RE: Finally a dr that understands!!!

[Guest guest]

I forgot to add that Dr Cole tests the TSH and I have to keep tract

of my temp and report back to him. He said when my temp is in the

97.8 to 98.6 range that will tell us that I am on the right amount

of meds. Does taking the correct amount of meds and bringing your

hormone level back to normal also bring your temp back up? My temp

has been so low for so many years I didn't realize it could be

brought back up. My docs have just told me for years that that is

just " my normal " temperature.

One last question. I have lost a lot of hair the last couple of

years. My cosmotoligist said it has been dead so long that it won't

grow back. I read in this new book I have that if the hair loss is

caused by hypothyroid that once you get your hormones back to normal

that the hair should grow back. Has anyone had this happen? I am

keeping my fingers crossed that this is true.

> I had to share my story with you all. I have been struggling

> finding someone that would listen about my hypothyroid problems.

My

> current dr wouldn't send me to an endo dr and I couldn't find an

> endo dr that would take me without a referral.

> Well my family dr saw me two weeks ago and since the Levothyroxine

> wasn't helping me he decided that I just needed to quit taking it

> and that was that. When I asked him about Armour or trying

> something else to see if it would help he just stated that my labs

> showed normal and I didn't need anything. When I told him that at

> my last appointment 5 weeks ago, he said he was putting me on

> Levothyroxine to keep my thyroid from enlarging he replied, " but

> your labs were normal and you just said the levothyroxine wasn't

> helping you. So you just need to quit taking it them. " I guess

> there isn't any other choice to him! Anyway, I am done with him

and

> have found a new dr.

> I saw the new dr (Dr. Cole) today that is a DO/Naturopathic dr. I

> gave him all my history and told him what my test results from the

> labs as well as the ultrasound showed(Dr Handshaw's office hasn't

> sent my records to Dr Cole yet). He said, " I don't treat the labs

> here, I treat the patient. " Boy was that music to my ears! He

talked

> about a lot of things and all the choices I had. He also said we

> will look for the cause as well.

> They cut some of my hair to send off for a hair analysis. He said

I

> should have the results in 4-6 weeks.

> Best of all he perscribed me Armour!! Yippeee!! I have heard so

much

> about it from you guys that I am looking forward to finally

feeling

> normal again! I will let you guys know how I am doing in a couple

of

> weeks.

> I want to take a moment to thank all of you. I have learned so

much

> from you by reading the posts and the personal stories. This is a

> great forum to help reach out to individuals that are learning

about

> what is going on with them. Thanks.

>

[Guest guest]

I forgot to add that Dr Cole tests the TSH and I have to keep tract

of my temp and report back to him. He said when my temp is in the

97.8 to 98.6 range that will tell us that I am on the right amount

of meds. Does taking the correct amount of meds and bringing your

hormone level back to normal also bring your temp back up? My temp

has been so low for so many years I didn't realize it could be

brought back up. My docs have just told me for years that that is

just " my normal " temperature.

One last question. I have lost a lot of hair the last couple of

years. My cosmotoligist said it has been dead so long that it won't

grow back. I read in this new book I have that if the hair loss is

caused by hypothyroid that once you get your hormones back to normal

that the hair should grow back. Has anyone had this happen? I am

keeping my fingers crossed that this is true.

> I had to share my story with you all. I have been struggling

> finding someone that would listen about my hypothyroid problems.

My

> current dr wouldn't send me to an endo dr and I couldn't find an

> endo dr that would take me without a referral.

> Well my family dr saw me two weeks ago and since the Levothyroxine

> wasn't helping me he decided that I just needed to quit taking it

> and that was that. When I asked him about Armour or trying

> something else to see if it would help he just stated that my labs

> showed normal and I didn't need anything. When I told him that at

> my last appointment 5 weeks ago, he said he was putting me on

> Levothyroxine to keep my thyroid from enlarging he replied, " but

> your labs were normal and you just said the levothyroxine wasn't

> helping you. So you just need to quit taking it them. " I guess

> there isn't any other choice to him! Anyway, I am done with him

and

> have found a new dr.

