem..... it would be a good thing to get things back in line....

When you have a bit of time to do some reading.... you're welcome to swing by our web site, you might find some tidbits there that will help put things in a better perspective.

www.thyrophoenix.com

Topper ()

On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 16:43:43 -0000 "storm12256" writes:

Hiya all, My name is Tina and I belong to the Natural_surgical menopause group and I had a post int here about my newly diagnosed disease and go a reponse from a person who suggested I try talking to all of you. See My problem is I do not understand thisI have been looking the Internet over for all kind of info on this but I have really found no answers to my questions. I have been telling the DR's for a year now that I feel so tired and crappy half the time I don't even want to get out of bed I am always to tired to even clean or cook just anything I use to do and they just kept telling me oh your just fine. finally I called my family DR and requested a refferal to a Endocrinologist and then he decided I should come in and he would do a few test for me well my T3 T4 adn free T4 came back he says Normal but my TSH came back at .945 and he told me I have Hashimoto thyroditis disease and he would

have to monitor it and just keep and eye on it all he told me was I had to quit smoking. Well that is going horribley. I guess I should also tell you what all I have. I have Maigraine headaches for years like 20 years and I have alleries to medications, codiene,asprin,anti inflamatories,penecillin. I have spinal bifida occulta and degenerative joint disease. I have had a Mini Stroke Sept of 2004 over labor day weekend I have a 30% non obstructive blockage in my heart, asthma,High blood pressure.Then one week ago tomarrow i am told I have this hashi thingyand had no clue what in gods green earth it was. I have no Idea what to do next he told me that typical rage for it was .35 and mine is like .945. so it is on the bad side and we will monitor it. then gave me my chart and told me to make an appointment for a sleep study and a recheck in 6 months.Everyone keeps telling me I should be on medication but my Dr will not give me a

referral to a endocrinologist and I have no idea where to turn. Now my insurance don't ask for a referral but the endocrinologist does want one, He is one of the best in the area and he will not make an appointment without a refferal. I was just hoping someone in this group could please point me in the right direction as to what I should do next should I in fact be on meds or just wait it out like my DR says. Thank you Tina

[Guest guest]

Hi Topper,

My doc took alot of test and I can get the results from the doc I do know for sure he tool a free T4 and T3 and TSH and an ANA . You let me know what test he results you need and I will find out the result from him. he also took a test called RF that I know he told me was 26 cause he told me it should only be 20 and he blamed it on my smoking told me to quite, which I have wanted to do for sometime . I just took my pulse and it is 80 but I do not have a mercury thermometer but I will get one this week adn if you let me know what test results you need I will find out all the results you need , I just want to know the truth and I really don't think my doc is tell me all of it. I know I am tired of sitting around wearing jackets in the house all the time people come to visit and think I am rushing them off cause I am leaving cause I have a jacket on then I explain no I am just freezing that's all...lol and they look at me strange and thinkI am sick and they don't

want to catch it and leave so they don't get sick. My hands are always cold as well as the tootsies and my Hubby says I have ice water in my veins not blood.

I am going to call my Dr right now and see if I can pick a copy of my test results up today yet of early morning tomarrow. and I will let you know what it says. Thank you Topper.

Tinatopper2@... wrote:

Hi Tina.... welcome to our little family!

Do you have a copy of your labs? Could you post the results here, along with the lab's ranges, for us to see?

I'm not understanding the diagnosis of Hashi's with checking TSH and some of the thyroid hormones.... the antibody levels have to be checked to determine Hashi's.... and if it's in a swing, a single test won't tell the tale either....

There are a lot of docs AND endos that aren't very knowledable about thyroid hormones, diseases... or people....... I'll stop with that...

I don't know what your finances are but there is a place, if you live in the US (but not in New York state) where you can order your own labs...... it might be a direction you want to go to find out what is going on thyroid-wise. www.healthcheckusa.com

Now.... it's been proven, and many of us, here, know by experience, that many of the aches and pains and miseries that we've dealt with for YEARS ends up being a result of improper thyroid hormone levels... and when we address that, and get the levels closer to where they SHOULD be many of the symptoms go away, or at least are greatly reduced.

Now, I'm not claiming that putting you on thyroid hormone is going to make all your problems go away... but I am gonna say that finding out if you are dealing with a thyroid problem and it is 'corrected' by proper dosing of replacement hormone your probably going to get rid of a few things.... and other things are gonna be a LOT easier to deal with if your mind and body have some of the things working again that weren't when the thyroid hormones were out of whack....

If you are indeed dealing with the fluctuations of thyroid hormone levels that Hashi's causes it could make the other issues that you are dealing with harder on you than they have to be.

Could you try a couple of simple tests for me? Assuming that you are quietly sitting at your computer reading (or a time when you've been quietly sitting for about 20 minutes) check your pulse rate.... just count the number of beats in 6 seconds and then multiply by 10.... tell me that number.....

The other test involves taking your temp..... if you have a mercury thermometer or a basal thermometer for checking for fertility.... let me know and I'll walk you through this simple self monitoring test.....

Having a thyroid gland out of whack throws off the whole body, other glands don't function properly.... organs don't function properly.. .it's a mess..... so if it can be determined if you do have a thyroid problem..... it would be a good thing to get things back in line....

When you have a bit of time to do some reading.... you're welcome to swing by our web site, you might find some tidbits there that will help put things in a better perspective.

www.thyrophoenix.com

Topper ()

On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 16:43:43 -0000 "storm12256" writes:

Hiya all, My name is Tina and I belong to the Natural_surgical menopause group and I had a post int here about my newly diagnosed disease and go a reponse from a person who suggested I try talking to all of you. See My problem is I do not understand thisI have been looking the Internet over for all kind of info on this but I have really found no answers to my questions. I have been telling the DR's for a year now that I feel so tired and crappy half the time I don't even want to get out of bed I am always to tired to even clean or cook just anything I use to do and they just kept telling me oh your just fine. finally I called my family DR and requested a refferal to a Endocrinologist and then he decided I should come in and he would do a few test for me well my T3 T4 adn free T4 came back he says Normal but my TSH came back at .945 and he told me I have Hashimoto thyroditis disease and he would

have to monitor it and just keep and eye on it all he told me was I had to quit smoking. Well that is going horribley. I guess I should also tell you what all I have. I have Maigraine headaches for years like 20 years and I have alleries to medications, codiene,asprin,anti inflamatories,penecillin. I have spinal bifida occulta and degenerative joint disease. I have had a Mini Stroke Sept of 2004 over labor day weekend I have a 30% non obstructive blockage in my heart, asthma,High blood pressure.Then one week ago tomarrow i am told I have this hashi thingyand had no clue what in gods green earth it was. I have no Idea what to do next he told me that typical rage for it was .35 and mine is like .945. so it is on the bad side and we will monitor it. then gave me my chart and told me to make an appointment for a sleep study and a recheck in 6 months.Everyone keeps telling me I should be on medication but my Dr will not give me a

referral to a endocrinologist and I have no idea where to turn. Now my insurance don't ask for a referral but the endocrinologist does want one, He is one of the best in the area and he will not make an appointment without a refferal. I was just hoping someone in this group could please point me in the right direction as to what I should do next should I in fact be on meds or just wait it out like my DR says. Thank you Tina

[Guest guest]

Hi Topper,

My doc took alot of test and I can get the results from the doc I do know for sure he tool a free T4 and T3 and TSH and an ANA . You let me know what test he results you need and I will find out the result from him. he also took a test called RF that I know he told me was 26 cause he told me it should only be 20 and he blamed it on my smoking told me to quite, which I have wanted to do for sometime . I just took my pulse and it is 80 but I do not have a mercury thermometer but I will get one this week adn if you let me know what test results you need I will find out all the results you need , I just want to know the truth and I really don't think my doc is tell me all of it. I know I am tired of sitting around wearing jackets in the house all the time people come to visit and think I am rushing them off cause I am leaving cause I have a jacket on then I explain no I am just freezing that's all...lol and they look at me strange and thinkI am sick and they don't

want to catch it and leave so they don't get sick. My hands are always cold as well as the tootsies and my Hubby says I have ice water in my veins not blood.

