Re: Plateau'sville (grrrrrrr) (long)

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Oops, sorry. Didn't see the original post hung out there.

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Fw: Plateau'sville (grrrrrrr) (long)

>

>

> > Hi Everyone,

> > Well, I finally decided to find a different doctor who would run

> > additional thyroid testing for me. I am just furious!

> > My present pcp refused to run anything other than a TSH test. I

> begged

> > her to and she refused, saying that the TSH level was all that I needed

to

> > have done and that she needed to drop my dosage again! (they changed

the

> > brand of pill when I moved here and they have continually dropped my

> dosage

> > for the last 7 years (from .250 to .150 and dropping)! With symptoms

all

> of

> > this time of constant weight gain, hair falling out, cold all the time,

> tired

> > every day after about noon, and on and on...their response was " your TSH

> is

> > low....we need to drop your thyroid meds again!....dahhh .....thus

> weight

> > gain and symptoms!

> > So, when she refused to run more thyroid tests a few weeks

ago....and

> > because I am working so hard to lose more weight and the scale is not

> > co-operating.....I finally found an internist in the cities who offices

> with

> > an Endicrinologist...(couldn't see the Endo until February).....

> > He ran extra Thyroid tests.......My T-3 is only 54 (should be

> 80-200)

> > !!!!!! All that has been treated for the last 7 years is my

T-4...(when

> > some rinky dink doctor changed my brand of med 7 years ago.....the new

> brand

> > only treated T-4 and not T-3....the old brand treated both T-4 and

> > T-3!!!!!!!) So for the last 7 years....this is one of the reasons that

I

> > have continually gained weight and have had all of these symptoms!!

> > So, yesterday I started on a new thyroid med that treats T-3 and he

> will

> > be re-testing in 3 weeks to tweek the T-4 and T-3 dosages!

> > So everyone......get copies of all of your labs.....and follow

> > them....especially when you change Clinics.....we really need to be more

> > knowledgeable about what the doctors are doing!

> > Now I need to work on this new doctor to try to get him to run all

of

> > the other tests that this group has been recommending!! (It was because

> of

> > this group that I had my present Pcp run Ferriton.....and found out it

was

> > only 18 (s/b 25-400) .....probably hadn't been run in over 7yrs!!

> >

> > ~Hugs~,

> >

> > ~Marcia~

> >

> >

>

>

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[Guest guest]

when it comes to thyroid I've been run through the mill several times and

barely come out alive. I can tell you that you do not want to take Armour

thyroid because it does not break down and you will get nothing from it. I

did the spit and water and vinegar and water tests on a pill and it sat

whole for over 6hr. and never broke down. I know in my stomach its not

breaking down and being absorbed at all.

with synthroid and the generics - they are T4 and your body converts part of

it to T3. just that some us are not very good at converting! if you add

Cytomel to the synthroid you will have a complete T3 and 4 product.

If your TSH is dropping it means your dose is too high. it is the only lab

test that is backwards so to speak. but the TSH alone, although most docs

live by it as the best test - it is not. you need a full thyroid panel when

you are having symptoms.

good luck

Sue

> > > Hi Everyone,

> > > Well, I finally decided to find a different doctor who would run

> > > additional thyroid testing for me. I am just furious!

> > > My present pcp refused to run anything other than a TSH test. I

> > begged

> > > her to and she refused, saying that the TSH level was all that I

needed

> to

> > > have done and that she needed to drop my dosage again! (they changed

> the

> > > brand of pill when I moved here and they have continually dropped my

> > dosage

> > > for the last 7 years (from .250 to .150 and dropping)! With symptoms

> all

> > of

> > > this time of constant weight gain, hair falling out, cold all the

time,

> > tired

> > > every day after about noon, and on and on...their response was " your

TSH

> > is

> > > low....we need to drop your thyroid meds again!....dahhh .....thus

> > weight

> > > gain and symptoms!

> > > So, when she refused to run more thyroid tests a few weeks

> ago....and

> > > because I am working so hard to lose more weight and the scale is not

> > > co-operating.....I finally found an internist in the cities who

offices

> > with

> > > an Endicrinologist...(couldn't see the Endo until February).....

