Guest guest Posted December 28, 2004 Report Share Posted December 28, 2004 In a message dated 12/29/2004 6:11:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, marin@... writes: > TSH does NOT > diagnose thyroid disease, until it's so high that it's busy doing damage, > plu the fact that it won't diagnose thyroid disease with a lame pituitary. > Very sad. > plus the fact that they say most folks will be hypo from autoimmune thyroid disease...which means you have antibodies....which means even if your TSH and other thyroid hormones test NORMAL....your body may be hypo because the antibodies are inhibiting the thyroid hormone...or am i missing something? cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 But it's sad that they don't develop one for the thyroid hormones. Why couldn't they, if they did this one? It doesn't make sense! TSH does NOT diagnose thyroid disease, until it's so high that it's busy doing damage, plu the fact that it won't diagnose thyroid disease with a lame pituitary. Very sad. ThyroTest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 and, they can't say these facts aren't out there - it truly is a shame. Cris ThyroTest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 I'm thinking we should write to that company and ask them that very question!!! seriously! If they don't personally have thyroid problems, and we know the medical community believes TSH is the answer - they may just be ignorant of the true facts. If we start a letter writing campaign to them, explaining about the free's, maybe they would study it and develope it. Cris Re: ThyroTest > > > I know. Now we are probably going to have to fight harder for the > frees to be tested. Dr " Well why would I want to test those when I > have this nifty easy TSH test. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 And I wonder how accurate it is. If I remember right there are quick tests for Strep but they are only like 80 - 90% accurate. Which is why Drs will do both tests - the rapid test and the one they have to send in. I wonder how much testing this company did. Louise > In a message dated 12/29/2004 6:11:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, > marin@q... writes: > > > TSH does NOT > > diagnose thyroid disease, until it's so high that it's busy doing damage, > > plu the fact that it won't diagnose thyroid disease with a lame pituitary. > > Very sad. > > > > plus the fact that they say most folks will be hypo from autoimmune thyroid > disease...which means you have antibodies....which means even if your TSH and > other thyroid hormones test NORMAL....your body may be hypo because the > antibodies are inhibiting the thyroid hormone...or am i missing something? > cindi > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 Great idea, Cris. Wonder if we could find out the address and main folks of this company. Re: Re: ThyroTest > > I'm thinking we should write to that company and ask them that very question!!! > seriously! If they don't personally have thyroid problems, and we know the medical community believes TSH is the answer - they may just be ignorant of the true facts. If we start a letter writing campaign to them, explaining about the free's, maybe they would study it and develope it. > Cris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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