Lynn return-eth. :) Update on me and questions

May 10, 2006

Hi all,

I left the group a few weeks ago (had a diff user name then - sorry if

this is confusing). I needed to get focussed on getting some medical

help and I did that. Now I wanted to come back and tell you what is

going on.

I had been trying to get in to see any doctor that wouuld consider my

lab results from healthcheckusa, my family history, my list of

symptoms AND a book by Boston Endocrinologist Dr. Ken Blanchard called

what your doctor may not tell you about hypothyroidism.

I have had success finally !

My usual doctor called this morning and said he read all my stuff, and

even took my book on a trip with him so he could read it. Yay! He

wants to have an extended office visit on Friday morning to talk it

all over with me. Yay! Now - I don't knkow yet what he'll say about

it all - but hey, it is a start!

Then, I called the other doctor I wanted to see - one I have never

visited before - but he was reviewing my information and this morning

his nurse told me that he undoubtedly was convinced from all the

documentation I presented that I do have hypothyroid! He hasn't seen

me personally -but that was so relieving to hear him agree with me! He

felt so strongly about it in fact that he recommended adamantly that

if my appointment with my usual doctor didnt work to my satisfaction,

that he wants me to see one of two internists at his other office

location. Isn't that cool? He said they're really good with thyroid

stuff - better than him - but he has no doubt I'm right about it being

my thyroid.

I can't tell you how cool it is to finally get someone (two doctors no

less) to finally acknowledge what I'm saying! There is hope.

Now - a couple quesions - remind me please - - I might have to try

just the synthetic med first to show whether it will work for me

before I can talk to them about adding some cytomel (t3) or some

natural thyroid. Which ones of the synthetics are the non-allergenic

ones? Which ones are better than synthroid? I know some are better

than others - but forgot which!

Hope everyone is doing okay. I missed you all so much!

Hugs,

-Lynn

May 10, 2006

>

> Hi all,

>

> I left the group a few weeks ago (had a diff user name then -

sorry if

> this is confusing). I needed to get focussed on getting some

medical

> help and I did that. Now I wanted to come back and tell you what is

> going on.

>

> I had been trying to get in to see any doctor that wouuld consider

my

> lab results from healthcheckusa, my family history, my list of

> symptoms AND a book by Boston Endocrinologist Dr. Ken Blanchard

called

> what your doctor may not tell you about hypothyroidism.

>

> I have had success finally !

>

> My usual doctor called this morning and said he read all my stuff,

and

> even took my book on a trip with him so he could read it. Yay! He

> wants to have an extended office visit on Friday morning to talk it

> all over with me. Yay! Now - I don't knkow yet what he'll say

about

> it all - but hey, it is a start!

>

> Then, I called the other doctor I wanted to see - one I have never

> visited before - but he was reviewing my information and this

morning

> his nurse told me that he undoubtedly was convinced from all the

> documentation I presented that I do have hypothyroid! He hasn't

seen

> me personally -but that was so relieving to hear him agree with

me! He

> felt so strongly about it in fact that he recommended adamantly

that

> if my appointment with my usual doctor didnt work to my

satisfaction,

> that he wants me to see one of two internists at his other office

> location. Isn't that cool? He said they're really good with thyroid

> stuff - better than him - but he has no doubt I'm right about it

being

> my thyroid.

>

> I can't tell you how cool it is to finally get someone (two

doctors no

> less) to finally acknowledge what I'm saying! There is hope.

>

> Now - a couple quesions - remind me please - - I might have to try

> just the synthetic med first to show whether it will work for me

> before I can talk to them about adding some cytomel (t3) or some

> natural thyroid. Which ones of the synthetics are the non-

allergenic

> ones? Which ones are better than synthroid? I know some are better

> than others - but forgot which!

>

> Hope everyone is doing okay. I missed you all so much!

>

> Hugs,

> -Lynn

>

If you are worried about dyes, fillers etc. Synthroid 50mcg is

considered the hypoallergetic..you may have to do some creativity on

taking more than one pill, cutting a pill etc to achieve the dose

the doc wants you on..

Just my opinion and not a medical opinion( had to throw that

in) ..synthetic T4 would be the first choice and try not to worry

about Armour or Cytomel( T3) until you bring your T4 up and find out

if you have a conversion issue..

Remember slow and steady wins the race, do one at a time..so if you

are adjusting T4 do not start or adjust T3, and if you are adjusting

T3 do not change T4 dose..

Best of luck with your doctor and keep us updated..