> > > He ran extra Thyroid tests.......My T-3 is only 54 (should be

> > 80-200)

> > > !!!!!! All that has been treated for the last 7 years is my

> T-4...(when

> > > some rinky dink doctor changed my brand of med 7 years ago.....the new

> > brand

> > > only treated T-4 and not T-3....the old brand treated both T-4 and

> > > T-3!!!!!!!) So for the last 7 years....this is one of the reasons

that

> I

> > > have continually gained weight and have had all of these symptoms!!

> > > So, yesterday I started on a new thyroid med that treats T-3 and

he

> > will

> > > be re-testing in 3 weeks to tweek the T-4 and T-3 dosages!

> > > So everyone......get copies of all of your labs.....and follow

> > > them....especially when you change Clinics.....we really need to be

more

> > > knowledgeable about what the doctors are doing!

> > > Now I need to work on this new doctor to try to get him to run

all

> of

> > > the other tests that this group has been recommending!! (It was

because

> > of

> > > this group that I had my present Pcp run Ferriton.....and found out it

> was

> > > only 18 (s/b 25-400) .....probably hadn't been run in over 7yrs!!

> > >

> > > ~Hugs~,

> > >

> > > ~Marcia~

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

> >

> > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

when it comes to thyroid I've been run through the mill several times and

barely come out alive. I can tell you that you do not want to take Armour

thyroid because it does not break down and you will get nothing from it. I

did the spit and water and vinegar and water tests on a pill and it sat

whole for over 6hr. and never broke down. I know in my stomach its not

breaking down and being absorbed at all.

with synthroid and the generics - they are T4 and your body converts part of

it to T3. just that some us are not very good at converting! if you add

Cytomel to the synthroid you will have a complete T3 and 4 product.

If your TSH is dropping it means your dose is too high. it is the only lab

test that is backwards so to speak. but the TSH alone, although most docs

live by it as the best test - it is not. you need a full thyroid panel when

you are having symptoms.

good luck

Sue

> > > Hi Everyone,

> > > Well, I finally decided to find a different doctor who would run

> > > additional thyroid testing for me. I am just furious!

> > > My present pcp refused to run anything other than a TSH test. I

> > begged

> > > her to and she refused, saying that the TSH level was all that I

needed

> to

> > > have done and that she needed to drop my dosage again! (they changed

> the

> > > brand of pill when I moved here and they have continually dropped my

> > dosage

> > > for the last 7 years (from .250 to .150 and dropping)! With symptoms

> all

> > of

> > > this time of constant weight gain, hair falling out, cold all the

time,

> > tired

> > > every day after about noon, and on and on...their response was " your

TSH

> > is

> > > low....we need to drop your thyroid meds again!....dahhh .....thus

> > weight

> > > gain and symptoms!

> > > So, when she refused to run more thyroid tests a few weeks

> ago....and

> > > because I am working so hard to lose more weight and the scale is not

> > > co-operating.....I finally found an internist in the cities who

offices

> > with

> > > an Endicrinologist...(couldn't see the Endo until February).....

> > > He ran extra Thyroid tests.......My T-3 is only 54 (should be

> > 80-200)

> > > !!!!!! All that has been treated for the last 7 years is my

> T-4...(when

> > > some rinky dink doctor changed my brand of med 7 years ago.....the new

> > brand

> > > only treated T-4 and not T-3....the old brand treated both T-4 and

> > > T-3!!!!!!!) So for the last 7 years....this is one of the reasons

that

> I

> > > have continually gained weight and have had all of these symptoms!!

> > > So, yesterday I started on a new thyroid med that treats T-3 and

he

> > will

> > > be re-testing in 3 weeks to tweek the T-4 and T-3 dosages!

> > > So everyone......get copies of all of your labs.....and follow

> > > them....especially when you change Clinics.....we really need to be

more

> > > knowledgeable about what the doctors are doing!

> > > Now I need to work on this new doctor to try to get him to run

all

> of

> > > the other tests that this group has been recommending!! (It was

because

> > of

> > > this group that I had my present Pcp run Ferriton.....and found out it

> was

> > > only 18 (s/b 25-400) .....probably hadn't been run in over 7yrs!!

> > >

> > > ~Hugs~,

> > >

> > > ~Marcia~

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

> >

> > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >