Re: Had my daughter tested - lab tests

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She is hypo and needs meds, maybe test antibodies/ferritin/B12/ iodine loading/ adrenals (24-hour saliva test) . Her TSH once on meds needs to be under 1.00, close to zero if she has Hashi's, FT3 needs to be at the top of the range, FT4 around the 3/4 mark.................Meleese in Oz xx

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From: mrstezee

Hi,

My daughter has these symptoms, cold fingers, nose, toes, tired,

weight gain, dry skin, - these are the ones I have noticed.

So I got her blood work done thru Health Check.

FT4 1.2 range 0.8 - 1.8

FT3 3.3 range 2.3 - 4.2

TSH 2.358 range 0.35 - 5.50

So now what? Should I have tested for something else?

Cindy

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Our lab's " normal " range is between .5-5.0

From what I've read, " behind the times. "

In August, mine was 2.1

I've read that many doctors don't treat hypo unless you go beyond 10?

You can't help but wonder how many people's lives are completly in

the dumps due to lack of treatment.

~Kate

> >

> > She is hypo and needs meds, maybe test antibodies/ferritin/B12/

> iodine

> > loading/ adrenals (24-hour saliva test) . Her TSH once on meds

> needs to be

> > under 1.00, close to zero if she has Hashi's, FT3 needs to be at

> the top of

> > the range, FT4 around the 3/4 mark.................Meleese in Oz

> xx

> >

> > -------Original Message-------

> >

> > From: mrstezee

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > My daughter has these symptoms, cold fingers, nose, toes, tired,

> > weight gain, dry skin, - these are the ones I have noticed.

> >

> > So I got her blood work done thru Health Check.

> >

> > FT4 1.2 range 0.8 - 1.8

> >

> > FT3 3.3 range 2.3 - 4.2

> >

> > TSH 2.358 range 0.35 - 5.50

> >

> > So now what? Should I have tested for something else?

> >

> > Cindy

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Curious, what is his personal preference (if you didn't have any)re:

TSH level?

Fortunately, how you feel matters more to him than a number.

~Kate

Our lab's " normal " range is between .5-

5.0

> From what I've read, " behind the times. "

>

> In August, mine was 2.1

>

> I've read that many doctors don't treat hypo unless you go beyond

10?

> You can't help but wonder how many people's lives are completly in

> the dumps due to lack of treatment.

>

> ~Kate

>

>

>

>

>

> Kathy >^,,^<

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Curious, what is his personal preference (if you didn't have any)re:

TSH level?

Fortunately, how you feel matters more to him than a number.

~Kate

Our lab's " normal " range is between .5-

5.0

> From what I've read, " behind the times. "

>

> In August, mine was 2.1

>

> I've read that many doctors don't treat hypo unless you go beyond

10?

> You can't help but wonder how many people's lives are completly in

> the dumps due to lack of treatment.

>

> ~Kate

>

>

>

>

>

> Kathy >^,,^<

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> http://www.chaytongroup.com/modernbill/order/index.php?aid=ka081104

> http://www.heartwarmers4u.com/members/?kitzcat

> kitzcat2001 on Yahoo Messenger

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>

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> Thanks for your reply. I myself am hypo and believes she is hypo,

> HOWEVER, since her numbers are in the " normal range " do you think a

> dr will start her on meds for thyroid?

>

> Cindy

You my have a problem with her numbers being in range but I do know

the standard next step would be to test for antibodies and if her

antibodies are positive you should be able to find a doctor to treat

her.

Kats3boys

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Hashi's antibodies, and they do run them both for about $70.

Had my daughter tested - lab tests

> Hi,

>

> My daughter has these symptoms, cold fingers, nose, toes, tired,

> weight gain, dry skin, - these are the ones I have noticed.

>

> So I got her blood work done thru Health Check.

>

> FT4 1.2 range 0.8 - 1.8

>

> FT3 3.3 range 2.3 - 4.2

>

> TSH 2.358 range 0.35 - 5.50

>

> So now what? Should I have tested for something else?

>

> Cindy

[Guest guest]

Thank you for this, Judy. I appreciate it.