Kats3boys

May 10, 2006

Lynn... welcome back.... You just made my day.... As you catch up with posts here for the last 16 hours you'll see why... I'm still working on my response to it.. but that will be in another post it's getting to be a long one... I'm checking new mail to take a break from it! hehehehe

How wonderful to hear why he'd not gotten back to you this last week.. the last post that I got from you had you still wondering what he was up to.. hearing that he had been on a trip and took the book along.. to be that interested... to want to read it... that's awesome!!!

I had a crappy weekend... I'll catch up with you off list....

As far as the synthetics...

They all have the same hormone in them.. the differences between the meds is the tableting agents that are used in the different brands. The allergic reactions that some have seem to be tied in to the dyes used in the synthetic T4s that are used for color coding dosages. The white ones are the dye-free ones, the ones most likely to not cause an allergic reaction.

I've attached a .jpg that has the dose color codes on it for Synthroid, the generics made in the US use the same color code. If it doesn't come through with the message anyone that wants a copy, give me a holler and I'll send it to you directly. I should really type them out one of these days!!!

Eltroxin, 100 mcg tabs are white... I'm not sure of the other dose sizes that it comes in... it's produced over seas.

Synthroid is the 'name brand' and most widely distributed.. there are about a half dozen 'generic brands' that I can think of... from Levothroid, to Levoxyl, to Levothyroxine, to Eltroxin... etc....

Just keep in mind that if you switch brands, because of the tableting agents and how different bodies respond to different ingredients that the absorption rate, how much of the actual hormone your body has access to, can differ... so changing a brand, even if on the same dose, means retesting labs to see how your body is doing.

Ideally you'll be started on a small dose... usually 25 or 50 mcg and then go back in 4 to 6 weeks for labs to see how your body is responding..... Some of this you already know... so I'll stop with that.

Nice to see you back.. as in things are going better.... As much as I like seeing everyone here... it's sad that we are in a position to have come here in the first place... Sorry... I'm reverting back to the other post I'm working on....

Topper ()

On Wed, 10 May 2006 17:08:22 -0000 "chitchatt2006" writes:

Hi all, I left the group a few weeks ago (had a diff user name then - sorry ifthis is confusing). I needed to get focussed on getting some medicalhelp and I did that. Now I wanted to come back and tell you what isgoing on. I had been trying to get in to see any doctor that wouuld consider mylab results from healthcheckusa, my family history, my list ofsymptoms AND a book by Boston Endocrinologist Dr. Ken Blanchard calledwhat your doctor may not tell you about hypothyroidism. I have had success finally !My usual doctor called this morning and said he read all my stuff, andeven took my book on a trip with him so he could read it. Yay! Hewants to have an extended office visit on Friday morning to talk itall over with me. Yay! Now - I don't knkow yet what he'll say aboutit all - but hey, it is a start!Then, I called the other doctor I wanted to see - one I have nevervisited before - but he was reviewing my information and this morninghis nurse told me that he undoubtedly was convinced from all thedocumentation I presented that I do have hypothyroid! He hasn't seenme personally -but that was so relieving to hear him agree with me! Hefelt so strongly about it in fact that he recommended adamantly thatif my appointment with my usual doctor didnt work to my satisfaction,that he wants me to see one of two internists at his other officelocation. Isn't that cool? He said they're really good with thyroidstuff - better than him - but he has no doubt I'm right about it beingmy thyroid. I can't tell you how cool it is to finally get someone (two doctors noless) to finally acknowledge what I'm saying! There is hope. Now - a couple quesions - remind me please - - I might have to tryjust the synthetic med first to show whether it will work for mebefore I can talk to them about adding some cytomel (t3) or somenatural thyroid. Which ones of the synthetics are the non-allergenicones? Which ones are better than synthroid? I know some are betterthan others - but forgot which!Hope everyone is doing okay. I missed you all so much! Hugs, -Lynn

May 10, 2006

OMG Lynn am so proud of you girl that is awesome. Finally !!!!! I am happy for you and I can't wait to hear the words I feel really good physically from you and hope to be saying it to soon. Congrats Lynn way to go. Tinakats3boys wrote: >> Hi all, > > I left the group a few weeks ago (had a diff user name then - sorry if> this is confusing). I needed to get focussed on getting some medical> help and I did that. Now I wanted to come back and tell you what is> going on. > > I had been trying to

