Guest guest Posted April 5, 2003 Report Share Posted April 5, 2003 Yes, hyperthyroidism can cause elevations in one or more liver enzymes, usually alkaline phosphatase and ALT. Other liver function tests, like bilirubin, will be normal. The enzymes are elevated because of the higher metabolic rate in hyperT, like faster digestion. take care, elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2003 Report Share Posted April 5, 2003 Yes, hyperthyroidism can cause elevations in one or more liver enzymes, usually alkaline phosphatase and ALT. Other liver function tests, like bilirubin, will be normal. The enzymes are elevated because of the higher metabolic rate in hyperT, like faster digestion. take care, elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2003 Report Share Posted April 5, 2003 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Bobbie wrote: > > hay i was just wondering if someone could tell me if elavated liver > is one of the sighns of graves becouse befor i was dignosed i had > elavated liver test and 3 months later is when thay noteced my > thyriod being inlarged Excess thyroid hormone has a similar effect on the liver as alcohol, so yes this could have been an indication, but livers are complex, and many illnesses and medications will affect liver enzymes. The main reason for the focus on liver enzymes here is that it is sometimes used as an excuse to stop antithyroid drug treatment, I guess the doctor starts treatment, reads that the drugs have an incredibly rare side effect on the liver, does a liver panel and panics when the result is slightly elevated. There is a big range between elevated, and dangerously elevated in the usual liver tests. Ironically PTU (the older antithyroid drug) was used to treat alcoholic liver disease, so you can tell just how dangerous it is to give to people with liver problems. Even more ironically PTU doesn't really help alcoholic liver disease, but the PTU was deemed safe if not terribly effective. Simon -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE+jtzDGFXfHI9FVgYRAlhWAKC8u8Mwbodd2ZO2P+/gGe1jR1k+TACgj4bg iFrxR20PJZouF0NlYaeOehw= =Ub7Q -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2003 Report Share Posted April 5, 2003 Wow! When I was ill and as yet undiagnonsed, I used to feel either hungover on rising or " drunk " when I had not drunk any alcohol for months. I thought I was going crazy! I'd wake up feeling dizzy and slurred my words slightly, bumped into things, shakes, mood swings. Now I know some of those are symptoms of Graves' Disease, but I was amamzed that it felt so similar at the time to being drunk. Now I don't know what the mechanics behind " feeling drunk " are... what makes us dizzy or slurry or clumsy, but if the liver contributes then I found what you said really interesting: " Excess thyroid hormone has a similar effect on the liver as alcohol, so yes this could have been an indication, but livers are complex, and many illnesses and medications will affect liver enzymes. " Just a thought DAWN ROSE Reply-To: graves_support To: graves_support Subject: Re: symptoms Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 14:40:21 +0100 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Bobbie wrote: > > hay i was just wondering if someone could tell me if elavated liver > is one of the sighns of graves becouse befor i was dignosed i had > elavated liver test and 3 months later is when thay noteced my > thyriod being inlarged Excess thyroid hormone has a similar effect on the liver as alcohol, so yes this could have been an indication, but livers are complex, and many illnesses and medications will affect liver enzymes. The main reason for the focus on liver enzymes here is that it is sometimes used as an excuse to stop antithyroid drug treatment, I guess the doctor starts treatment, reads that the drugs have an incredibly rare side effect on the liver, does a liver panel and panics when the result is slightly elevated. There is a big range between elevated, and dangerously elevated in the usual liver tests. Ironically PTU (the older antithyroid drug) was used to treat alcoholic liver disease, so you can tell just how dangerous it is to give to people with liver problems. Even more ironically PTU doesn't really help alcoholic liver disease, but the PTU was deemed safe if not terribly effective. Simon -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE+jtzDGFXfHI9FVgYRAlhWAKC8u8Mwbodd2ZO2P+/gGe1jR1k+TACgj4bg iFrxR20PJZouF0NlYaeOehw= =Ub7Q -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _________________________________________________________________ MSN Instant Messenger now available on Australian mobile phones. Go to http://ninemsn.com.au/mobilecentral/hotmail_messenger.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2003 Report Share Posted April 5, 2003 Wow! When I was ill and as yet undiagnonsed, I used to feel either hungover on rising or " drunk " when I had not drunk any alcohol for months. I thought I was going crazy! I'd wake up feeling dizzy and slurred my words slightly, bumped into things, shakes, mood swings. Now I know some of those are symptoms of Graves' Disease, but I was amamzed that it felt so similar at the time to being drunk. Now I don't know what the mechanics behind " feeling drunk " are... what makes us dizzy or slurry or clumsy, but if the liver contributes then I found what you said really interesting: " Excess thyroid hormone has a similar effect on the liver as alcohol, so yes this could have been an indication, but livers are complex, and many illnesses and medications will affect liver enzymes. " Just a thought DAWN ROSE Reply-To: graves_support To: graves_support Subject: Re: symptoms Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2003 14:40:21 +0100 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Bobbie wrote: > > hay i was just wondering if someone could tell me if elavated liver > is one of the sighns of graves becouse befor i was dignosed i had > elavated liver test and 3 months later is when thay noteced my > thyriod being inlarged Excess thyroid hormone has a similar effect on the liver as alcohol, so yes this could have been an indication, but livers are complex, and many illnesses and medications will affect liver enzymes. The main reason for the focus on liver enzymes here is that it is sometimes used as an excuse to stop antithyroid drug treatment, I guess the doctor starts treatment, reads that the drugs have an incredibly rare side effect on the liver, does a liver panel and panics when the result is slightly elevated. There is a big range between elevated, and dangerously elevated in the usual liver tests. Ironically PTU (the older antithyroid drug) was used to treat alcoholic liver disease, so you can tell just how dangerous it is to give to people with liver problems. Even more ironically PTU doesn't really help alcoholic liver disease, but the PTU was deemed safe if not terribly effective. Simon -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE+jtzDGFXfHI9FVgYRAlhWAKC8u8Mwbodd2ZO2P+/gGe1jR1k+TACgj4bg iFrxR20PJZouF0NlYaeOehw= =Ub7Q -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _________________________________________________________________ MSN Instant Messenger now available on Australian mobile phones. Go to http://ninemsn.com.au/mobilecentral/hotmail_messenger.