Guest guest Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 I found this tonight and found it very interesting and " just what we've all been saying " . Take the time to read: http://thyroid.about.com/od/hypothyroidismhashimotos/a/tshnormal.htm. I feel so good now, that I wish my doctor could do labs right now to determine where I'm at (as far as thyroid levels go). THIS is where I want to and it would be neat for thyroid patients to have a finger stick blood monitor like diabetics do. That way we could check our blood when we are feeling great (to know what level we need to be at to feel our best); when we are feeling low (so the doctor can adjust our medicine accordingly without us having to wait 2-3 weeks for an appointment); and just anytime when we feel like " something just isn't right " . That way, we'll know that it is our thyroid acting up and that it is not " all in our head " . I was looking this information up, because I feel HYPO and not HYPER anymore. I can feel the major HYPO symptoms--something new every day--and my next appointment isn't for three more weeks. It's weird, but I just keep telling myself that my body is adjusting and once I'm on the synthroid, (and it may take a while) I should start feeling better and not have drastic swings in symptoms. Thanks for listening. Dorothy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Checking your basal/waking temp and resting pulse rate and charting those numbers daily is the closest we can come to our own daily monitoring... it's how stuff was done before they had the labs to run on us... It's amazing, to me, what you can see by watching what your body is doing with metabolic rate (which shows in waking body temp) and resting pulse rate... You might want to give it a try and see if that helps you to monitor how you body moves through adjustment stages too.... OOOOHHHHH I do wish we had 'prick me' testing too... Just how bad does a particular goitrogenic food affect a particular person? How badly was conversion and hormone levels affected by having to work through lunch? How much do levels shift when we have a fight with our SO or have to go out and shovel snow or do laundry, things that tax the adrenals?... I know I'm weird... but I get curious about stuff like that... Topper () On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 05:12:13 -0000 " dorothyleftoz " dorothyleftoz@...> writes: > I found this tonight and found it very interesting and " just what > we've all been saying " . Take > the time to read: > http://thyroid.about.com/od/hypothyroidismhashimotos/a/tshnormal.htm. > > I feel so good now, that I wish my doctor could do labs right now to > determine where I'm at > (as far as thyroid levels go). THIS is where I want to and it would > be neat for thyroid patients > to have a finger stick blood monitor like diabetics do. That way we > could check our blood > when we are feeling great (to know what level we need to be at to > feel our best); when we are > feeling low (so the doctor can adjust our medicine accordingly > without us having to wait 2-3 > weeks for an appointment); and just anytime when we feel like > " something just isn't right " . > That way, we'll know that it is our thyroid acting up and that it is > not " all in our head " . > > I was looking this information up, because I feel HYPO and not HYPER > anymore. I can feel the > major HYPO symptoms--something new every day--and my next > appointment isn't for three > more weeks. It's weird, but I just keep telling myself that my > body is adjusting and once I'm > on the synthroid, (and it may take a while) I should start feeling > better and not have drastic > swings in symptoms. > > Thanks for listening. > Dorothy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 > > I found this tonight and found it very interesting and " just what we've all been saying " . Take > the time to read: http://thyroid.about.com/od/hypothyroidismhashimotos/a/tshnormal.htm. > > I feel so good now, that I wish my doctor could do labs right now to determine where I'm at > (as far as thyroid levels go). THIS is where I want to and it would be neat for thyroid patients > to have a finger stick blood monitor like diabetics do. That way we could check our blood > when we are feeling great (to know what level we need to be at to feel our best); when we are > feeling low (so the doctor can adjust our medicine accordingly without us having to wait 2-3 > weeks for an appointment); and just anytime when we feel like " something just isn't right " . > That way, we'll know that it is our thyroid acting up and that it is not " all in our head " . > > I was looking this information up, because I feel HYPO and not HYPER anymore. I can feel the > major HYPO symptoms--something new every day--and my next appointment isn't for three > more