Re: Back Again

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I forgot to add that I have a " choking " feeling , feeling of difficulty

taking a breath, lie down to sleep at night and feel like I'm

choking.......mentioned it to my doc who said it was hayfever

(!!!!).......yes I know, I know, off to the new doc, is it possible to

develop a goitre after so long??(diagnosed hypo/Hashi's November 1994,

ultrasound revealed no goitre/nodules............Meleese xxxx

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> As promised, here I am. I have lurked for so long, where to start.

>

> OK my marriage broke up 17 months ago, and as I said to last night

> in

> the chat room, this damned disease was a contributing factor. I was caring

> for my mum if you remember, which I did up until her death on October 22,

> 2003 (looking back don't know how I managed). 6 months ago, I sold our

> house

> and bought this new one so also a move in there. My husband just got up

> one

> morning and walked out without warning. Somehow I managed (once again) to

> pack up the entire house myself (and believe me it was a hugeeeeeeeeeeeee

> place, with remnants from the 3 children as well) sell it and move.

>

> So I am sitting here exhausted.

>

> A couple of years ago I tried the Australian equivalent of Armour (they

> just

> call it natural desiccated thyroid) best I could do was a chemist in

> Adelaide(I am in South Australia) who made up time release so I was on 180

> mgs (or is it mcgs)??? felt great for a short time then next lot of bloods

> my TSH had shot up 6 and can't remember what my free's were and I felt

> awful, so back now on thyroxine 300 mcgs.

>

> I had bloods done a couple of months ago. They were fasting ones as when I

> have them done, I also have a whole heap of other stuff done like glucose

> levels/cholesterol etc. Unfortunately I had taken my meds not long prior

> which may have skew-wiffed my readings but here they are

>

>

> TSH < 0.05 (0.5-3.7)

>

> Free T4 19 pmol/L (10-25)

>

> Free T3 5.3 pmol/L (3.1-5.4)

>

> The clinical notes from the lab suggested I was on too high a dose, but as

> I

> had just taken my meds, that may have skewed the readings.Also, would

> fasting have an effect??

>

> I am about to bite the bullet and go see a doc recommended on

> Shomon's

> site. I was also given his name by a well-known doctor here in Australia.

> I

> went to a seminar of hers and we lined up briefly after and I got about 2

> minutes with her to tell her I was hypothyroid. I am hoping he can work

> with

> me on this. I have since found a chemist in Sydney who makes up 1 grain

> doses of Armour which might be preferrrable than the time released ones.

>

> With my free T3 looking so good (yes I know I should go on how I feel!)

> would it be advantageous to decrease my T4 dose and add T3 ??? That is

> presuming I don't give Armour another trial ?? (struggle just a little bit

> with that, had a hypo person tell me it was bad karma to take it ......she

> is a vegan)

>

> OK will leave it there and throw it out for what it's worth. fatigue and

> brain fog are my companions and I really hope this new doc will get

> working

> with me on my adrenals, my usual doc won't touch that

> area..................take care all...............Meleese xxx

>