~Kate

>

> I think there's another article that is not specific to those on

treatment. I'll see if I can find it tomorrow if I don't see it

posted by someone else.

>

> ---------------------------------

>

> I just did a very quick look and it said " on treatment " re: tsh

test ranges. Meaning, this number doesn't apply to those who are not

on any treatment?

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Medical bills...are a knock-out! I too have insurance but cringe in

getting the bills that insurance doesn't cover. I honestly don't know

how those without insurance cope.

HealthCheck would be awesome to have. I emailed them inquiring but

haven't heard back from them. I just need to head down to our lab and

ask them a few questions and see if they know anything about it.

Below is a clip, replied by Milton Friedman (MF). Much can be argued

over it, I suppose and of course, no sollution. That isn't my point

in posting it though. In reading this, I stopped to think about it.

Yeah...now I would imagine if we were paying ourselves (and yes,

essentially we are when we pay our premiums but not physically

holding the money), doctors may very well " look " at us differently.

Suppose we'd get better treatment?

Just as long as they get their money (insurance/government)...I

should think it'd be easier for them to not treat you as well as they

might if the situation were different.

LA: Is there an area here in the United States in which we have not

been as aggressive as we should in promoting property rights and free

markets?

MF: Yes, in the field of medical care. We have a socialist-communist

system of distributing medical care. Instead of letting people hire

their own physicians and pay them, no one pays his or her own medical

bills. Instead, there's a third party payment system. It is a

communist system and it has a communist result. Despite this, we've

had numerous miracles in medical science. From the discovery of

penicillin, to new surgical techniques, to MRIs and CAT scans, the

last 30 or 40 years have been a period of miraculous change in

medical science. On the other hand, we've seen costs skyrocket.

Nobody is happy: physicians don't like it, patients don't like it.

Why? Because none of them are responsible for themselves. You no

longer have a situation in which a patient chooses a physician,

receives a service, gets charged, and pays for it. There is no direct

relation between the patient and the physician. The physician is an

employee of an insurance company or an employee of the government.

Today, a third party pays the bills. As a result, no one who visits

the doctor asks what the charge is going to be—somebody else is going

to take care of that. The end result is third party payment and,

worst of all, third party treatment.

---

I hope all goes well in your labs and pocket book;-)

~Kate

> >

> > Way to many, unfortunately. My doc is at least open to my wanting

> my TSH as close to 1 as we can get it.

> >

>

>

>

>

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Hi, all,

I just have to write -- perhaps the problem with your daughter isn't hypothyroidism? Raynaud's phenomenon can cause very cold extremities (fingers, toes, nose), and can certainly make you lethargic (which could lead to weight gain). I suggest that you go back to the doc and ask that he/she test for the thyroid antibodies, but also consider other possibilities. Often, in families, if one relative has autoimmune thyroid disease, someone else can have another autoimmune condition. It's really impossible for any of us to diagnose each other -- and it can be dangerous, too.

Maureen Pratt

www.maureenpratt.com

[Guest guest]

Hi, all,

I just have to write -- perhaps the problem with your daughter isn't hypothyroidism? Raynaud's phenomenon can cause very cold extremities (fingers, toes, nose), and can certainly make you lethargic (which could lead to weight gain). I suggest that you go back to the doc and ask that he/she test for the thyroid antibodies, but also consider other possibilities. Often, in families, if one relative has autoimmune thyroid disease, someone else can have another autoimmune condition. It's really impossible for any of us to diagnose each other -- and it can be dangerous, too.

Maureen Pratt

www.maureenpratt.com

[Guest guest]

Hi, all,

I just have to write -- perhaps the problem with your daughter isn't hypothyroidism? Raynaud's phenomenon can cause very cold extremities (fingers, toes, nose), and can certainly make you lethargic (which could lead to weight gain). I suggest that you go back to the doc and ask that he/she test for the thyroid antibodies, but also consider other possibilities. Often, in families, if one relative has autoimmune thyroid disease, someone else can have another autoimmune condition. It's really impossible for any of us to diagnose each other -- and it can be dangerous, too.

Maureen Pratt

www.maureenpratt.com