I am going to call my Dr right now and see if I can pick a copy of my test results up today yet of early morning tomarrow. and I will let you know what it says. Thank you Topper.

Tinatopper2@... wrote:

Hi Tina.... welcome to our little family!

Do you have a copy of your labs? Could you post the results here, along with the lab's ranges, for us to see?

I'm not understanding the diagnosis of Hashi's with checking TSH and some of the thyroid hormones.... the antibody levels have to be checked to determine Hashi's.... and if it's in a swing, a single test won't tell the tale either....

There are a lot of docs AND endos that aren't very knowledable about thyroid hormones, diseases... or people....... I'll stop with that...

I don't know what your finances are but there is a place, if you live in the US (but not in New York state) where you can order your own labs...... it might be a direction you want to go to find out what is going on thyroid-wise. www.healthcheckusa.com

Now.... it's been proven, and many of us, here, know by experience, that many of the aches and pains and miseries that we've dealt with for YEARS ends up being a result of improper thyroid hormone levels... and when we address that, and get the levels closer to where they SHOULD be many of the symptoms go away, or at least are greatly reduced.

Now, I'm not claiming that putting you on thyroid hormone is going to make all your problems go away... but I am gonna say that finding out if you are dealing with a thyroid problem and it is 'corrected' by proper dosing of replacement hormone your probably going to get rid of a few things.... and other things are gonna be a LOT easier to deal with if your mind and body have some of the things working again that weren't when the thyroid hormones were out of whack....

If you are indeed dealing with the fluctuations of thyroid hormone levels that Hashi's causes it could make the other issues that you are dealing with harder on you than they have to be.

Could you try a couple of simple tests for me? Assuming that you are quietly sitting at your computer reading (or a time when you've been quietly sitting for about 20 minutes) check your pulse rate.... just count the number of beats in 6 seconds and then multiply by 10.... tell me that number.....

The other test involves taking your temp..... if you have a mercury thermometer or a basal thermometer for checking for fertility.... let me know and I'll walk you through this simple self monitoring test.....

Having a thyroid gland out of whack throws off the whole body, other glands don't function properly.... organs don't function properly.. .it's a mess..... so if it can be determined if you do have a thyroid problem..... it would be a good thing to get things back in line....

When you have a bit of time to do some reading.... you're welcome to swing by our web site, you might find some tidbits there that will help put things in a better perspective.

www.thyrophoenix.com

Topper ()

On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 16:43:43 -0000 "storm12256" writes:

Hiya all, My name is Tina and I belong to the Natural_surgical menopause group and I had a post int here about my newly diagnosed disease and go a reponse from a person who suggested I try talking to all of you. See My problem is I do not understand thisI have been looking the Internet over for all kind of info on this but I have really found no answers to my questions. I have been telling the DR's for a year now that I feel so tired and crappy half the time I don't even want to get out of bed I am always to tired to even clean or cook just anything I use to do and they just kept telling me oh your just fine. finally I called my family DR and requested a refferal to a Endocrinologist and then he decided I should come in and he would do a few test for me well my T3 T4 adn free T4 came back he says Normal but my TSH came back at .945 and he told me I have Hashimoto thyroditis disease and he would

have to monitor it and just keep and eye on it all he told me was I had to quit smoking. Well that is going horribley. I guess I should also tell you what all I have. I have Maigraine headaches for years like 20 years and I have alleries to medications, codiene,asprin,anti inflamatories,penecillin. I have spinal bifida occulta and degenerative joint disease. I have had a Mini Stroke Sept of 2004 over labor day weekend I have a 30% non obstructive blockage in my heart, asthma,High blood pressure.Then one week ago tomarrow i am told I have this hashi thingyand had no clue what in gods green earth it was. I have no Idea what to do next he told me that typical rage for it was .35 and mine is like .945. so it is on the bad side and we will monitor it. then gave me my chart and told me to make an appointment for a sleep study and a recheck in 6 months.Everyone keeps telling me I should be on medication but my Dr will not give me a

referral to a endocrinologist and I have no idea where to turn. Now my insurance don't ask for a referral but the endocrinologist does want one, He is one of the best in the area and he will not make an appointment without a refferal. I was just hoping someone in this group could please point me in the right direction as to what I should do next should I in fact be on meds or just wait it out like my DR says. Thank you Tina

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Yes they do topper free T4 mine is 1.50 the range is 0.75 - 2.00, the B 12 mine is 345 range is 199 -732 ,TSH mine is 1.54 range is 0.47 -6.90 ,Antinuclear Antibody Negative , Anti- TPO Antibodies mine is 951.0 range is < 35 if you need to know my Lymphocyte it is 27.4 Range is 20.0 - 45.0 okay just to let you know what all test I had if you need to know I had a cbc/d , ESR test ,CMP , TSH , FREE T4 ,B 12 , Folic acid , rheumatoid Factor , Antinuclear Antibody , Lyme Rally opps then my cholesterol mine is 247 range is 0 - 199 , Triglycerides 237 range is 30 - 200 .

Tina

PS be right back have to take my mom's car back to her. back in 15 minutes.topper2@... wrote:

Tina.. does the sheet show the ranges for those tests? TSH is standardized but, for example, the tests for the Free Ts, there are several different tests available, with different ranges... so we need to know the ranges to be able to 'read' the level of the results....

Topper ()

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:19:44 -0800 (PST) Tina Hummel writes:

Hi Topper,

Well I phoned the Dr this morning requested copies of my test results and I have them in front of me now . Okay First of all these test results were done 10/25/05 Free T4 is 1.50 ,

TSH 1.54 my B12 is 345 , Antinuclear Antibody it says negative, Thyroid peroxidase Antibodies are 951.0 , Cholesterol is 247 , Trilgceride is 237 Okay I don't see a ferritin test and no T3. That is all I got for now .

Tina

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Yes they do topper free T4 mine is 1.50 the range is 0.75 - 2.00, the B 12 mine is 345 range is 199 -732 ,TSH mine is 1.54 range is 0.47 -6.90 ,Antinuclear Antibody Negative , Anti- TPO Antibodies mine is 951.0 range is < 35 if you need to know my Lymphocyte it is 27.4 Range is 20.0 - 45.0 okay just to let you know what all test I had if you need to know I had a cbc/d , ESR test ,CMP , TSH , FREE T4 ,B 12 , Folic acid , rheumatoid Factor , Antinuclear Antibody , Lyme Rally opps then my cholesterol mine is 247 range is 0 - 199 , Triglycerides 237 range is 30 - 200 .