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2003 Report Share Posted April 11, 2003 Yes, Barrows here in Phoenix does " ACM " surgeries. My son had one done in 1900. Dr. Rekate did his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2003 Report Share Posted April 11, 2003 Yes, Barrows here in Phoenix does " ACM " surgeries. My son had one done in 1900. Dr. Rekate did his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2003 Report Share Posted April 11, 2003 > oh you'll love this one - barrows inst. for neur. has a site and i emailed them since that is where this dr is and asked how many or do they do acm surgerys. the reply 'what is acm' this gives me an all over warm feeling. You have to talk to them in their language. Ask them how many craniocervical decompressions they do, or ask them if they do surgery for chiari malformations. There isn't a procedure called `acm surgery'. " ACM " is mostly internet group lingo and most people outside of this group wouldn't have any idea what it is. Chip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2003 Report Share Posted April 11, 2003 > oh you'll love this one - barrows inst. for neur. has a site and i emailed them since that is where this dr is and asked how many or do they do acm surgerys. the reply 'what is acm' this gives me an all over warm feeling. You have to talk to them in their language. Ask them how many craniocervical decompressions they do, or ask them if they do surgery for chiari malformations. There isn't a procedure called `acm surgery'. " ACM " is mostly internet group lingo and most people outside of this group wouldn't have any idea what it is. Chip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2003 Report Share Posted April 11, 2003 > oh you'll love this one - barrows inst. for neur. has a site and i emailed them since that is where this dr is and asked how many or do they do acm surgerys. the reply 'what is acm' this gives me an all over warm feeling. You have to talk to them in their language. Ask them how many craniocervical decompressions they do, or ask them if they do surgery for chiari malformations. There isn't a procedure called `acm surgery'. " ACM " is mostly internet group lingo and most people outside of this group wouldn't have any idea what it is. Chip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 What year was your son's surgery done in? I am assuming that 1900 is a typo! a in WA Re: Re: symptoms > Yes, Barrows here in Phoenix does " ACM " surgeries. My son had one done in > 1900. Dr. Rekate did his. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 What year was your son's surgery done in? I am assuming that 1900 is a typo! a in WA Re: Re: symptoms > Yes, Barrows here in Phoenix does " ACM " surgeries. My son had one done in > 1900. Dr. Rekate did his. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 What year was your son's surgery done in? I am assuming that 1900 is a typo! a in WA Re: Re: symptoms > Yes, Barrows here in Phoenix does " ACM " surgeries. My son had one done in > 1900. Dr. Rekate did his. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 Kim I have had these and they are not fun. I now know why babies are so fussy when they have thrush. I'm glad you have something to treat and hope that it will disappear rapidly. laurie > From: Doyoucook@... > Reply-To: > Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 15:53:31 EST > To: adultmito , > Subject: symptoms > > we just got back from the doctors office. I would have never guessed it. > It's a yeast infection of the throat and mouth. Which leads me to believe > that's why Dave had the swelling of the face last Saturday and the weekend > before > a rash all over the body? > Kim > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 OK - I am not sure if I asked you guys about any of these symptoms so here goes: 1.Nagging cough - could this be because of or a part of having the two enlarged hilar nodes? This cough will go nuts if I laugh too. 2.Feeling of water in my ear without any sinus symptoms? When I yawn I get this popping/gurgling sound in my ears. 3.Pressure headaches? It feels like the pressure starts at the base of my neck, comes up the back of my head and it feels like my ears are going to pop from the pressure. It takes a few minutes and the pressure feeling subsides. This may be due to the fact that I have some bulging discs in the c-spine but they have remained asymptomatic. Well I know that I am a strange one, but I want to be armed for my next appointments and I don't know if these things are significant. You don't know what to tell them. Thanks in advance for the advice everyone. I hope everyone had great weather like we had today in Portsmouth and Norfolk (right Tony?). I have been airing out my house all day and listening to the robins sing. Hope everyone gets a good night sleep. Terri G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Oh Terri I wish I could open some windows! We've had alot of rain & thunderstorms the last few days & nights. I have headaches & the feeling of fullness in my ears but I just assume it's the pressure in my head & the hydro so I don't even bother to ask much anymore from the docs. grannylunatic@... __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Oh Terri I wish I could open some windows! We've had alot of rain & thunderstorms the last few days & nights. I have headaches & the feeling of fullness in my ears but I just assume it's the pressure in my head & the hydro so I don't even bother to ask much anymore from the docs. grannylunatic@... __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Oh Terri I wish I could open some windows! We've had alot of rain & thunderstorms the last few days & nights. I have headaches & the feeling of fullness in my ears but I just assume it's the pressure in my head & the hydro so I don't even bother to ask much anymore from the docs. grannylunatic@... __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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