Re: why antibodies should be tested

[Guest guest]

Caroline,

Shomon's book Living Well with Autoimmune Disease states: " When I consulted

with my endocrinologist, I asked her if I could be tested for Hashimotos

thyroiditis. " We could do that the dr responded, but what's the point of

spending the money? Because the fact that your hypothyroidism is caused by an

autoimmune disease is not going to change anything.

But the truth is, my hypothyroidism was ultimately caused by a autoimmune

disease.....Hashi's thyroiditis. And that DOES change everything.

It changes the way we eat, the symptoms we should monitor more closely. The

vitamins, minerals, herbs, and supplements we should take. The types of dr's we

should visit. The ways we should manage stress, even the water we drink. "

Shomon

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One of the first hard lessons I learned when my thyroid went kerplunk, was that

while I was being treated for hyperT/Graves which is also autoimmune, the last

thing any dr should focus on was TSH. It could stay suppressed for quite some

time, but dr's who don't know that can only make you one thing, and that is

'sick' or sicker. Hashis and Graves are both autoimmune diseases. I have both

antibodies. The TPO means my thyroid is killing itself off, but that test was

never ran till the last new Endo who wanted to know why I was self medicating.

She gave me the Levoxyl because my TSI range was 958, which is high. It just

didn't work for me, so I went right back to Armour the following week and as

long as I take my Armour, by symptoms, I do fine?

SandyE~Houston

SandyE~Houston

Peggy

Hi Peggy. I totally missed your reply. Hopefully others have

responded like . (Thank you !)

Antibodies are tested via blood labs. Adrenals are better tested via

a 24 hour saliva test--you can do that through ZRT labs--check the

LINKS.

Definitely get your Ferritin tested. It can explain some of why you

feel bad.

If your estrogen is on the high side, it can be hindering some of

your T3, which is another reason why you might need a high amount of

Armour in the long run..

Hang in there. Going back to Synthroid is the worst choice you can

make. You'll eventually get this worked out. And by the way, get

your free T3 tested. The TSH is useless information.

Janie )

[Guest guest]

Oops, that TSI wans't 958, it was the TPO antibodies that were so high! I am

tired! Can you tell? lol

SandyE~Houston

Peggy

Hi Peggy. I totally missed your reply. Hopefully others have

responded like . (Thank you !)

Antibodies are tested via blood labs. Adrenals are better tested via

a 24 hour saliva test--you can do that through ZRT labs--check the

LINKS.

Definitely get your Ferritin tested. It can explain some of why you

feel bad.

If your estrogen is on the high side, it can be hindering some of

your T3, which is another reason why you might need a high amount of

Armour in the long run..

Hang in there. Going back to Synthroid is the worst choice you can

make. You'll eventually get this worked out. And by the way, get

your free T3 tested. The TSH is useless information.

Janie )

[Guest guest]

So you're saying that Armour does it all & not to worry about antibodies...just

continue taking Armour?

Caroline

Re: why antibodies should be tested

Caroline,

Shomon's book Living Well with Autoimmune Disease states: " When I

consulted with my endocrinologist, I asked her if I could be tested for

Hashimotos thyroiditis. " We could do that the dr responded, but what's the

point of spending the money? Because the fact that your hypothyroidism is

caused by an autoimmune disease is not going to change anything.

But the truth is, my hypothyroidism was ultimately caused by a autoimmune

disease.....Hashi's thyroiditis. And that DOES change everything.

It changes the way we eat, the symptoms we should monitor more closely. The

vitamins, minerals, herbs, and supplements we should take. The types of dr's we

should visit. The ways we should manage stress, even the water we drink. "

Shomon

________________________________________________________________________________\

___

One of the first hard lessons I learned when my thyroid went kerplunk, was

that while I was being treated for hyperT/Graves which is also autoimmune, the

last thing any dr should focus on was TSH. It could stay suppressed for quite

some time, but dr's who don't know that can only make you one thing, and that is

'sick' or sicker. Hashis and Graves are both autoimmune diseases. I have both

antibodies. The TPO means my thyroid is killing itself off, but that test was

never ran till the last new Endo who wanted to know why I was self medicating.

She gave me the Levoxyl because my TSI range was 958, which is high. It just

didn't work for me, so I went right back to Armour the following week and as

long as I take my Armour, by symptoms, I do fine?

SandyE~Houston