Tina

PS be right back have to take my mom's car back to her. back in 15 minutes.topper2@... wrote:

Tina.. does the sheet show the ranges for those tests? TSH is standardized but, for example, the tests for the Free Ts, there are several different tests available, with different ranges... so we need to know the ranges to be able to 'read' the level of the results....

Topper ()

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:19:44 -0800 (PST) Tina Hummel writes:

Hi Topper,

Well I phoned the Dr this morning requested copies of my test results and I have them in front of me now . Okay First of all these test results were done 10/25/05 Free T4 is 1.50 ,

TSH 1.54 my B12 is 345 , Antinuclear Antibody it says negative, Thyroid peroxidase Antibodies are 951.0 , Cholesterol is 247 , Trilgceride is 237 Okay I don't see a ferritin test and no T3. That is all I got for now .

Tina

Tina JJOIPPKOOUNUJOP'IUJK0--9UTINA MK-099-99\OP'[-0 I]9IKI099 U[

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Yes they do topper free T4 mine is 1.50 the range is 0.75 - 2.00, the B 12 mine is 345 range is 199 -732 ,TSH mine is 1.54 range is 0.47 -6.90 ,Antinuclear Antibody Negative , Anti- TPO Antibodies mine is 951.0 range is < 35 if you need to know my Lymphocyte it is 27.4 Range is 20.0 - 45.0 okay just to let you know what all test I had if you need to know I had a cbc/d , ESR test ,CMP , TSH , FREE T4 ,B 12 , Folic acid , rheumatoid Factor , Antinuclear Antibody , Lyme Rally opps then my cholesterol mine is 247 range is 0 - 199 , Triglycerides 237 range is 30 - 200 .

Tina

PS be right back have to take my mom's car back to her. back in 15 minutes.topper2@... wrote:

Tina.. does the sheet show the ranges for those tests? TSH is standardized but, for example, the tests for the Free Ts, there are several different tests available, with different ranges... so we need to know the ranges to be able to 'read' the level of the results....

Topper ()

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:19:44 -0800 (PST) Tina Hummel writes:

Hi Topper,

Well I phoned the Dr this morning requested copies of my test results and I have them in front of me now . Okay First of all these test results were done 10/25/05 Free T4 is 1.50 ,

TSH 1.54 my B12 is 345 , Antinuclear Antibody it says negative, Thyroid peroxidase Antibodies are 951.0 , Cholesterol is 247 , Trilgceride is 237 Okay I don't see a ferritin test and no T3. That is all I got for now .

Tina

Tina JJOIPPKOOUNUJOP'IUJK0--9UTINA MK-099-99\OP'[-0 I]9IKI099 U[

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Yes it does I am sorry I didn't even think about that DUH ... I guess I am having a hormonal moment. let me tell you first what all tests I had done in case you want any of those results as well CBC/D, ESR , CMP , FREE T4 , TSH , B12 , FOLIC ACID , RF ANA ,LYME DISEASE, ANTI- TPO- ANTIBODIES . CHOLESTEROL , TRIGLYCERIDE . Free T4 range 0.75-2.00 mine was 1.50 , TSH range 0.47 -6.90 mine 1.54 , B12 range is 799 - 735 mine is

345 , antinuclear antibody negative , Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies - Anti - TPO Antibodies

range is < 35 mine is 951.0 if you need anything else let me know.

Thank you

Tinatopper2@... wrote:

Tina.. does the sheet show the ranges for those tests? TSH is standardized but, for example, the tests for the Free Ts, there are several different tests available, with different ranges... so we need to know the ranges to be able to 'read' the level of the results....

Topper ()

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:19:44 -0800 (PST) Tina Hummel writes:

Hi Topper,

Well I phoned the Dr this morning requested copies of my test results and I have them in front of me now . Okay First of all these test results were done 10/25/05 Free T4 is 1.50 ,

TSH 1.54 my B12 is 345 , Antinuclear Antibody it says negative, Thyroid peroxidase Antibodies are 951.0 , Cholesterol is 247 , Trilgceride is 237 Okay I don't see a ferritin test and no T3. That is all I got for now .

Tina

Tina JJOIPPKOOUNUJOP'IUJK0--9UTINA MK-099-99\OP'[-0 I]9IKI099 U[

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[Guest guest]

HI Topper and/or ,

My yahoo is being funcky I have posted my test results and ranges

that Topper asked for and it never posts so now I am going to try it

again then delete yahoo and reload the stupid chat gggrrr.....lol.

OK here it goes hope you get it this time my results are;

ESR range 0 - 20 my result 26

Free T4 range 0.75-2.00 ng/dL my results 1.50

TSH range 0.47- 6.90 ulU/mL my results 1.54

vitamin B12 Range 199-732 pg/ml my results 345

Folic Acid Range 3.0-17.0 ng/ml my results 5.4

Antinuclear antibody negative

Thyroid-Peroxidase Antibodies Range <35 IU/mL my results 951.0

Cholesterol range 0-199 mgdl my results 247

triglyceride range 30- 200 mg/dl my results 237

HDL Cholesterol range 40-59 mg/dl my results 27

Low Density Lipoprptein range 0-159 mg/dl my results 182

VLDL Range 8.0-32.0 My Results 37.9

Chol/HDL ratio range 0.5-5.0 my results 9.1

that's it I hope this time it gets to you I hate when they don't get

things through but this is also happening on MSN in my Totally Tony

group my posts are not getting through either.

well all you have a good one.

Tina

[Guest guest]

Yahoo has been having fits for a few days now... I just got a glut of posts, some from several days ago... looks like folks weren't as quiet over the weekend as I thought... The posts that I made from the group site on Sunday have finally come through too...

Yahoo can be frustrating.. but we have to remember, at least it's still free... they contacted group owners a while back with a survey about charging fees... they were considering it... but so far, the groups are still free.... *holding breath and crossing fingers that it stays that way*

Now your numbers.

Midrange for your lab's Free T4 test is 1.3, your's is 1.5.. that's a bit over.. that's okay.... TSH is a tad high...new TSH ranges are .3 to 3.0 and most folks on replacement hormone seem to feel best with a TSH of about 1.0.

You NEED to have your Free T3 tested to know if your body is converting properly... so we don't know that....

Folic acid, I have trouble with that too.... that, IMHO, should be upped a bit.

Cholesterol is often funky when the thyroid levels are low... High cholesterol used to be a red flag for getting the thyroid checked.. but they make more money now ignoring the thyroid and selling you cholesterol meds instead.... (ooops, I didn't say that out loud, did I?)

I'd kick up the B-12 too.

TPO is high... so you know you're dealing with antibodies.

What dose of thyroid are you on, which med, and for how long?