weeks. It's weird, but I just keep telling myself that my body is adjusting and once I'm > on the synthroid, (and it may take a while) I should start feeling better and not have drastic > swings in symptoms. > > Thanks for listening. > Dorothy > Dorothy - Was there a particular article you wanted me to read? Thanks for thinking of me. Will buy a thermometer this week and take your suggestion. Why does it take so long for synthroid to get in system (6 weeks)? Gillespie - Yeah Born and raised in U.S.A. I imagine out here in New Mexico, the hospitals must have lost a great deal of money with the illegal aliens and people with no insurance. It's still no excuse, we're all human beings. " I'm not an animal. I'm a human being! " Elephant Man Your quote from Apocalyse Now was one of my favorite scenes in a movie. Peanut shells on the side of Marlon's mouth. My favorite - Godfather III Al Pacino falls on steps after seeing that his daughter was shot. About 30 seconds go by with him lying there with his mouth open, until he finally lets out a blood curdling scream. Wow. Great acting! Have a great day all. Congratulations on new job promotion - awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 ? Gillespie - Yeah Born and > raised in U.S.A. I > imagine out here in New Mexico, the hospitals must > have lost a great > deal of money with the illegal aliens and people > with no insurance. > It's still no excuse, we're all human beings. " I'm > not an animal. I'm > a human being! " Elephant Man Jeff: I know people in Mexico who love it there, but are frightened of needing emergency care... Okay, just asking because as you can see the medical systems are different as are the LABS. The labs can even be different up and down the street here. I know that is NOT confusing at ALL. With a high TSH...it can take awhile to feel human again. Did these jokers tell you or script out some pills for you in order to get the TSH down...or did you just get that note in the mail about your labs? ~E:) Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. ~The Ancient Mariner ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 > > ? Gillespie - Yeah Born and > > raised in U.S.A. I > > imagine out here in New Mexico, the hospitals must > > have lost a great > > deal of money with the illegal aliens and people > > with no insurance. > > It's still no excuse, we're all human beings. " I'm > > not an animal. I'm > > a human being! " Elephant Man > > Jeff: > > I know people in Mexico who love it there, but are > frightened of needing emergency care... > > Okay, just asking because as you can see the medical > systems are different as are the LABS. The labs can > even be different up and down the street here. > > I know that is NOT confusing at ALL. > > With a high TSH...it can take awhile to feel human > again. > > Did these jokers tell you or script out some pills for > you in order to get the TSH down...or did you just get > that note in the mail about your labs? > > ~E:) > > > > Day after day, day after day, > We stuck, nor breath nor motion; > As idle as a painted ship > Upon a painted ocean. > Water, water, everywhere, > And all the boards did shrink; > Water, water, everywhere, > Nor any drop to drink. > > ~The Ancient Mariner > > > Doctor put me back on meds a few weeks ago. This is a doctor that I'm seeing at a Univerity of New Mexico clinic. They have a sliding pay scale for patients according to income. So far, she seems to be pretty good and I'm grateful for the help. She also has me on a couple of blood pressure meds. It's very strange what the body goes through. When I was hypo pulse was always over 100, now it's around 60-70. Now that I know how serious this condition is, it will be a priority to stay on top of things. Just lined my meds up for the week. So many times in the past, I couldn't remember if I took my meds, even it was only 5 minutes before. Thank God I was able to keep my apt. - can't imagine being homeless like this, limpy and wimpy. Have a good night. Jeff > ______________________________________________________________________ ______________ > The fish are biting. > Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. > http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Sheesh...I can see you meant New Mexico...forgive me. YES...I would say the money has got to be tight for treating what hardly looks life threatening in that environment. E:) --- Jeff Wade bennydabum2003@...