> I saw the new dr (Dr. Cole) today that is a DO/Naturopathic dr. I

> gave him all my history and told him what my test results from the

> labs as well as the ultrasound showed(Dr Handshaw's office hasn't

> sent my records to Dr Cole yet). He said, " I don't treat the labs

> here, I treat the patient. " Boy was that music to my ears! He

talked

> about a lot of things and all the choices I had. He also said we

> will look for the cause as well.

> They cut some of my hair to send off for a hair analysis. He said

I

> should have the results in 4-6 weeks.

> Best of all he perscribed me Armour!! Yippeee!! I have heard so

much

> about it from you guys that I am looking forward to finally

feeling

> normal again! I will let you guys know how I am doing in a couple

of

> weeks.

> I want to take a moment to thank all of you. I have learned so

much

> from you by reading the posts and the personal stories. This is a

> great forum to help reach out to individuals that are learning

about

> what is going on with them. Thanks.

>

[Guest guest]

I forgot to add that Dr Cole tests the TSH and I have to keep tract

of my temp and report back to him. He said when my temp is in the

97.8 to 98.6 range that will tell us that I am on the right amount

of meds. Does taking the correct amount of meds and bringing your

hormone level back to normal also bring your temp back up? My temp

has been so low for so many years I didn't realize it could be

brought back up. My docs have just told me for years that that is

just " my normal " temperature.

One last question. I have lost a lot of hair the last couple of

years. My cosmotoligist said it has been dead so long that it won't

grow back. I read in this new book I have that if the hair loss is

caused by hypothyroid that once you get your hormones back to normal

that the hair should grow back. Has anyone had this happen? I am

keeping my fingers crossed that this is true.

> I had to share my story with you all. I have been struggling

> finding someone that would listen about my hypothyroid problems.

My

> current dr wouldn't send me to an endo dr and I couldn't find an

> endo dr that would take me without a referral.

> Well my family dr saw me two weeks ago and since the Levothyroxine

> wasn't helping me he decided that I just needed to quit taking it

> and that was that. When I asked him about Armour or trying

> something else to see if it would help he just stated that my labs

> showed normal and I didn't need anything. When I told him that at

> my last appointment 5 weeks ago, he said he was putting me on

> Levothyroxine to keep my thyroid from enlarging he replied, " but

> your labs were normal and you just said the levothyroxine wasn't

> helping you. So you just need to quit taking it them. " I guess

> there isn't any other choice to him! Anyway, I am done with him

and

> have found a new dr.

> I saw the new dr (Dr. Cole) today that is a DO/Naturopathic dr. I

> gave him all my history and told him what my test results from the

> labs as well as the ultrasound showed(Dr Handshaw's office hasn't

> sent my records to Dr Cole yet). He said, " I don't treat the labs

> here, I treat the patient. " Boy was that music to my ears! He

talked

> about a lot of things and all the choices I had. He also said we

> will look for the cause as well.

> They cut some of my hair to send off for a hair analysis. He said

I

> should have the results in 4-6 weeks.

> Best of all he perscribed me Armour!! Yippeee!! I have heard so

much

> about it from you guys that I am looking forward to finally

feeling

> normal again! I will let you guys know how I am doing in a couple

of

> weeks.

> I want to take a moment to thank all of you. I have learned so

much

> from you by reading the posts and the personal stories. This is a

> great forum to help reach out to individuals that are learning

about

> what is going on with them. Thanks.

>

[Guest guest]

Dr. Cole is a mixed bag--he wonderfully prescribes you Armour, pays

attention to temps, but tests the TSH?? Your Dr. Cole needs to

understand that the only lab test that really means something is the

free T3. Your goal is to get the free T3 towards the top of the

range, and even over, if need be. And even MORE important is dosing

by SYMPTOMS. I dosed by symptoms after I got up to 2 grains. When I

got up to 3 grains, I discovered my free T3 was over the top and my

TSH was .009. Check out the article on TSH in the FILES section.

