Guest guest Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 i contacted a family friend about thyroid problems because she has one also. she is on synthroid. i told her what i had learned so far from you ladies and to ask her doc to consider amour. she has had 7 miscarriages. could this be due to synthroid? where is there an article that i can send her on amour debunking synthroid? jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 The thing about $ynthroid or other synthetic T4-only thyroid meds is not actually what the pills have IN them, it's what they CAN'T offer. Most people, either right away, or after awhile, as they're being undertreated/wrong treatment, begin to have further body chemistry problems on acct of this, so they start having conversion problem, from T4 to T3, either then or later. This is why a T4-only med is not appropriate for hypo people. This is why they eventually get sicker and sicker and have miscarriages, as your friend did, because they do not have the useable form of the thyroid hormone in their body cells, or in specific body cells, to function properly. T3 runs virtually every single function in the body, right down to the microscopic happenings in the DNA. No conversion means no T3. miscarriage > > > i contacted a family friend about thyroid problems because she has > one also. she is on synthroid. i told her what i had learned so far > from you ladies and to ask her doc to consider amour. > > she has had 7 miscarriages. could this be due to synthroid? > > where is there an article that i can send her on amour debunking > synthroid? > > jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 God bless you, Anne! So sorry about your loss! Glad you fired that SOB (sorry obstetrician) LOL. Not making light of your situation at all. Makes me so angry. High TSH and low progesterone is a perfect combo for a miscarriage! But you are wiser now and will stay on the doctor's toes I'm sure. Wish you the best with your next pregnancy. Let us know, OK? in Va. * I just recently had a miscarriage because my hashimoto's/hypothyroidism went untreated by my ex-OB. I told him I've had hashi's since I was twelve - on the first visit - but wasn't tested until week 8 - test results came back week 9 - OB never called with results. When I started m/c - he told me that my TSH was " a little high " and that my progesterone was low. After the m/c, I got a copy of the chart and found out that my TSH was 11 - more than a " little high " . And, progesterone and thyroid are linked. I can't imagine any doc not knowing about that connection. If my ex-OB is typical, I would say that your friend is running into the typical OB. They don't know much about thyroid problems - or they have all the wrong info - or they don't care - or they're stupid. That's why I've chosen to educate myself - too late to save my last pregnancy, but, hopefully, I'll be able to save the next one, if I'm that fortunate. -Anne .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 --- > > * > I just recently had a miscarriage because my > hashimoto's/hypothyroidism went untreated by my ex-OB. I told him > I've had hashi's since I was twelve - on the first visit - but > wasn't tested until week 8 - test results came back week 9 - OB > never called with results. When I started m/c - he told me that my > TSH was " a little high " and that my progesterone was low. > > After the m/c, I got a copy of the chart and found out that my TSH > was 11 - more than a " little high " . And, progesterone and thyroid > are linked. I can't imagine any doc not knowing about that > connection. > > If my ex-OB is typical, I would say that your friend is running into > the typical OB. They don't know much about thyroid problems - or > they have all the wrong info - or they don't care - or they're > stupid. That's why I've chosen to educate myself - too late to save > my last pregnancy, but, hopefully, I'll be able to save the next > one, if I'm that fortunate. > > -Anne > > Dear Anne; I am so sorry about your loss of a child. I've been there, and I can relate to how you're feeling. Please take care of yourself; and give yourself time to heal. {{{hugs}} Sim . > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 Thanks. The whole situation made me mad. I felt talked down to by the doctors in that practice. In hindsight, I should have selected a new OB. But, I work full time and it took long enough to get that appointment. Just the thought of calling around and running around to find the right doctor is so tiring. And let's not even talk about the two hours I sat in the lobby waiting for him to show up. I figured they knew what they were doing, since they acted like they did - and acted like I was sooooo stupid. To give you an example, when explaining to me why pregnant women my age usually have amniocentesis, he gave me a mini biology lesson, " See, humans have 46 chromosomes...each egg and sperm cell have 23 each....blah...blah..blah.... " and then went on to explain the certain chromosomal abnormalities that can occur when your eggs are as old as mine. Sheesh...I wanted to stop him and say, " Doc, I've taken biology before...uh...and I read from time to time. sheesh " And not showing me my lab values. They tried to tell me I didn't need to see my file. I was planning on standing right there by the desk as long as I had to in order to get my file. I think the next time I get pregnant I'll get a midwife and have the baby at home. Or show up at the doctor in the third trimester. I know the last time around I would have been better off without an OB than with one. They were useless. -Anne > > --- > > > > * > > I just recently had a miscarriage because my > > hashimoto's/hypothyroidism went untreated by my ex-OB. I told him > > I've had hashi's since I was twelve - on the first visit - but > > wasn't tested until week 8 - test results came back week 9 - OB > > never called with results. When I started m/c - he told me that > my > > TSH was " a little high " and that my progesterone was low. > > > > After the m/c, I got a copy of the chart and found out that my TSH > > was 11 - more than a " little high " . And, progesterone and thyroid > > are linked. I can't imagine any doc not knowing about that > > connection. > > > > If my ex-OB is typical, I would say that your friend is running > into > > the typical OB. They don't know much about thyroid problems - or > > they have all the wrong info - or they don't care - or they're > > stupid. That's why I've chosen to educate myself - too late to > save > > my last pregnancy, but, hopefully, I'll be able to save the next > > one, if I'm that fortunate. > > > > -Anne > > > > > Dear Anne; > > I am so sorry about your loss of a child. I've been there, and I > can relate to how you're feeling. Please take care of yourself; and > give yourself time to heal. > > {{{hugs}} > > Sim > > . > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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