Hashimoto's Disease and trying to get pregnant

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In a message dated 12/30/2004 3:02:30 PM Eastern Standard Time,

donnamr3211@... writes:

> My dad told me about armour so I will bring that up with the doc's.

Expect resistance...they've been brainwashed by the synthroid drug reps...but

if you hang around the thyroid forums long...you'll see that synthroid has

caused lots of misery for folks. I would definitely try Armour before doing

anything else.

cindi

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> Hello all, My name is Donna. I am 34yrs old. I just found out I have

> hashimoto's disease. I have had nodules since 98. Goiter since 03.

Tried

> sythriod for a few years to help but wasn't working so went off last

year.

> My doc doesn't think drug therapy would work well for me and since I'm

> trying to get pregnant( have been trying for 15 months now, I have had

at

> least 2 chemical pregnancies, I think this is why I haven't been able

to

> conceiveand carry to term) radiation is out. She wants me to have it

> removed. I go see a surgeon on Monday. I was hoping someone would know

> about this disease and what would be good since I'm desperatly trying

to

> conceive. i don't know if I should force trying drug therapy or if it

> would be better to have it removed.I really want to get this taken

care of

> quickly. Any input will be greatly appreciated. P.S. I'm not a good

> speller. Thanks, Donna

Have radiation for what? Have what removed? Is surgery/radiation done

for Hashi's? I thought that was for Grave's.

For what it's worth, here's a true story:

My sister-in-law did fertility drugs to have her 3 kids. After the

third, the docs told her she could never have any more kids, and did not

need to use birth control. A few years later, after she finally found a

doc to treat her thyroid correctly, imagine her surprise to be pregnant

(with twins!). She has since learned that thyroid meds used to be

commonly prescribed for women with fertility problems, before " modern "

medicine became so prideful, greedy, and obtuse. She now believes that

thyroid treatment was all she ever needed.

Good luck. We're all pulling for you!

-- prr

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Please post your lab values, with the lab ranges. You need the Free T3,

Free T4 values. Always get copies of your labs. Natural thyroid is better,

and I can't believe that the doctor thought you shouldn't be on the med, is

that correct? If it's multinodular, it may have to come out, but every

effort should be made to shrink them first, that is, if there's only one or

two. Armour can do that.

Re: Hashimoto's Disease and trying to get

pregnant

>

> Thanks Cindi, I did the blood work and they had put me on synthriod to try

to surpress and shrink the nods but it didn't work and they just keep

growing. My endo doc seem to think drug therapy will not work and this is

the second endo doc that said I should have it removed. I don't know if I

should demand to try drug therapy first , find a new doc or just get it

removed so I came get back to normal. I don't know anyone that has had it

removed so i don't know what to expect.My dad told me about armour so I will

bring that up with the doc's. Thanks again, Donna