Topper ()

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 06:47:42 -0000 "storm12256" writes:

HI Topper and/or , My yahoo is being funcky I have posted my test results and ranges that Topper asked for and it never posts so now I am going to try it again then delete yahoo and reload the stupid chat gggrrr.....lol.OK here it goes hope you get it this time my results are;ESR range 0 - 20 my result 26Free T4 range 0.75-2.00 ng/dL my results 1.50TSH range 0.47- 6.90 ulU/mL my results 1.54vitamin B12 Range 199-732 pg/ml my results 345Folic Acid Range 3.0-17.0 ng/ml my results 5.4Antinuclear antibody negativeThyroid-Peroxidase Antibodies Range <35 IU/mL my results 951.0Cholesterol range 0-199 mgdl my results 247triglyceride range 30- 200 mg/dl my results 237HDL Cholesterol range 40-59 mg/dl my results 27Low Density Lipoprptein range 0-159 mg/dl my results 182 VLDL Range 8.0-32.0 My Results 37.9Chol/HDL ratio range 0.5-5.0 my results 9.1that's it I hope this time it gets to you I hate when they don't get things through but this is also happening on MSN in my Totally Tony group my posts are not getting through either.well all you have a good one. Tina

[Guest guest]

Yahoo has been having fits for a few days now... I just got a glut of posts, some from several days ago... looks like folks weren't as quiet over the weekend as I thought... The posts that I made from the group site on Sunday have finally come through too...

Yahoo can be frustrating.. but we have to remember, at least it's still free... they contacted group owners a while back with a survey about charging fees... they were considering it... but so far, the groups are still free.... *holding breath and crossing fingers that it stays that way*

Now your numbers.

Midrange for your lab's Free T4 test is 1.3, your's is 1.5.. that's a bit over.. that's okay.... TSH is a tad high...new TSH ranges are .3 to 3.0 and most folks on replacement hormone seem to feel best with a TSH of about 1.0.

You NEED to have your Free T3 tested to know if your body is converting properly... so we don't know that....

Folic acid, I have trouble with that too.... that, IMHO, should be upped a bit.

Cholesterol is often funky when the thyroid levels are low... High cholesterol used to be a red flag for getting the thyroid checked.. but they make more money now ignoring the thyroid and selling you cholesterol meds instead.... (ooops, I didn't say that out loud, did I?)

I'd kick up the B-12 too.

TPO is high... so you know you're dealing with antibodies.

What dose of thyroid are you on, which med, and for how long?

Topper ()

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 06:47:42 -0000 "storm12256" writes:

HI Topper and/or , My yahoo is being funcky I have posted my test results and ranges that Topper asked for and it never posts so now I am going to try it again then delete yahoo and reload the stupid chat gggrrr.....lol.OK here it goes hope you get it this time my results are;ESR range 0 - 20 my result 26Free T4 range 0.75-2.00 ng/dL my results 1.50TSH range 0.47- 6.90 ulU/mL my results 1.54vitamin B12 Range 199-732 pg/ml my results 345Folic Acid Range 3.0-17.0 ng/ml my results 5.4Antinuclear antibody negativeThyroid-Peroxidase Antibodies Range <35 IU/mL my results 951.0Cholesterol range 0-199 mgdl my results 247triglyceride range 30- 200 mg/dl my results 237HDL Cholesterol range 40-59 mg/dl my results 27Low Density Lipoprptein range 0-159 mg/dl my results 182 VLDL Range 8.0-32.0 My Results 37.9Chol/HDL ratio range 0.5-5.0 my results 9.1that's it I hope this time it gets to you I hate when they don't get things through but this is also happening on MSN in my Totally Tony group my posts are not getting through either.well all you have a good one. Tina

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Topper, Hi the thing is I am not on any kind of Medication , the Doc told me he just wants to monitor it and keep taking blood test every 4 to 6 months and I never had a free T3. See this is what bothers me everyone tells me I should be on medication and the Doc says no I don't need it cause my fT4 and Tsh were ok by his standards. I just want to feel better not so foggy brained and cold and tired all the time like I just ran a marathon. I don't understand what he is thinking but he is sending me for a sleep study, cause I do have to use sleeping pills to sleep and even then they take hours to work , once again I took my pill at 8 last night and was awake till 3 AM before I even had a hint of being tired. This just sucks I want me back. Tinatopper2@... wrote: Yahoo has been having fits for a few days now... I just got a glut of posts, some from several days ago... looks like folks weren't as quiet over the weekend as I thought... The posts that I made from the group site on Sunday have finally come through too... Yahoo can be frustrating.. but we have to remember, at least it's still free... they contacted group owners a while back with a survey about charging fees... they were considering it... but so far, the groups are still free.... *holding breath and crossing fingers that it stays that way* Now your numbers. Midrange for your lab's Free T4 test is 1.3, your's is 1.5.. that's a bit over.. that's okay.... TSH is a tad high...new TSH ranges are .3 to 3.0 and most folks on replacement hormone seem to feel best with a TSH of about 1.0. You NEED to have your Free T3 tested to know if your body is converting properly... so we don't know that.... Folic acid, I have trouble with that too.... that, IMHO, should be upped a bit. Cholesterol is often funky when the thyroid levels are low... High cholesterol used to be a

red flag for getting the thyroid checked.. but they make more money now ignoring the thyroid and selling you cholesterol meds instead.... (ooops, I didn't say that out loud, did I?) I'd kick up the B-12 too. TPO is high... so you know you're dealing with antibodies. What dose of thyroid are you on, which med, and for how long? Topper () On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 06:47:42 -0000 "storm12256" writes: HI Topper and/or , My yahoo is being funcky I have posted my test results and ranges that Topper asked for and it never posts so now I am going to try it again then delete yahoo and reload the stupid chat gggrrr.....lol.OK here

it goes hope you get it this time my results are;ESR range 0 - 20 my result 26Free T4 range 0.75-2.00 ng/dL my results 1.50TSH range 0.47- 6.90 ulU/mL my results 1.54vitamin B12 Range 199-732 pg/ml my results 345Folic Acid Range 3.0-17.0 ng/ml my results 5.4Antinuclear antibody negativeThyroid-Peroxidase Antibodies Range <35 IU/mL my results 951.0Cholesterol range 0-199 mgdl my results 247triglyceride range 30- 200 mg/dl my results 237HDL Cholesterol range 40-59 mg/dl my results 27Low Density Lipoprptein range 0-159 mg/dl my results 182 VLDL Range 8.0-32.0 My Results 37.9Chol/HDL ratio range 0.5-5.0 my results 9.1that's it I hope this time it gets to you I hate when they don't get

things through but this is also happening on MSN in my Totally Tony group my posts are not getting through either.well all you have a good one. Tina

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Topper, Hi the thing is I am not on any kind of Medication , the Doc told me he just wants to monitor it and keep taking blood test every 4 to 6 months and I never had a free T3. See this is what bothers me everyone tells me I should be on medication and the Doc says no I don't need it cause my fT4 and Tsh were ok by his standards. I just want to feel better not so foggy brained and cold and tired all the time like I just ran a marathon. I don't understand what he is thinking but he is sending me for a sleep study, cause I do have to use sleeping pills to sleep and even then they take hours to work , once again I took my pill at 8 last night and was awake till 3 AM before I even had a hint of being tired. This just sucks I want me back. Tinatopper2@... wrote: Yahoo has been having fits for a few days now... I just got a glut of posts, some from several days ago... looks like folks weren't as quiet over the weekend as I thought... The posts that I made from the group site on Sunday have finally come through too... Yahoo can be frustrating.. but we have to remember, at least it's still free... they contacted group owners a while back with a survey about charging fees... they were considering it... but so far, the groups are still free.... *holding breath and crossing fingers that it stays that way* Now your numbers. Midrange for your lab's Free T4 test is 1.3, your's is 1.5.. that's a bit over.. that's okay.... TSH is a tad high...new TSH ranges are .3 to 3.0 and most folks on replacement hormone seem to feel best with a TSH of about 1.0. You NEED to have your Free T3 tested to know if your body is converting properly... so we don't know that.... Folic acid, I have trouble with that too.... that, IMHO, should be upped a bit. Cholesterol is often funky when the thyroid levels are low... High cholesterol used to be a