get in to see any doctor that wouuld consider my> lab results from healthcheckusa, my family history, my list of> symptoms AND a book by Boston Endocrinologist Dr. Ken Blanchard called> what your doctor may not tell you about hypothyroidism. > > I have had success finally !> > My usual doctor called this morning and said he read all my stuff, and> even took my book on a trip with him so he could read it. Yay! He> wants to have an extended office visit on Friday morning to talk it> all over with me. Yay! Now - I don't knkow yet what he'll say about> it all - but hey, it is a start!> > Then, I called the other doctor I wanted to see - one I have never> visited before - but he was reviewing my information and this morning> his nurse told me that he undoubtedly was convinced from all the> documentation I presented that I do have hypothyroid! He

hasn't seen> me personally -but that was so relieving to hear him agree with me! He> felt so strongly about it in fact that he recommended adamantly that> if my appointment with my usual doctor didnt work to my satisfaction,> that he wants me to see one of two internists at his other office> location. Isn't that cool? He said they're really good with thyroid> stuff - better than him - but he has no doubt I'm right about it being> my thyroid. > > I can't tell you how cool it is to finally get someone (two doctors no> less) to finally acknowledge what I'm saying! There is hope. > > Now - a couple quesions - remind me please - - I might have to try> just the synthetic med first to show whether it will work for me> before I can talk to them about adding some cytomel (t3) or some> natural thyroid. Which ones of the synthetics are the

non-allergenic> ones? Which ones are better than synthroid? I know some are better> than others - but forgot which!> > Hope everyone is doing okay. I missed you all so much! > > Hugs, > -Lynn>If you are worried about dyes, fillers etc. Synthroid 50mcg is considered the hypoallergetic..you may have to do some creativity on taking more than one pill, cutting a pill etc to achieve the dose the doc wants you on..Just my opinion and not a medical opinion( had to throw that in) ..synthetic T4 would be the first choice and try not to worry about Armour or Cytomel( T3) until you bring your T4 up and find out if you have a conversion issue..Remember slow and steady wins the race, do one at a time..so if you are adjusting T4 do not start or adjust T3, and if you are adjusting T3 do not change T4 dose..Best of luck with your doctor and keep us

updated..Kats3boys

May 10, 2006

Hi Kats3boys

That's all good info. I needed that. Now I have to scribble that down

among my notes so I don't forget it. I'm brilliant for the first few

minutes I learn something - but then I forget it all .. hopefully that

will be cured soon!

-Lynn

> >

> If you are worried about dyes, fillers etc. Synthroid 50mcg is

> considered the hypoallergetic..you may have to do some creativity on

> taking more than one pill, cutting a pill etc to achieve the dose

> the doc wants you on..

> Just my opinion and not a medical opinion( had to throw that

> in) ..synthetic T4 would be the first choice and try not to worry

> about Armour or Cytomel( T3) until you bring your T4 up and find out

> if you have a conversion issue..

> Remember slow and steady wins the race, do one at a time..so if you

> are adjusting T4 do not start or adjust T3, and if you are adjusting

> T3 do not change T4 dose..

> Best of luck with your doctor and keep us updated..

>

> Kats3boys

>

May 10, 2006

Hey there, Topper! Good to be back. Thank you very much.

I only saw a little of the stuff going on - I'm really sorry to see

it. I hope you can try to not take it personally. That sort of thing

would hurt my feelings for weeks. I'll have to read back and see how

it all began. I'm a little confused right now.

Write offlist anytime about the weekend etc. I'm happy to listen. God

knows you listened to me about everything under the sun already.

Now - that synthetic picture - I'm doing a holler .. please send me

offlist ? I'm only reading on the yahoo page and of course the

attachments aren't there. I'm glad you explained that because I

wasn't aware that there were so many choices and options among all the

various named synthetics. And I " ll make sure once he stabilizes me on

one not to swap around to different name brands. I hope he starts me

out on a very tiny dosage - I'm always so sensitive to meds that even

the tiniest dose usually affects me like a gigantic dose for normal

people.

Thanks so much. Good to be back And remember, don't let stuff from

here get you down. I personally get my feelings hurt very easily from

criticism whether it is constructive or whether it is malicious ...

and another friend wrote me and had her feelings hurt too because

someone didn't have the foresight to be a little kind in writing to

her. We all need to remember that we have easily bruised feelings.

We're a sensitive group by nature - and while we all may get a little

wired and wacked out from not feeling good - we have to ... HAVE TO ..

put on the kid gloves when we're responding to other people in a

message group. God forbid anything we say be the thing to push someone

over the edge in their sadness and depression.

Anyway - happy to see you all

Hugs,

-Lynn

>

> Lynn... welcome back.... You just made my day.... As you catch up with

> posts here for the last 16 hours you'll see why... I'm still working on

> my response to it.. but that will be in another post it's getting to

be a

> long one... I'm checking new mail to take a break from it! hehehehe

>

> How wonderful to hear why he'd not gotten back to you this last week..

