responses to scary posts

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Dear Loop members:

I must say that I was really " knocked out " this morning, reading the

wonderful responses to my post about feeling quite nervous about my

Hashi's and HYPERthyroid diagnosis. I didn't realize that I felt a

little bit lonely about all this, but that feeling did exist and

suddenly disappeared as I read your helpful and caring posts.

I do believe that it's very important to become knowledgeable about

Hashi and about hyperthyroidism, RAI, the whole nine yards. And I just

said last night to a friend that I realize how minor it is, really --

that I don't have cancer or something much more serious (to my

knowledge, anyway). I don't feel sorry for myself, not at all. I'm

just nervous.

I need to read about T3 and T4 and this, that, and the other, being

completely ignorant at this point.

The post below, which suggests B-complex and more protein, is very

helpful, too. With hyperthyroidism, I haven't been able to sleep worth a

darn, and finally wondered if I hadn't been eating enough. I want to

share that a very sharp rheumatologist who originally thought I might

have Hashi's (they had sent me to him because they wondered if I had

lupus or rheumatoid arthritis), prescribed " prescription strength "

Vitamin D, which I'm taking for 12 weeks. After I saw him, I saw an

article in Newsweek that talked about how we're short of Vitamin D. In

case any of you are interested, there's a bit of info that might be

relevant.

THANK YOU for responding. I'll roll up my sleeves, start reading, and

ask for the results of my blood tests!

gratefully,

Mel

P.S. I wonder if anyone has read " The Thyroid Solution " and if you

think it is a good book. Someone picked it up for me the other day but

I haven't read it yet.

kats3boys wrote:

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> For some just getting a diagnosis can be hard to get..so yo uare a

> step ahead of the game..although you sound a little like me..wait for

> weeks do labs and take it from there..I have been doing that for a

> while and my labs are still fine so no meds..

>

> You can do a few things to help yourself though..

> The thyroid uses iodine to produce thyroid hormone, the reccommended

> RDA is 150 mg, the average diet is 600-700 and can go as high as

> 2000mg if you add in fast food etc. You do need iodine but when you

> have a thyroid condition too much and the body cranks out too much

> hormone.

>

> If you are currently hyper then your metabolism is increased and so is

> your digestive track. If you are not eating enough or eating enough

> protien your body will take it from the large muscles..you can help

> this by adding protien to every meal and by adding a B complex to help

> with the energy levels and not getting enough sleep.

>

> Kats3boys

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