red flag for getting the thyroid checked.. but they make more money now ignoring the thyroid and selling you cholesterol meds instead.... (ooops, I didn't say that out loud, did I?) I'd kick up the B-12 too. TPO is high... so you know you're dealing with antibodies. What dose of thyroid are you on, which med, and for how long? Topper () On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 06:47:42 -0000 "storm12256" writes: HI Topper and/or , My yahoo is being funcky I have posted my test results and ranges that Topper asked for and it never posts so now I am going to try it again then delete yahoo and reload the stupid chat gggrrr.....lol.OK here

it goes hope you get it this time my results are;ESR range 0 - 20 my result 26Free T4 range 0.75-2.00 ng/dL my results 1.50TSH range 0.47- 6.90 ulU/mL my results 1.54vitamin B12 Range 199-732 pg/ml my results 345Folic Acid Range 3.0-17.0 ng/ml my results 5.4Antinuclear antibody negativeThyroid-Peroxidase Antibodies Range <35 IU/mL my results 951.0Cholesterol range 0-199 mgdl my results 247triglyceride range 30- 200 mg/dl my results 237HDL Cholesterol range 40-59 mg/dl my results 27Low Density Lipoprptein range 0-159 mg/dl my results 182 VLDL Range 8.0-32.0 My Results 37.9Chol/HDL ratio range 0.5-5.0 my results 9.1that's it I hope this time it gets to you I hate when they don't get

things through but this is also happening on MSN in my Totally Tony group my posts are not getting through either.well all you have a good one. Tina

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Topper, Hi the thing is I am not on any kind of Medication , the Doc told me he just wants to monitor it and keep taking blood test every 4 to 6 months and I never had a free T3. See this is what bothers me everyone tells me I should be on medication and the Doc says no I don't need it cause my fT4 and Tsh were ok by his standards. I just want to feel better not so foggy brained and cold and tired all the time like I just ran a marathon. I don't understand what he is thinking but he is sending me for a sleep study, cause I do have to use sleeping pills to sleep and even then they take hours to work , once again I took my pill at 8 last night and was awake till 3 AM before I even had a hint of being tired. This just sucks I want me back. Tinatopper2@... wrote: Yahoo has been having fits for a few days now... I just got a glut of posts, some from several days ago... looks like folks weren't as quiet over the weekend as I thought... The posts that I made from the group site on Sunday have finally come through too... Yahoo can be frustrating.. but we have to remember, at least it's still free... they contacted group owners a while back with a survey about charging fees... they were considering it... but so far, the groups are still free.... *holding breath and crossing fingers that it stays that way* Now your numbers. Midrange for your lab's Free T4 test is 1.3, your's is 1.5.. that's a bit over.. that's okay.... TSH is a tad high...new TSH ranges are .3 to 3.0 and most folks on replacement hormone seem to feel best with a TSH of about 1.0. You NEED to have your Free T3 tested to know if your body is converting properly... so we don't know that.... Folic acid, I have trouble with that too.... that, IMHO, should be upped a bit. Cholesterol is often funky when the thyroid levels are low... High cholesterol used to be a

red flag for getting the thyroid checked.. but they make more money now ignoring the thyroid and selling you cholesterol meds instead.... (ooops, I didn't say that out loud, did I?) I'd kick up the B-12 too. TPO is high... so you know you're dealing with antibodies. What dose of thyroid are you on, which med, and for how long? Topper () On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 06:47:42 -0000 "storm12256" writes: HI Topper and/or , My yahoo is being funcky I have posted my test results and ranges that Topper asked for and it never posts so now I am going to try it again then delete yahoo and reload the stupid chat gggrrr.....lol.OK here

it goes hope you get it this time my results are;ESR range 0 - 20 my result 26Free T4 range 0.75-2.00 ng/dL my results 1.50TSH range 0.47- 6.90 ulU/mL my results 1.54vitamin B12 Range 199-732 pg/ml my results 345Folic Acid Range 3.0-17.0 ng/ml my results 5.4Antinuclear antibody negativeThyroid-Peroxidase Antibodies Range <35 IU/mL my results 951.0Cholesterol range 0-199 mgdl my results 247triglyceride range 30- 200 mg/dl my results 237HDL Cholesterol range 40-59 mg/dl my results 27Low Density Lipoprptein range 0-159 mg/dl my results 182 VLDL Range 8.0-32.0 My Results 37.9Chol/HDL ratio range 0.5-5.0 my results 9.1that's it I hope this time it gets to you I hate when they don't get

things through but this is also happening on MSN in my Totally Tony group my posts are not getting through either.well all you have a good one. Tina

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His standards! And you are showing symptoms....

why wait....Thyroid dysfunction will not go away on it's own, but untreated or undertreated....the symptoms and damage will progressively worsen...

Feisty

Re: Hashimoto thyroditis disease

Topper,

Hi the thing is I am not on any kind of Medication , the Doc told me he just wants to monitor it and keep taking blood test every 4 to 6 months and I never had a free T3. See this is what bothers me everyone tells me I should be on medication and the Doc says no I don't need it cause my fT4 and Tsh were ok by his standards. I just want to feel better not so foggy brained and cold and tired all the time like I just ran a marathon. I don't understand what he is thinking but he is sending me for a sleep study, cause I do have to use sleeping pills to sleep and even then they take hours to work , once again I took my pill at 8 last night and was awake till 3 AM before I even had a hint of being tired. This just sucks I want me back.

Tinatopper2@... wrote:

Yahoo has been having fits for a few days now... I just got a glut of posts, some from several days ago... looks like folks weren't as quiet over the weekend as I thought... The posts that I made from the group site on Sunday have finally come through too...

Yahoo can be frustrating.. but we have to remember, at least it's still free... they contacted group owners a while back with a survey about charging fees... they were considering it... but so far, the groups are still free.... *holding breath and crossing fingers that it stays that way*

Now your numbers.

Midrange for your lab's Free T4 test is 1.3, your's is 1.5.. that's a bit over.. that's okay.... TSH is a tad high...new TSH ranges are .3 to 3.0 and most folks on replacement hormone seem to feel best with a TSH of about 1.0.

You NEED to have your Free T3 tested to know if your body is converting properly... so we don't know that....

Folic acid, I have trouble with that too.... that, IMHO, should be upped a bit.

Cholesterol is often funky when the thyroid levels are low... High cholesterol used to be a red flag for getting the thyroid checked.. but they make more money now ignoring the thyroid and selling you cholesterol meds instead.... (ooops, I didn't say that out loud, did I?)

I'd kick up the B-12 too.

TPO is high... so you know you're dealing with antibodies.

What dose of thyroid are you on, which med, and for how long?