> the last post that I got from you had you still wondering what he was up

> to.. hearing that he had been on a trip and took the book along.. to be

> that interested... to want to read it... that's awesome!!!

>

> I had a crappy weekend... I'll catch up with you off list....

>

> As far as the synthetics...

>

> They all have the same hormone in them.. the differences between the

meds

> is the tableting agents that are used in the different brands. The

> allergic reactions that some have seem to be tied in to the dyes used in

> the synthetic T4s that are used for color coding dosages. The white ones

> are the dye-free ones, the ones most likely to not cause an allergic

> reaction.

>

> I've attached a .jpg that has the dose color codes on it for Synthroid,

> the generics made in the US use the same color code. If it doesn't come

> through with the message anyone that wants a copy, give me a holler and

> I'll send it to you directly. I should really type them out one of these

> days!!!

>

> Eltroxin, 100 mcg tabs are white... I'm not sure of the other dose sizes

> that it comes in... it's produced over seas.

>

> Synthroid is the 'name brand' and most widely distributed.. there are

> about a half dozen 'generic brands' that I can think of... from

> Levothroid, to Levoxyl, to Levothyroxine, to Eltroxin... etc....

>

> Just keep in mind that if you switch brands, because of the tableting

> agents and how different bodies respond to different ingredients

that the

> absorption rate, how much of the actual hormone your body has access to,

> can differ... so changing a brand, even if on the same dose, means

> retesting labs to see how your body is doing.

>

> Ideally you'll be started on a small dose... usually 25 or 50 mcg and

> then go back in 4 to 6 weeks for labs to see how your body is

> responding..... Some of this you already know... so I'll stop with that.

>

> Nice to see you back.. as in things are going better.... As much as I

> like seeing everyone here... it's sad that we are in a position to have

> come here in the first place... Sorry... I'm reverting back to the other

> post I'm working on....

>

> Topper ()

>

> On Wed, 10 May 2006 17:08:22 -0000 " chitchatt2006 "

> writes:

> Hi all,

>

> I left the group a few weeks ago (had a diff user name then - sorry if

> this is confusing). I needed to get focussed on getting some medical

> help and I did that. Now I wanted to come back and tell you what is

> going on.

>

> I had been trying to get in to see any doctor that wouuld consider my

> lab results from healthcheckusa, my family history, my list of

> symptoms AND a book by Boston Endocrinologist Dr. Ken Blanchard called

> what your doctor may not tell you about hypothyroidism.

>

> I have had success finally !

>

> My usual doctor called this morning and said he read all my stuff, and

> even took my book on a trip with him so he could read it. Yay! He

> wants to have an extended office visit on Friday morning to talk it

> all over with me. Yay! Now - I don't knkow yet what he'll say about

> it all - but hey, it is a start!

>

> Then, I called the other doctor I wanted to see - one I have never

> visited before - but he was reviewing my information and this morning

> his nurse told me that he undoubtedly was convinced from all the

> documentation I presented that I do have hypothyroid! He hasn't seen

> me personally -but that was so relieving to hear him agree with me! He

> felt so strongly about it in fact that he recommended adamantly that

> if my appointment with my usual doctor didnt work to my satisfaction,

> that he wants me to see one of two internists at his other office

> location. Isn't that cool? He said they're really good with thyroid

> stuff - better than him - but he has no doubt I'm right about it being

> my thyroid.

>

> I can't tell you how cool it is to finally get someone (two doctors no

> less) to finally acknowledge what I'm saying! There is hope.

>

> Now - a couple quesions - remind me please - - I might have to try

> just the synthetic med first to show whether it will work for me

> before I can talk to them about adding some cytomel (t3) or some

> natural thyroid. Which ones of the synthetics are the non-allergenic

> ones? Which ones are better than synthroid? I know some are better

> than others - but forgot which!

>

> Hope everyone is doing okay. I missed you all so much!

>

> Hugs,

> -Lynn

>

May 10, 2006

Thank you Tina, You're such a sweetie I hope I can say how good I

feel too. And then I want to hear you say how you're feeling better

too! We can all get there.

Hugs,

-Lynn

>

> OMG Lynn am so proud of you girl that is awesome. Finally !!!!! I

am happy for you and I can't wait to hear the words I feel really good

physically from you and hope to be saying it to soon. Congrats Lynn

way to go. Tina

May 10, 2006

Hi Lynn,

WELCOME BACK! And what a GREAT letter about the “kid gloves.”

Sue