Re: Re: Normal TSH-yet could there be a thyroid problem?

[Guest guest]

Hi Kate,

I've had symptoms of low thyroid function on and off

for almost all of my adult life. I had a thyroid

function test in my thirties after a period of

debilitating fatigue but the doc said " all normal " .

This happened again and again for nearly 20 years,

until I was so ill 3 years ago that I couldn't even

climb the stairs in my house. At that point my TSH was

still only 8 and the doc said my symptoms were too

severe for such a low TSH. To cut a long story short

he eventually prescribed thyroxine and my dose was

raised until I was taking 100mcg. My TSH was .9 and I

still didn't feel OK. My free T4 was mid range but my

free T3 was very low. I had to insist on the T3 test,

most doctors don't do it.

I saw a private doctor who did a full clinical

examination (the first time anyone had taken my

temperature, blood pressure and pulse in connection

with a thyroid diagnosis!) and he raised my dose of

thyroxine to 200mcg. This was still not OK so now I

take 125mcg of Thyroxine (T4) and 20 mcg of

Liothyronine (T3). My free T4 and T3 are near the top

of the range

The added T3 has worked a miracle in my life and given

my a quality of living I never expected to have again.

Interestingly my 24 yr old daughter has complained

about feeling fatigued and cold for a year or two. Two

years ago I persuaded her to ask for a Thyroid

Function test. Her TSH (only test done) was 1.9. She

has recently started a new job and had to have a

medical. She says she is feeling really good and is

interested that her TSH is now .6.

I think she is lucky that she has a record of the

level at which she feels good. Maybe all women should

have the test done each year, because after years and

years of untreated hypothyroidism the TSH reading

surely can't be trusted.

--- Kate wrote:

> I didn't want to push for further thyroid tests,

> without first

> talking to those who understand the thyroid best:

> those who genuinely

> live with a thyroid condition.

>

> ~Kate

>

>

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hi again Kate,

Sorry to jump in here as this question was to Meleese

but this site should give you some ammunition.

http://www.thyroid.org.au/Information/NormalTSH.html

--- Kate wrote:

> In haste I failed to ask this: I take it then I

> should be requesting

> the " Frees " ?

> To help out my doctor, do you know of a reliable

> site that mentions

> that a TSH of 2.1 (or whichever value)w/symptoms

> should be further

> evaluted?

> I think my new doctor is receptive.

>

>

>

> >

> > Kate while a TSH of 2.1 accompanied by symptoms

> almost always

> indicates a

> > thyroid problem. A better indicator would be your

> Free's. Were the

> free T3

> > and free T4 done as

> well??.........................Meleese in Oz

> xxx

> >

> >

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

> >

> > From: Kate

> >

> > Hello,

> >

> > I have had many thyroid like symptoms (both hyper

> and hypo), yet my

> > TSH values are normal.

> > August of last year, my TSH was 1.54 (when I began

> feeling crummy).

> > In January it was 1.19 (beginning to feel terrible

> and anxious) and

> a

> > few months ago, it was 2.1 All within normal.

> >

> > Interestingly, I read that hypothryoid can cause

> an increase in

> > cholesterol. Last year (April) I had high

> cholesterol and March of

> > this year, my cholesterol was within normal

> values.

> >

> > No other thyroid tests were done other than the

> TSH.

> >

> > My question is, could something be going on

> despite normal TSH? If

> > so, is this common?

> > There seems to be conflicting answers in regards

> to this when

> > searching online.

> >

> > Could this simply be a hormonal imbalance

> occurring outside the

> > thyroid gland? In taking questionarres, one might

> gather that I

> > either have a thyroid problem or going through

> perimenopause.

> > I am 34 years of age.

> >

> >

> > Many years ago, my mother was treated

> temperorarily, with Iodine,

> > for her thyroid.

> >

> > Thanks much for taking the time to read this.

> >

> > Confused in Alaska,

> > ~Kate

> >

>

>

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hi again Kate,

Sorry to jump in here as this question was to Meleese

but this site should give you some ammunition.

http://www.thyroid.org.au/Information/NormalTSH.html

--- Kate wrote:

> In haste I failed to ask this: I take it then I

> should be requesting

> the " Frees " ?

> To help out my doctor, do you know of a reliable

> site that mentions

> that a TSH of 2.1 (or whichever value)w/symptoms

> should be further

> evaluted?

> I think my new doctor is receptive.

>

>

>

> >

> > Kate while a TSH of 2.1 accompanied by symptoms

> almost always

> indicates a

> > thyroid problem. A better indicator would be your

> Free's. Were the

> free T3

> > and free T4 done as

> well??.........................Meleese in Oz

> xxx

> >

> >

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

> >

> > From: Kate

> >

> > Hello,

> >

> > I have had many thyroid like symptoms (both hyper

> and hypo), yet my

> > TSH values are normal.

> > August of last year, my TSH was 1.54 (when I began

> feeling crummy).

> > In January it was 1.19 (beginning to feel terrible

> and anxious) and

> a

> > few months ago, it was 2.1 All within normal.

> >

> > Interestingly, I read that hypothryoid can cause

> an increase in

> > cholesterol. Last year (April) I had high

> cholesterol and March of

> > this year, my cholesterol was within normal

> values.

> >

> > No other thyroid tests were done other than the

> TSH.

> >

> > My question is, could something be going on

> despite normal TSH? If

> > so, is this common?

> > There seems to be conflicting answers in regards

> to this when

> > searching online.

> >

> > Could this simply be a hormonal imbalance

> occurring outside the

> > thyroid gland? In taking questionarres, one might

> gather that I

> > either have a thyroid problem or going through

> perimenopause.

> > I am 34 years of age.

> >

> >

> > Many years ago, my mother was treated

> temperorarily, with Iodine,

> > for her thyroid.

> >

> > Thanks much for taking the time to read this.

> >

> > Confused in Alaska,

> > ~Kate

> >

>

>

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

I've just noticed that some of that article can only

be accessed if you join Thyroid Australia. I

downloaded it some time ago. I've posted it below

although the chart doesn't show up. I can email it to

you if you'd like it.

The most common questions that Thyroid Australia is

asked involve the interpretation of Thyroid Function

Tests (TFT’s). Many people have been told that their

TFT results are ‘normal’. So what is ‘normal’? In this

article we will focus on the test for Thyroid

Stimulating Hormone (TSH) which is the most common

test ordered.

The ‘normal’ Reference Range for the test is intended

to represent the range of values which can be expected

in the healthy population – ie those without any

thyroid ailment. The Reference Range is found by

taking a sample population of healthy individuals and

determining their TSH levels. The lowest and highest

2.5% of readings are excluded so that the Reference

Range covers 95% of the healthy population. There are

a number of different tests for TSH with different

levels of sensitivity. They each have their own

Reference Range. The most common tests generally have

lower limits to their Reference Ranges around 0.2 to

0.5 mIU/L and upper limits from 3.5 to 5.0 mIU/L.

A recent study in Norway provides a good example of

the use of the TSH test in practice.1 The study

involved 65,000 people. They were asked questions

about their thyroid status and those with a history of

thyroid illness were excluded. The blood samples were

tested for Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (which are an

indicator of likely thyroid illness) if they produced

a TSH reading greater than 4. Samples with positive

antibody results were also excluded. The survey,

therefore, attempted to exclude people with any

indication of thyroid illness, but still included

those with Thyroid Peroxidase antibodies whose TSH

reading was 4 or less. The TSH test kit used for the

study had a nominated Reference Range of 0.2 to 4.5

mIU/L.

The results for women are shown in the chart. The

results for men were only slightly different.

The features of this result are:

• The distribution of TSH readings in the healthy

population is skew. It is not the common bell shaped

curve centred in the middle of the reference range.

• The most common value, or Mode, is at 1.25.

• The Median value is at 1.50. This means that half

the population (50%) have a TSH reading below 1.50.

• The average, or Mean, value is at 1.68. Over 60% of

the population have a TSH reading below this value.

• The centre of the Reference Range for the test kit

used in the study is 2.35. Almost 85% of the healthy

population have a TSH reading below this value.

• The 2.5 percentile point (ie the point which

excludes the bottom 2.5% of the population) is at

0.48. The 97.5 percentile point (ie the point which

excludes the top 2.5% of the population) is at 3.6.

The range between the 2.5 and 97.5 percentile points

(0.48 to 3.6) is much narrower than the test kit’s

Reference Range (0.2 TO 4.5).

• This narrowing of the range would suggest that the

reference group used to calibrate the test kit

possibly included people with some level of thyroid

illness.

• This narrowing of the range between the 2.5 and 97.5

percentile points would potentially have been even

more pronounced if all samples had been tested for

Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies.

The conclusions which can be drawn from this survey

are:

• TSH results in the upper half of the Reference Range

have a low probability of being ‘normal’. This does

not mean that they are not ‘normal’. It means that

they are unlikely to be ‘normal’.

• The Reference Ranges for TSH tests are potentially

too wide, especially at the upper end. This suggests

that ‘high normal’ TSH readings should possibly be

treated with more suspicion than they currently appear

to be.

• The centre of the Reference Range is clearly not a

good target point because very few of the healthy

population have TSH readings around this point.

• A much better target point would be around 1.0 to

1.5. But some people will feel better at higher levels

or lower levels. This supports Prof Jim Stockigt’s

view that the target should be a TSH reading around

1.0.2

Another important point which needs to be borne in

mind when interpreting statistics like these is that

it is the population which has a range of values with

probabilities for each reading. Each healthy

individual is only at one of the points. They are

‘normal’ when they are at that point. For those on

thyroxine replacement, being in the Reference Range is

not good enough in itself. You need to be at your own

set point. This will probably be near the lower end of

the Reference Range.

This analysis of the distribution of TSH readings in

the healthy population supports our recommendations to

thyroid patients:

• Obtain a photocopy of all your Thyroid Function

Tests. Also get copies of the ones you have had done

in the past. These copies will show both the readings

and the Reference Ranges.

• When you are going for a new test, make a note of

how you feel (especially make a note of any of the

major symptoms of thyroid overactivity or

underactivity), your weight and your dose. When you

obtain your copy of the test result, write this

information on the copy. Over time, this process will

allow you to make an informed judgement in

consultation with your doctor of what the correct set

point is for you.

• Do not accept that a Thyroid Function Test is

'normal' just because the result is within the

Reference Range if you are still feeling unwell.

References

1. T Bjøro et al, 'Prevalence of thyroid disease,

thyroid dysfunction and thyroid peroxidase antibodies

in a large, unselected population. The Health Study of

Nord-Trøndelag (HUNT).' European Journal of

Endocrinology 2000 143 639-647. Download here.

2. J Stockigt, 'Subclinical Hypothyroidism or Mild

Thyroid Failure: How important is early diagnosis and

what treatment is optimal?' Interview With Sigma

Pharmaceutical 2001

http://www.thyroid.org.au/Information/Stockigt.html.

Accessed 30 December 2001.

Alun s is an actuary with his own consultancy.

He is also Secretary of Thyroid Australia

This article is published in our newsletter Thyroid

Flyer Volume 3 Number 1 January 2002.

This article can be reproduced provided it is

reproduced in full, acknowledges the source and is not

sold for profit.

© Copyright 2001, Thyroid Australia Limited ABN 71

094 832 023

333 Waverley Road, Mount Waverley, 3149, Australia

Thyroid Australia Home-www.thyroid.org.au

--- Kate wrote:

> In haste I failed to ask this: I take it then I

> should be requesting

> the " Frees " ?

> To help out my doctor, do you know of a reliable

> site that mentions

> that a TSH of 2.1 (or whichever value)w/symptoms

> should be further

> evaluted?

> I think my new doctor is receptive.

>

>

>

> >

> > Kate while a TSH of 2.1 accompanied by symptoms

> almost always

> indicates a

> > thyroid problem. A better indicator would be your

> Free's. Were the

> free T3

> > and free T4 done as

> well??.........................Meleese in Oz

> xxx

> >

> >

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

> >

> > From: Kate

> >

> > Hello,

> >

> > I have had many thyroid like symptoms (both hyper

> and hypo), yet my

> > TSH values are normal.

> > August of last year, my TSH was 1.54 (when I began

> feeling crummy).

> > In January it was 1.19 (beginning to feel terrible

> and anxious) and

> a

> > few months ago, it was 2.1 All within normal.

> >

> > Interestingly, I read that hypothryoid can cause

> an increase in

> > cholesterol. Last year (April) I had high

> cholesterol and March of

> > this year, my cholesterol was within normal

> values.

> >

> > No other thyroid tests were done other than the

> TSH.

> >

> > My question is, could something be going on

> despite normal TSH? If

> > so, is this common?

> > There seems to be conflicting answers in regards

> to this when

> > searching online.

> >

> > Could this simply be a hormonal imbalance

> occurring outside the

> > thyroid gland? In taking questionarres, one might

> gather that I

> > either have a thyroid problem or going through

> perimenopause.

> > I am 34 years of age.

> >

> >

> > Many years ago, my mother was treated

> temperorarily, with Iodine,

> > for her thyroid.

> >

> > Thanks much for taking the time to read this.

> >

> > Confused in Alaska,

> > ~Kate

> >

>

>

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

I've just noticed that some of that article can only

be accessed if you join Thyroid Australia. I

downloaded it some time ago. I've posted it below

although the chart doesn't show up. I can email it to

you if you'd like it.

The most common questions that Thyroid Australia is

asked involve the interpretation of Thyroid Function

Tests (TFT’s). Many people have been told that their

TFT results are ‘normal’. So what is ‘normal’? In this

article we will focus on the test for Thyroid

Stimulating Hormone (TSH) which is the most common

test ordered.

The ‘normal’ Reference Range for the test is intended

to represent the range of values which can be expected

in the healthy population – ie those without any

thyroid ailment. The Reference Range is found by

taking a sample population of healthy individuals and

determining their TSH levels. The lowest and highest

2.5% of readings are excluded so that the Reference

Range covers 95% of the healthy population. There are

a number of different tests for TSH with different

levels of sensitivity. They each have their own

Reference Range. The most common tests generally have

lower limits to their Reference Ranges around 0.2 to

0.5 mIU/L and upper limits from 3.5 to 5.0 mIU/L.

A recent study in Norway provides a good example of

the use of the TSH test in practice.1 The study

involved 65,000 people. They were asked questions

about their thyroid status and those with a history of

thyroid illness were excluded. The blood samples were

tested for Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (which are an

indicator of likely thyroid illness) if they produced

a TSH reading greater than 4. Samples with positive

antibody results were also excluded. The survey,

therefore, attempted to exclude people with any

indication of thyroid illness, but still included

those with Thyroid Peroxidase antibodies whose TSH

reading was 4 or less. The TSH test kit used for the

study had a nominated Reference Range of 0.2 to 4.5

mIU/L.

The results for women are shown in the chart. The

results for men were only slightly different.

The features of this result are:

• The distribution of TSH readings in the healthy

population is skew. It is not the common bell shaped

curve centred in the middle of the reference range.

• The most common value, or Mode, is at 1.25.

• The Median value is at 1.50. This means that half

the population (50%) have a TSH reading below 1.50.

• The average, or Mean, value is at 1.68. Over 60% of

the population have a TSH reading below this value.

• The centre of the Reference Range for the test kit

used in the study is 2.35. Almost 85% of the healthy

population have a TSH reading below this value.

• The 2.5 percentile point (ie the point which

excludes the bottom 2.5% of the population) is at

0.48. The 97.5 percentile point (ie the point which

excludes the top 2.5% of the population) is at 3.6.

The range between the 2.5 and 97.5 percentile points

(0.48 to 3.6) is much narrower than the test kit’s

Reference Range (0.2 TO 4.5).

• This narrowing of the range would suggest that the

reference group used to calibrate the test kit

possibly included people with some level of thyroid

illness.

• This narrowing of the range between the 2.5 and 97.5

percentile points would potentially have been even

more pronounced if all samples had been tested for

Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies.

The conclusions which can be drawn from this survey

are:

• TSH results in the upper half of the Reference Range

have a low probability of being ‘normal’. This does

not mean that they are not ‘normal’. It means that

they are unlikely to be ‘normal’.

• The Reference Ranges for TSH tests are potentially

too wide, especially at the upper end. This suggests

that ‘high normal’ TSH readings should possibly be

treated with more suspicion than they currently appear

to be.

• The centre of the Reference Range is clearly not a

good target point because very few of the healthy

population have TSH readings around this point.

• A much better target point would be around 1.0 to

1.5. But some people will feel better at higher levels

or lower levels. This supports Prof Jim Stockigt’s

view that the target should be a TSH reading around

1.0.2

Another important point which needs to be borne in

mind when interpreting statistics like these is that

it is the population which has a range of values with

probabilities for each reading. Each healthy

individual is only at one of the points. They are

‘normal’ when they are at that point. For those on

thyroxine replacement, being in the Reference Range is

not good enough in itself. You need to be at your own

set point. This will probably be near the lower end of

the Reference Range.

This analysis of the distribution of TSH readings in

the healthy population supports our recommendations to

thyroid patients:

• Obtain a photocopy of all your Thyroid Function

Tests. Also get copies of the ones you have had done

in the past. These copies will show both the readings

and the Reference Ranges.

• When you are going for a new test, make a note of

how you feel (especially make a note of any of the

major symptoms of thyroid overactivity or

underactivity), your weight and your dose. When you

obtain your copy of the test result, write this

information on the copy. Over time, this process will

allow you to make an informed judgement in

consultation with your doctor of what the correct set

point is for you.

• Do not accept that a Thyroid Function Test is

'normal' just because the result is within the

Reference Range if you are still feeling unwell.

References

1. T Bjøro et al, 'Prevalence of thyroid disease,

thyroid dysfunction and thyroid peroxidase antibodies

in a large, unselected population. The Health Study of

Nord-Trøndelag (HUNT).' European Journal of

Endocrinology 2000 143 639-647. Download here.

2. J Stockigt, 'Subclinical Hypothyroidism or Mild

Thyroid Failure: How important is early diagnosis and

what treatment is optimal?' Interview With Sigma

Pharmaceutical 2001

http://www.thyroid.org.au/Information/Stockigt.html.

Accessed 30 December 2001.

Alun s is an actuary with his own consultancy.

He is also Secretary of Thyroid Australia

This article is published in our newsletter Thyroid

Flyer Volume 3 Number 1 January 2002.

This article can be reproduced provided it is

reproduced in full, acknowledges the source and is not

sold for profit.

© Copyright 2001, Thyroid Australia Limited ABN 71

094 832 023

333 Waverley Road, Mount Waverley, 3149, Australia

Thyroid Australia Home-www.thyroid.org.au

--- Kate wrote:

> In haste I failed to ask this: I take it then I

> should be requesting

> the " Frees " ?

> To help out my doctor, do you know of a reliable

> site that mentions

> that a TSH of 2.1 (or whichever value)w/symptoms

> should be further

> evaluted?

> I think my new doctor is receptive.

>

>

>

> >

> > Kate while a TSH of 2.1 accompanied by symptoms

> almost always

> indicates a

> > thyroid problem. A better indicator would be your

> Free's. Were the

> free T3

> > and free T4 done as

> well??.........................Meleese in Oz

> xxx

> >

> >

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

> >

> > From: Kate

> >

> > Hello,

> >

> > I have had many thyroid like symptoms (both hyper

> and hypo), yet my

> > TSH values are normal.

> > August of last year, my TSH was 1.54 (when I began

> feeling crummy).

> > In January it was 1.19 (beginning to feel terrible

> and anxious) and

> a

> > few months ago, it was 2.1 All within normal.

> >

> > Interestingly, I read that hypothryoid can cause

> an increase in

> > cholesterol. Last year (April) I had high

> cholesterol and March of

> > this year, my cholesterol was within normal

> values.

> >

> > No other thyroid tests were done other than the

> TSH.

> >

> > My question is, could something be going on

> despite normal TSH? If

> > so, is this common?

> > There seems to be conflicting answers in regards

> to this when

> > searching online.

> >

> > Could this simply be a hormonal imbalance

> occurring outside the

> > thyroid gland? In taking questionarres, one might

> gather that I

> > either have a thyroid problem or going through

> perimenopause.

> > I am 34 years of age.

> >

> >

> > Many years ago, my mother was treated

> temperorarily, with Iodine,

> > for her thyroid.

> >

> > Thanks much for taking the time to read this.

> >

> > Confused in Alaska,

> > ~Kate

> >

>

>

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

That's fine ..........I'm sure there are plenty of references like that, just need to find them............Meleese in Oz xxx

-------Original Message-------

From:

Hi again Kate,

Sorry to jump in here as this question was to Meleese

but this site should give you some ammunition.

http://www.thyroid.org.au/Information/NormalTSH.html

--- Kate wrote:

> In haste I failed to ask this: I take it then I

> should be requesting

> the "Frees"?

> To help out my doctor, do you know of a reliable

> site that mentions

> that a TSH of 2.1 (or whichever value)w/symptoms

> should be further

> evaluted?

> I think my new doctor is receptive.