> wrote: > > > > > ? Gillespie - Yeah Born and > > > raised in U.S.A. I > > > imagine out here in New Mexico, the hospitals > must > > > have lost a great > > > deal of money with the illegal aliens and people > > > with no insurance. > > > It's still no excuse, we're all human beings. > " I'm > > > not an animal. I'm > > > a human being! " Elephant Man > > > > Jeff: > > > > I know people in Mexico who love it there, but are > > frightened of needing emergency care... > > > > Okay, just asking because as you can see the > medical > > systems are different as are the LABS. The labs > can > > even be different up and down the street here. > > > > I know that is NOT confusing at ALL. > > > > With a high TSH...it can take awhile to feel human > > again. > > > > Did these jokers tell you or script out some pills > for > > you in order to get the TSH down...or did you just > get > > that note in the mail about your labs? > > > > ~E:) > > > > > > > > Day after day, day after day, > > We stuck, nor breath nor motion; > > As idle as a painted ship > > Upon a painted ocean. > > Water, water, everywhere, > > And all the boards did shrink; > > Water, water, everywhere, > > Nor any drop to drink. > > > > ~The Ancient Mariner > > > > > > Doctor put me back on meds a few weeks ago. This > is a doctor that > I'm seeing at a Univerity of New Mexico clinic. They > have a sliding > pay scale for patients according to income. So far, > she seems to be > pretty good and I'm grateful for the help. She also > has me on a > couple of blood pressure meds. It's very strange > what the body goes > through. When I was hypo pulse was always over 100, > now it's around > 60-70. Now that I know how serious this condition > is, it will be a > priority to stay on top of things. Just lined my > meds up for the > week. So many times in the past, I couldn't remember > if I took my > meds, even it was only 5 minutes before. Thank God I > was able to keep > my apt. - can't imagine being homeless like this, > limpy and wimpy. > Have a good night. Jeff > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________ > > The fish are biting. > > Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search > Marketing. > > > http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php > > > > > Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. ~The Ancient Mariner ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#loc_weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Hi Jeff, Yes, sorry... It was the first one by Shomon. It was regarding being hypo with little or no symptoms. I was thinking about your friend and thought that article might be helpful. Hope I didn't confuse you. Dorothy --- Jeff Wade bennydabum2003@...> wrote: > > > > > I found this tonight and found it very interesting > and " just what > we've all been saying " . Take > > the time to read: > http://thyroid.about.com/od/hypothyroidismhashimotos/a/tshnormal.htm. > > > > I feel so good now, that I wish my doctor could do > labs right now > to determine where I'm at > > (as far as thyroid levels go). THIS is where I > want to and it > would be neat for thyroid patients > > to have a finger stick blood monitor like > diabetics do. That way we > could check our blood > > when we are feeling great (to know what level we > need to be at to > feel our best); when we are > > feeling low (so the doctor can adjust our medicine > accordingly > without us having to wait 2-3 > > weeks for an appointment); and just anytime when > we feel > like " something just isn't right " . > > That way, we'll know that it is our thyroid acting > up and that it > is not " all in our head " . > > > > I was looking this information up, because I feel > HYPO and not > HYPER anymore. I can feel the > > major HYPO symptoms--something new every day--and > my next > appointment isn't for three > > more weeks. It's weird, but I just keep telling > myself that my > body is adjusting and once I'm > > on the synthroid, (and it may take a while) I > should start feeling > better and not have drastic > > swings in symptoms. > > > > Thanks for listening. > > Dorothy > > > Dorothy - Was there a particular article you wanted > me to read? > Thanks for thinking of me. Will buy a > thermometer this week and > take your suggestion. Why does it take so long for > synthroid to get > in system (6 weeks)? Gillespie - Yeah Born and > raised in U.S.A. I > imagine out here in New Mexico, the hospitals must > have lost a great > deal of money with the illegal aliens and people > with no insurance. > It's still no excuse, we're all human beings. " I'm > not an animal. I'm > a human being! " Elephant Man Your quote from > Apocalyse Now was one > of my favorite scenes in a movie. Peanut shells on > the side of > Marlon's mouth. My favorite - Godfather III Al > Pacino falls on steps > after seeing that his daughter was shot. About 30 > seconds go by with > him lying there with his mouth open, until he > finally lets out a > blood curdling scream. Wow. Great acting! Have a > great day all. > Congratulations on new job promotion - > awesome. > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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