Yes, your temp will rise. It's a wonderful side effect of good

thyroid treatment. And yes, your hair will grow back!! )

Remind Dr. Cole that before labs came out, patients were successfuly

dosed by SYMPTOMS, and the minimum dose of Armour was 3 grains and

HIGHER.

Keep us informed. You are on your way, kiddo!!

Janie

> I forgot to add that Dr Cole tests the TSH and I have to keep

tract

> of my temp and report back to him. He said when my temp is in the

> 97.8 to 98.6 range that will tell us that I am on the right amount

> of meds. Does taking the correct amount of meds and bringing your

> hormone level back to normal also bring your temp back up? My

temp

> has been so low for so many years I didn't realize it could be

> brought back up. My docs have just told me for years that that is

> just " my normal " temperature.

> One last question. I have lost a lot of hair the last couple of

> years. My cosmotoligist said it has been dead so long that it

won't

> grow back. I read in this new book I have that if the hair loss

is

> caused by hypothyroid that once you get your hormones back to

normal

> that the hair should grow back. Has anyone had this happen? I am

> keeping my fingers crossed that this is true.

>

[Guest guest]

Dr. Cole is a mixed bag--he wonderfully prescribes you Armour, pays

attention to temps, but tests the TSH?? Your Dr. Cole needs to

understand that the only lab test that really means something is the

free T3. Your goal is to get the free T3 towards the top of the

range, and even over, if need be. And even MORE important is dosing

by SYMPTOMS. I dosed by symptoms after I got up to 2 grains. When I

got up to 3 grains, I discovered my free T3 was over the top and my

TSH was .009. Check out the article on TSH in the FILES section.

Yes, your temp will rise. It's a wonderful side effect of good

thyroid treatment. And yes, your hair will grow back!! )

Remind Dr. Cole that before labs came out, patients were successfuly

dosed by SYMPTOMS, and the minimum dose of Armour was 3 grains and

HIGHER.

Keep us informed. You are on your way, kiddo!!

Janie

> I forgot to add that Dr Cole tests the TSH and I have to keep

tract

> of my temp and report back to him. He said when my temp is in the

> 97.8 to 98.6 range that will tell us that I am on the right amount

> of meds. Does taking the correct amount of meds and bringing your

> hormone level back to normal also bring your temp back up? My

temp

> has been so low for so many years I didn't realize it could be

> brought back up. My docs have just told me for years that that is

> just " my normal " temperature.

> One last question. I have lost a lot of hair the last couple of

> years. My cosmotoligist said it has been dead so long that it

won't

> grow back. I read in this new book I have that if the hair loss

is

> caused by hypothyroid that once you get your hormones back to

normal

> that the hair should grow back. Has anyone had this happen? I am

> keeping my fingers crossed that this is true.

>

[Guest guest]

Dr. Cole is a mixed bag--he wonderfully prescribes you Armour, pays

attention to temps, but tests the TSH?? Your Dr. Cole needs to

understand that the only lab test that really means something is the

free T3. Your goal is to get the free T3 towards the top of the

range, and even over, if need be. And even MORE important is dosing

by SYMPTOMS. I dosed by symptoms after I got up to 2 grains. When I

got up to 3 grains, I discovered my free T3 was over the top and my

TSH was .009. Check out the article on TSH in the FILES section.

Yes, your temp will rise. It's a wonderful side effect of good

thyroid treatment. And yes, your hair will grow back!! )

Remind Dr. Cole that before labs came out, patients were successfuly

dosed by SYMPTOMS, and the minimum dose of Armour was 3 grains and

HIGHER.

Keep us informed. You are on your way, kiddo!!