Topper ()

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 06:47:42 -0000 "storm12256" writes:

HI Topper and/or , My yahoo is being funcky I have posted my test results and ranges that Topper asked for and it never posts so now I am going to try it again then delete yahoo and reload the stupid chat gggrrr.....lol.OK here it goes hope you get it this time my results are;ESR range 0 - 20 my result 26Free T4 range 0.75-2.00 ng/dL my results 1.50TSH range 0.47- 6.90 ulU/mL my results 1.54vitamin B12 Range 199-732 pg/ml my results 345Folic Acid Range 3.0-17.0 ng/ml my results 5.4Antinuclear antibody negativeThyroid-Peroxidase Antibodies Range <35 IU/mL my results 951.0Cholesterol range 0-199 mgdl my results 247triglyceride range 30- 200 mg/dl my results 237HDL Cholesterol range 40-59 mg/dl my results 27Low Density Lipoprptein range 0-159 mg/dl my results 182 VLDL Range 8.0-32.0 My Results 37.9Chol/HDL ratio range 0.5-5.0 my results 9.1that's it I hope this time it gets to you I hate when they don't get things through but this is also happening on MSN in my Totally Tony group my posts are not getting through either.well all you have a good one. Tina

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It is you that is suffering!And you want "you" back-- We do know our bodies.... we know when something is just not right with the way we feel, especially if it is different than from before....I loved dancing-I still have not recovered enough to, my levels are still low, But I have come a long ways!Especially with the easing of depression and regaining my skills as spelling, and memory....

You Go!

Feisty

Re: Hashimoto thyroditis disease

Topper,

Hi the thing is I am not on any kind of Medication , the Doc told me he just wants to monitor it and keep taking blood test every 4 to 6 months and I never had a free T3. See this is what bothers me everyone tells me I should be on medication and the Doc says no I don't need it cause my fT4 and Tsh were ok by his standards. I just want to feel better not so foggy brained and cold and tired all the time like I just ran a marathon. I don't understand what he is thinking but he is sending me for a sleep study, cause I do have to use sleeping pills to sleep and even then they take hours to work , once again I took my pill at 8 last night and was awake till 3 AM before I even had a hint of being tired. This just sucks I want me back.

Tinatopper2@... wrote:

Yahoo has been having fits for a few days now... I just got a glut of posts, some from several days ago... looks like folks weren't as quiet over the weekend as I thought... The posts that I made from the group site on Sunday have finally come through too...

Yahoo can be frustrating.. but we have to remember, at least it's still free... they contacted group owners a while back with a survey about charging fees... they were considering it... but so far, the groups are still free.... *holding breath and crossing fingers that it stays that way*

Now your numbers.

Midrange for your lab's Free T4 test is 1.3, your's is 1.5.. that's a bit over.. that's okay.... TSH is a tad high...new TSH ranges are .3 to 3.0 and most folks on replacement hormone seem to feel best with a TSH of about 1.0.

You NEED to have your Free T3 tested to know if your body is converting properly... so we don't know that....

Folic acid, I have trouble with that too.... that, IMHO, should be upped a bit.

Cholesterol is often funky when the thyroid levels are low... High cholesterol used to be a red flag for getting the thyroid checked.. but they make more money now ignoring the thyroid and selling you cholesterol meds instead.... (ooops, I didn't say that out loud, did I?)

I'd kick up the B-12 too.

TPO is high... so you know you're dealing with antibodies.

What dose of thyroid are you on, which med, and for how long?

Topper ()

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 06:47:42 -0000 "storm12256" writes:

HI Topper and/or , My yahoo is being funcky I have posted my test results and ranges that Topper asked for and it never posts so now I am going to try it again then delete yahoo and reload the stupid chat gggrrr.....lol.OK here it goes hope you get it this time my results are;ESR range 0 - 20 my result 26Free T4 range 0.75-2.00 ng/dL my results 1.50TSH range 0.47- 6.90 ulU/mL my results 1.54vitamin B12 Range 199-732 pg/ml my results 345Folic Acid Range 3.0-17.0 ng/ml my results 5.4Antinuclear antibody negativeThyroid-Peroxidase Antibodies Range <35 IU/mL my results 951.0Cholesterol range 0-199 mgdl my results 247triglyceride range 30- 200 mg/dl my results 237HDL Cholesterol range 40-59 mg/dl my results 27Low Density Lipoprptein range 0-159 mg/dl my results 182 VLDL Range 8.0-32.0 My Results 37.9Chol/HDL ratio range 0.5-5.0 my results 9.1that's it I hope this time it gets to you I hate when they don't get things through but this is also happening on MSN in my Totally Tony group my posts are not getting through either.well all you have a good one. Tina

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[Guest guest]

It is you that is suffering!And you want "you" back-- We do know our bodies.... we know when something is just not right with the way we feel, especially if it is different than from before....I loved dancing-I still have not recovered enough to, my levels are still low, But I have come a long ways!Especially with the easing of depression and regaining my skills as spelling, and memory....

You Go!

Feisty

Re: Hashimoto thyroditis disease

Topper,

Hi the thing is I am not on any kind of Medication , the Doc told me he just wants to monitor it and keep taking blood test every 4 to 6 months and I never had a free T3. See this is what bothers me everyone tells me I should be on medication and the Doc says no I don't need it cause my fT4 and Tsh were ok by his standards. I just want to feel better not so foggy brained and cold and tired all the time like I just ran a marathon. I don't understand what he is thinking but he is sending me for a sleep study, cause I do have to use sleeping pills to sleep and even then they take hours to work , once again I took my pill at 8 last night and was awake till 3 AM before I even had a hint of being tired. This just sucks I want me back.

Tinatopper2@... wrote:

Yahoo has been having fits for a few days now... I just got a glut of posts, some from several days ago... looks like folks weren't as quiet over the weekend as I thought... The posts that I made from the group site on Sunday have finally come through too...

Yahoo can be frustrating.. but we have to remember, at least it's still free... they contacted group owners a while back with a survey about charging fees... they were considering it... but so far, the groups are still free.... *holding breath and crossing fingers that it stays that way*

Now your numbers.

Midrange for your lab's Free T4 test is 1.3, your's is 1.5.. that's a bit over.. that's okay.... TSH is a tad high...new TSH ranges are .3 to 3.0 and most folks on replacement hormone seem to feel best with a TSH of about 1.0.

You NEED to have your Free T3 tested to know if your body is converting properly... so we don't know that....

Folic acid, I have trouble with that too.... that, IMHO, should be upped a bit.

Cholesterol is often funky when the thyroid levels are low... High cholesterol used to be a red flag for getting the thyroid checked.. but they make more money now ignoring the thyroid and selling you cholesterol meds instead.... (ooops, I didn't say that out loud, did I?)

I'd kick up the B-12 too.

TPO is high... so you know you're dealing with antibodies.

What dose of thyroid are you on, which med, and for how long?

Topper ()

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 06:47:42 -0000 "storm12256" writes:

HI Topper and/or , My yahoo is being funcky I have posted my test results and ranges that Topper asked for and it never posts so now I am going to try it again then delete yahoo and reload the stupid chat gggrrr.....lol.OK here it goes hope you get it this time my results are;ESR range 0 - 20 my result 26Free T4 range 0.75-2.00 ng/dL my results 1.50TSH range 0.47- 6.90 ulU/mL my results 1.54vitamin B12 Range 199-732 pg/ml my results 345Folic Acid Range 3.0-17.0 ng/ml my results 5.4Antinuclear antibody negativeThyroid-Peroxidase Antibodies Range <35 IU/mL my results 951.0Cholesterol range 0-199 mgdl my results 247triglyceride range 30- 200 mg/dl my results 237HDL Cholesterol range 40-59 mg/dl my results 27Low Density Lipoprptein range 0-159 mg/dl my results 182 VLDL Range 8.0-32.0 My Results 37.9Chol/HDL ratio range 0.5-5.0 my results 9.1that's it I hope this time it gets to you I hate when they don't get things through but this is also happening on MSN in my Totally Tony group my posts are not getting through either.well all you have a good one. Tina

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Make the call Tina.... a lot of docs don't know how to treat thyroid disorders properly and we end up being the ones that pay the price...