>

>

>

> >

> > Kate while a TSH of 2.1 accompanied by symptoms

> almost always

> indicates a

> > thyroid problem. A better indicator would be your

> Free's. Were the

> free T3

> > and free T4 done as

> well??.........................Meleese in Oz

> xxx

> >

> >

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

> >

> > From: Kate

> >

> > Hello,

> >

> > I have had many thyroid like symptoms (both hyper

> and hypo), yet my

> > TSH values are normal.

> > August of last year, my TSH was 1.54 (when I began

> feeling crummy).

> > In January it was 1.19 (beginning to feel terrible

> and anxious) and

> a

> > few months ago, it was 2.1 All within normal.

> >

> > Interestingly, I read that hypothryoid can cause

> an increase in

> > cholesterol. Last year (April) I had high

> cholesterol and March of

> > this year, my cholesterol was within normal

> values.

> >

> > No other thyroid tests were done other than the

> TSH.

> >

> > My question is, could something be going on

> despite normal TSH? If

> > so, is this common?

> > There seems to be conflicting answers in regards

> to this when

> > searching online.

> >

> > Could this simply be a hormonal imbalance

> occurring outside the

> > thyroid gland? In taking questionarres, one might

> gather that I

> > either have a thyroid problem or going through

> perimenopause.

> > I am 34 years of age.

> >

> >

> > Many years ago, my mother was treated

> temperorarily, with Iodine,

> > for her thyroid.

> >

> > Thanks much for taking the time to read this.

> >

> > Confused in Alaska,

> > ~Kate

> >

>

[Guest guest]

That's fine ..........I'm sure there are plenty of references like that, just need to find them............Meleese in Oz xxx

-------Original Message-------

From:

Hi again Kate,

Sorry to jump in here as this question was to Meleese

but this site should give you some ammunition.

http://www.thyroid.org.au/Information/NormalTSH.html

--- Kate wrote:

> In haste I failed to ask this: I take it then I

> should be requesting

> the "Frees"?

> To help out my doctor, do you know of a reliable

> site that mentions

> that a TSH of 2.1 (or whichever value)w/symptoms

> should be further

> evaluted?

> I think my new doctor is receptive.

>

>

>

> >

> > Kate while a TSH of 2.1 accompanied by symptoms

> almost always

> indicates a

> > thyroid problem. A better indicator would be your

> Free's. Were the

> free T3

> > and free T4 done as

> well??.........................Meleese in Oz

> xxx

> >

> >

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

> >

> > From: Kate

> >

> > Hello,

> >

> > I have had many thyroid like symptoms (both hyper

> and hypo), yet my

> > TSH values are normal.

> > August of last year, my TSH was 1.54 (when I began

> feeling crummy).

> > In January it was 1.19 (beginning to feel terrible

> and anxious) and

> a

> > few months ago, it was 2.1 All within normal.

> >

> > Interestingly, I read that hypothryoid can cause

> an increase in

> > cholesterol. Last year (April) I had high

> cholesterol and March of

> > this year, my cholesterol was within normal

> values.

> >

> > No other thyroid tests were done other than the

> TSH.

> >

> > My question is, could something be going on

> despite normal TSH? If

> > so, is this common?

> > There seems to be conflicting answers in regards

> to this when

> > searching online.

> >

> > Could this simply be a hormonal imbalance

> occurring outside the

> > thyroid gland? In taking questionarres, one might

> gather that I

> > either have a thyroid problem or going through

> perimenopause.

> > I am 34 years of age.

> >

> >

> > Many years ago, my mother was treated

> temperorarily, with Iodine,

> > for her thyroid.

> >

> > Thanks much for taking the time to read this.

> >

> > Confused in Alaska,

> > ~Kate

> >

>

[Guest guest]

> I believe that my hypothyroidism began after my

> tonsillectomy when I was 8 years old.

>Sometimes, the thyroid loses oxygen during the

> surgery and never fully recovers.

this is very interesting - i was 18 when i had my

tonsils out and i was 28 when my tsh was low and

doc gave me synthroid. it was after my third full

term pregnancy as well.

sue

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[Guest guest]

> I believe that my hypothyroidism began after my

> tonsillectomy when I was 8 years old.

>Sometimes, the thyroid loses oxygen during the

> surgery and never fully recovers.

this is very interesting - i was 18 when i had my

tonsils out and i was 28 when my tsh was low and

doc gave me synthroid. it was after my third full

term pregnancy as well.

sue

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