Janie

> I forgot to add that Dr Cole tests the TSH and I have to keep

tract

> of my temp and report back to him. He said when my temp is in the

> 97.8 to 98.6 range that will tell us that I am on the right amount

> of meds. Does taking the correct amount of meds and bringing your

> hormone level back to normal also bring your temp back up? My

temp

> has been so low for so many years I didn't realize it could be

> brought back up. My docs have just told me for years that that is

> just " my normal " temperature.

> One last question. I have lost a lot of hair the last couple of

> years. My cosmotoligist said it has been dead so long that it

won't

> grow back. I read in this new book I have that if the hair loss

is

> caused by hypothyroid that once you get your hormones back to

normal

> that the hair should grow back. Has anyone had this happen? I am

> keeping my fingers crossed that this is true.

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/22/2004 12:34:36 AM Eastern Standard Time,

nll320@... writes:

> Does taking the correct amount of meds and bringing your

> hormone level back to normal also bring your temp back up? My temp

> has been so low for so many years I didn't realize it could be

> brought back up. My docs have just told me for years that that is

> just " my normal " temperature.

>

YES. I had a low temperature for over a decade before beginning treatment.

in fact the main reason I ended up trying to find out what was wrong with me

(after so many docs saying my thyroid tests were normal) was my low body

temperature. My temp is totally normal now...and I have been able to stop

wearing

the underlayers of clothing and polartec socks even in summer.

Cindi

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/22/2004 12:34:36 AM Eastern Standard Time,

nll320@... writes:

> Does taking the correct amount of meds and bringing your

> hormone level back to normal also bring your temp back up? My temp

> has been so low for so many years I didn't realize it could be

> brought back up. My docs have just told me for years that that is

> just " my normal " temperature.

>

YES. I had a low temperature for over a decade before beginning treatment.

in fact the main reason I ended up trying to find out what was wrong with me

(after so many docs saying my thyroid tests were normal) was my low body

temperature. My temp is totally normal now...and I have been able to stop

wearing

the underlayers of clothing and polartec socks even in summer.

Cindi

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/22/2004 12:34:36 AM Eastern Standard Time,

nll320@... writes:

> I read in this new book I have that if the hair loss is

> caused by hypothyroid that once you get your hormones back to normal

> that the hair should grow back

Yes, you should see improvement. I have, after almost 7 months of treatment.

But I have read hair and skin takes about 6 months before noticeable

improvement.

Cindi

[Guest guest]

God bless you, ! I'm so happy for you! Please do keep us posted on

how you are doing!

in Va.

I had to share my story with you all. I have been struggling

finding someone that would listen about my hypothyroid problems. My

current dr wouldn't send me to an endo dr and I couldn't find an

endo dr that would take me without a referral.

Well my family dr saw me two weeks ago and since the Levothyroxine

wasn't helping me he decided that I just needed to quit taking it

and that was that. When I asked him about Armour or trying

something else to see if it would help he just stated that my labs

showed normal and I didn't need anything. When I told him that at

my last appointment 5 weeks ago, he said he was putting me on

Levothyroxine to keep my thyroid from enlarging he replied, " but

your labs were normal and you just said the levothyroxine wasn't

helping you. So you just need to quit taking it them. " I guess

there isn't any other choice to him! Anyway, I am done with him and

have found a new dr.

I saw the new dr (Dr. Cole) today that is a DO/Naturopathic dr. I

gave him all my history and told him what my test results from the

labs as well as the ultrasound showed(Dr Handshaw's office hasn't

sent my records to Dr Cole yet). He said, " I don't treat the labs

here, I treat the patient. " Boy was that music to my ears! He talked

about a lot of things and all the choices I had. He also said we

will look for the cause as well.

They cut some of my hair to send off for a hair analysis. He said I

should have the results in 4-6 weeks.

Best of all he perscribed me Armour!! Yippeee!! I have heard so much

about it from you guys that I am looking forward to finally feeling

normal again! I will let you guys know how I am doing in a couple of

weeks.

I want to take a moment to thank all of you. I have learned so much

from you by reading the posts and the personal stories. This is a

great forum to help reach out to individuals that are learning about

what is going on with them. Thanks.