It's your life, your health... do what you gotta do....

Topper ()

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:35:34 -0800 (PST) Tina Hummel writes:

Oh well he says not he told me all I need to do is change my diet and have it monitored . I know this has me so mad but I feel like he is holding all the cards. I don't know what to do where to start.I am just really at my wits end cause I myself knew I needed treament when this first started about a year ago but no one will listen cause the popular Endo here in town I don't need treatment.This all just has me scared of what can happen if it is not treated soon. I just spoke to my hubby on the Phone and he said now will you please call the Insurance company and tell them everything and have them override him and send you for what ever test you need I want my wife back. So I guess i will try that. I have done so much reading about this I think at times I know more about it then the Docs in town .

Tina

[Guest guest]

Make the call Tina.... a lot of docs don't know how to treat thyroid disorders properly and we end up being the ones that pay the price...

It's your life, your health... do what you gotta do....

Topper ()

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:35:34 -0800 (PST) Tina Hummel writes:

Oh well he says not he told me all I need to do is change my diet and have it monitored . I know this has me so mad but I feel like he is holding all the cards. I don't know what to do where to start.I am just really at my wits end cause I myself knew I needed treament when this first started about a year ago but no one will listen cause the popular Endo here in town I don't need treatment.This all just has me scared of what can happen if it is not treated soon. I just spoke to my hubby on the Phone and he said now will you please call the Insurance company and tell them everything and have them override him and send you for what ever test you need I want my wife back. So I guess i will try that. I have done so much reading about this I think at times I know more about it then the Docs in town .

Tina

[Guest guest]

Having a pair of them sure does give you the courage!!!!

*big grin*

Topper ()

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:36:34 -0800 (PST) Tina Hummel writes:

LMAO Thanks you got me fired up now I just grew balls to deal with this right now. hugggzzz

Tina

[Guest guest]

Having a pair of them sure does give you the courage!!!!

*big grin*

Topper ()

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:36:34 -0800 (PST) Tina Hummel writes:

LMAO Thanks you got me fired up now I just grew balls to deal with this right now. hugggzzz

Tina

[Guest guest]

You know, I think, that I have an attitude about docs..so take what I'm about to say with a grain of salt... but consider something for just a sec....

Docs work for us. Their job is to work with us to improve our health, to makes us as healthy as we can be.

If you feel like crap, and the doc is saying it looks okay to me, see ya later.... is he doing his job?

Here's my opinion.... if you feel like crap and the doc is saying, for all intents and purposes, that it's of no concern, see ya later.... he ain't doing his job.

The reason that I get so angry about this is that I did the same thing... the doc told me nothing was wrong and told me to go home.. but there was something wrong.... The BIG problem was that I grew up thinking that docs knew everything and never make mistakes you just shut up and kiss their toes and run out the door......

But there was something wrong with me.... I was an extreme, not everyone deals with what I ended up with (a genetic mess) but my walking away that day almost cost me my life. And I ended up sitting in a hallway 10 months later being told that I had to sign away all my rights in order to be given radiation and that if I didn't I would die.......

If you KNOW something is wrong, and the doc you are seeing keeps saying it's okay.... it's time to find another doc... One that will listen. Maybe the next doc will find that nothing is wrong with your thyroid, maybe it's something else... but either way you will KNOW.

I'm getting preachy... so it's time to be quiet....

Topper ()

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 07:59:23 -0800 (PST) Tina Hummel writes:

Topper,

Hi the thing is I am not on any kind of Medication , the Doc told me he just wants to monitor it and keep taking blood test every 4 to 6 months and I never had a free T3. See this is what bothers me everyone tells me I should be on medication and the Doc says no I don't need it cause my fT4 and Tsh were ok by his standards. I just want to feel better not so foggy brained and cold and tired all the time like I just ran a marathon. I don't understand what he is thinking but he is sending me for a sleep study, cause I do have to use sleeping pills to sleep and even then they take hours to work , once again I took my pill at 8 last night and was awake till 3 AM before I even had a hint of being tired. This just sucks I want me back.

Tina

[Guest guest]

You know, I think, that I have an attitude about docs..so take what I'm about to say with a grain of salt... but consider something for just a sec....

Docs work for us. Their job is to work with us to improve our health, to makes us as healthy as we can be.

If you feel like crap, and the doc is saying it looks okay to me, see ya later.... is he doing his job?

Here's my opinion.... if you feel like crap and the doc is saying, for all intents and purposes, that it's of no concern, see ya later.... he ain't doing his job.

The reason that I get so angry about this is that I did the same thing... the doc told me nothing was wrong and told me to go home.. but there was something wrong.... The BIG problem was that I grew up thinking that docs knew everything and never make mistakes you just shut up and kiss their toes and run out the door......

But there was something wrong with me.... I was an extreme, not everyone deals with what I ended up with (a genetic mess) but my walking away that day almost cost me my life. And I ended up sitting in a hallway 10 months later being told that I had to sign away all my rights in order to be given radiation and that if I didn't I would die.......

If you KNOW something is wrong, and the doc you are seeing keeps saying it's okay.... it's time to find another doc... One that will listen. Maybe the next doc will find that nothing is wrong with your thyroid, maybe it's something else... but either way you will KNOW.

I'm getting preachy... so it's time to be quiet....

Topper ()

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 07:59:23 -0800 (PST) Tina Hummel writes:

Topper,

Hi the thing is I am not on any kind of Medication , the Doc told me he just wants to monitor it and keep taking blood test every 4 to 6 months and I never had a free T3. See this is what bothers me everyone tells me I should be on medication and the Doc says no I don't need it cause my fT4 and Tsh were ok by his standards. I just want to feel better not so foggy brained and cold and tired all the time like I just ran a marathon. I don't understand what he is thinking but he is sending me for a sleep study, cause I do have to use sleeping pills to sleep and even then they take hours to work , once again I took my pill at 8 last night and was awake till 3 AM before I even had a hint of being tired. This just sucks I want me back.

Tina

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You know, I think, that I have an attitude about docs..so take what I'm about to say with a grain of salt... but consider something for just a sec....

Docs work for us. Their job is to work with us to improve our health, to makes us as healthy as we can be.

If you feel like crap, and the doc is saying it looks okay to me, see ya later.... is he doing his job?

Here's my opinion.... if you feel like crap and the doc is saying, for all intents and purposes, that it's of no concern, see ya later.... he ain't doing his job.

The reason that I get so angry about this is that I did the same thing... the doc told me nothing was wrong and told me to go home.. but there was something wrong.... The BIG problem was that I grew up thinking that docs knew everything and never make mistakes you just shut up and kiss their toes and run out the door......

But there was something wrong with me.... I was an extreme, not everyone deals with what I ended up with (a genetic mess) but my walking away that day almost cost me my life. And I ended up sitting in a hallway 10 months later being told that I had to sign away all my rights in order to be given radiation and that if I didn't I would die.......

If you KNOW something is wrong, and the doc you are seeing keeps saying it's okay.... it's time to find another doc... One that will listen. Maybe the next doc will find that nothing is wrong with your thyroid, maybe it's something else... but either way you will KNOW.

I'm getting preachy... so it's time to be quiet....

Topper ()

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 07:59:23 -0800 (PST) Tina Hummel writes:

Topper,

Hi the thing is I am not on any kind of Medication , the Doc told me he just wants to monitor it and keep taking blood test every 4 to 6 months and I never had a free T3. See this is what bothers me everyone tells me I should be on medication and the Doc says no I don't need it cause my fT4 and Tsh were ok by his standards. I just want to feel better not so foggy brained and cold and tired all the time like I just ran a marathon. I don't understand what he is thinking but he is sending me for a sleep study, cause I do have to use sleeping pills to sleep and even then they take hours to work , once again I took my pill at 8 last night and was awake till 3 AM before I even had a hint of being tired. This just sucks I want me back.

Tina

[Guest guest]

Topper, No your not preachy what you and say is what fires me up and gives me the balls to do what has to be done other wise I would be like ok whatever you say to the Doc , even when I feel the way I do and I know me and know something is not right, why in the world would I always feel like I have just run the Boston Marathon when I just got out of bed that isn't right and I know it. Don't ever apologize for saying what is on your mind to me cause itis what I need to have the gumsion to do this stuff someone behind me with a cattle prod. Well I called the insurance co. and they basically told me to find another Doc they don't want to be paying a Doc that is not helping me.They are sending me a booklet with Docs in their Network ones that a participating Docs and also Endos. She is also sending me a video of how to let the Dr that you want to be part of all decisions and how to talk to them that they will get it that it is your

body and you will make all the decisions about it. She also gave me a website from the insurance company on different diseases and things that I can go look at it explains the illness she told me there is a good page on hashi if you want the addy i can give it to you see what you think. We have highmark blue shield. But she did tell me to get a DR that will put me on med right away cause they don't think he should let this go till it gets bad enough they have to take out my thyroid and well neither do I. So PLEASE TOPPER & WENDY DON"T STOP telling me like it is I want you to it is what I need from both of you don't worry about hwo it sounds I want it honest and direct ....OK ? well I will let you go now I have written a book

now...LOL Tinatopper2@... wrote: You know, I think, that I have an attitude about docs..so take what I'm about to say with a grain of salt... but consider something for just a

sec.... Docs work for us. Their job is to work with us to improve our health, to makes us as healthy as we can be. If you feel like crap, and the doc is saying it looks okay to me, see ya later.... is he doing his job? Here's my opinion.... if you feel like crap and the doc is saying, for all intents and purposes, that it's of no concern, see ya later.... he ain't doing his job. The reason that I get so angry about this is that I did the same thing... the doc told me nothing was wrong and told me to go home.. but there was something wrong.... The BIG problem was that I grew up thinking that docs knew everything and never make mistakes you just shut up and kiss their toes and run out the door...... But there was something wrong with me.... I was an extreme, not everyone deals with what I ended up with (a genetic mess) but my

walking away that day almost cost me my life. And I ended up sitting in a hallway 10 months later being told that I had to sign away all my rights in order to be given radiation and that if I didn't I would die....... If you KNOW something is wrong, and the doc you are seeing keeps saying it's okay.... it's time to find another doc... One that will listen. Maybe the next doc will find that nothing is wrong with your thyroid, maybe it's something else... but either way you will KNOW. I'm getting preachy... so it's time to be quiet.... Topper () On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 07:59:23 -0800 (PST) Tina Hummel writes: Topper, Hi the thing is I am not on any

kind of Medication , the Doc told me he just wants to monitor it and keep taking blood test every 4 to 6 months and I never had a free T3. See this is what bothers me everyone tells me I should be on medication and the Doc says no I don't need it cause my fT4 and Tsh were ok by his standards. I just want to feel better not so foggy brained and cold and tired all the time like I just ran a marathon. I don't understand what he is thinking but he is sending me for a sleep study, cause I do have to use sleeping pills to sleep and even then they take hours to work , once again I took my pill at 8 last night and was awake till 3 AM before I even had a hint of being tired. This just sucks I want me back. Tina

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Topper, No your not preachy what you and say is what fires me up and gives me the balls to do what has to be done other wise I would be like ok whatever you say to the Doc , even when I feel the way I do and I know me and know something is not right, why in the world would I always feel like I have just run the Boston Marathon when I just got out of bed that isn't right and I know it. Don't ever apologize for saying what is on your mind to me cause itis what I need to have the gumsion to do this stuff someone behind me with a cattle prod. Well I called the insurance co. and they basically told me to find another Doc they don't want to be paying a Doc that is not helping me.They are sending me a booklet with Docs in their Network ones that a participating Docs and also Endos. She is also sending me a video of how to let the Dr that you want to be part of all decisions and how to talk to them that they will get it that it is your

body and you will make all the decisions about it. She also gave me a website from the insurance company on different diseases and things that I can go look at it explains the illness she told me there is a good page on hashi if you want the addy i can give it to you see what you think. We have highmark blue shield. But she did tell me to get a DR that will put me on med right away cause they don't think he should let this go till it gets bad enough they have to take out my thyroid and well neither do I. So PLEASE TOPPER & WENDY DON"T STOP telling me like it is I want you to it is what I need from both of you don't worry about hwo it sounds I want it honest and direct ....OK ? well I will let you go now I have written a book

now...LOL Tinatopper2@... wrote: You know, I think, that I have an attitude about docs..so take what I'm about to say with a grain of salt... but consider something for just a

sec.... Docs work for us. Their job is to work with us to improve our health, to makes us as healthy as we can be. If you feel like crap, and the doc is saying it looks okay to me, see ya later.... is he doing his job? Here's my opinion.... if you feel like crap and the doc is saying, for all intents and purposes, that it's of no concern, see ya later.... he ain't doing his job. The reason that I get so angry about this is that I did the same thing... the doc told me nothing was wrong and told me to go home.. but there was something wrong.... The BIG problem was that I grew up thinking that docs knew everything and never make mistakes you just shut up and kiss their toes and run out the door...... But there was something wrong with me.... I was an extreme, not everyone deals with what I ended up with (a genetic mess) but my

walking away that day almost cost me my life. And I ended up sitting in a hallway 10 months later being told that I had to sign away all my rights in order to be given radiation and that if I didn't I would die....... If you KNOW something is wrong, and the doc you are seeing keeps saying it's okay.... it's time to find another doc... One that will listen. Maybe the next doc will find that nothing is wrong with your thyroid, maybe it's something else... but either way you will KNOW. I'm getting preachy... so it's time to be quiet.... Topper () On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 07:59:23 -0800 (PST) Tina Hummel writes: Topper, Hi the thing is I am not on any

kind of Medication , the Doc told me he just wants to monitor it and keep taking blood test every 4 to 6 months and I never had a free T3. See this is what bothers me everyone tells me I should be on medication and the Doc says no I don't need it cause my fT4 and Tsh were ok by his standards. I just want to feel better not so foggy brained and cold and tired all the time like I just ran a marathon. I don't understand what he is thinking but he is sending me for a sleep study, cause I do have to use sleeping pills to sleep and even then they take hours to work , once again I took my pill at 8 last night and was awake till 3 AM before I even had a hint of being tired. This just sucks I want me back. Tina

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