Help!!!

August 26, 2000

Hi, the only really significant result is your TSH which shows that you're

hyperthyroidism. The slight elevation of alk phos, which is a liver and bone

enzyme, is common in hyperthyroidism. More than 90% of the time,

hyperthyroidism is caused by Graves' disease. Since treatment is suggested

based on whether the cause is Graves' disease, an autoimmune disorder, or a

congenital condition, infection, or from a nodular goiter, your doctor will

probably run more tests. The best way to confirm GD is from blood antibody

tests. Most doctors, though, like to run radioiodine uptake tests because

they're cheaper, even though they're not as specific. Perhaps your doc ran

antibody tests and doesn't have the results back yet since these tests take

longer.

September 18, 2001

Corrie, you may need a medication containing T3, like Armour.

I suggest you go to http://www.delphi.com, make yourself a user name and password, and then do a search for "thyroid" - that will bring up the delphi thyroid forum. It is an extremely valuable source of information.Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

September 18, 2001

Just to let you know you mail is coming through...this is a low volume list and so is not very busy. I am sure someone will get back to you on this. I, myself do not feel knowledgeable enough to advise you in any way.

Help!!!

I just posted, but it has not appeared yet. Did I do this incorrectly? I really need advice on what to eat, what not to eat, etc.... The doctors don't really tell you anything. I have had hypothyroidism for a long toime, but it was under controll. Now it is completley out of whack. (like when I was first diagnosed) Any ideas on what to avoid, etc... would be very helpful. FYI, I am on levoxyl. Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

September 18, 2001

Corrie:

There are two areas you may wish to check out.

1- www.hacres.com This is the web site of Dr. Malkmus a baptist

minister. He cured himself of colon cancer by adopting a vegetarian diet

which he calls...the Hallelujah Diet. People following this diet report

" curing " every disease on the planet. There's a fair bit of biblical data

there also, but you can ignore that if it doesn't appeal to you.

's nutritional data is good and will give you an idea of where you may

wish to follow.

I do believe people need to eat fruit and pollen/tahini/nuts/seeds for

breakfast. suggests just barley green and juice, I don't think thats

enough. Use your discretion.

2-check out www.thyrodine.com Here you will find a method for eliminating

drugs and restoring thyroid function, permanently, if you are willing to

follow the protocol which detoxs the body and then rebuilds the immune

system, the gut, liver, kidneys and the thyroid and steroid hormones,

naturally.

Good luck!

Earl

Help!!!

I just posted, but it has not appeared yet. Did I do this

incorrectly? I really need advice on what to eat, what not to eat,

etc.... The doctors don't really tell you anything. I have had

hypothyroidism for a long toime, but it was under controll. Now it is

completley out of whack. (like when I was first diagnosed) Any ideas

on what to avoid, etc... would be very helpful. FYI, I am on levoxyl.

Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

September 18, 2001

In a message dated 09/17/2001 6:04:09 PM Pacific Daylight Time, cebllam@... writes:

I really need advice on what to eat, what not to eat, etc.... The doctors don't really tell you anything. I have had hypothyroidism for a long toime, but it was under controll. Now it is completley out of whack.

Corrie,

There are good forums on the internet that give advice on what foods you need to be careful of. Also, the About.thyroid.com site ( Shomon's great site) has articles and interviews with doctors who have a nutritional bent and they suggest vitamins/supplements. I would also suggest you go to any search engine and put in "Gail's Thyroid Tips." That page is fabulous! It's very long so I suggest you print it out to read it and then go back online and read all the links. This woman has collected a lot of important information from a variety of sources about hypothyroidism that is very useful.

For now, I can say you will probably do well to avoid foods that are called goitotrogens: cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, millet, spinach, taro. The list is a little longer but those are the ones that come to mind right now and the ones I try to avoid to some success. (I found that even a B-viatmin supplement I was taking had dried spinach powder in it and that bothered me. So, read labels on everything!) Also, there is some controversy over iodine containing foods: kelp, seaweed. For myself, I've found they inflame my thyroid and send me into a slump even though technically, iodine is supposed to be good for healing the thyroid. So, you might notice how you feel on foods like sushi or kelp supplements and choose your diet accordingly.

After reading Gail's Thyroid Tips, I found that taking an adrenal supplement helped me a lot. My new doctor (who is much more nutritionally oriented than most allopathic doctors) put me on an adrenal supplement that seems to be helping a lot during the day. But I also take one capsule at night before going to bed that seems to be decreasing the sleep apnea problem somewhat.

Good luck,

"We are each responsible for our own life--no other person is or even *can* be." Oprah Winfrey

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September 18, 2001

Thank you linda:):) Corrie---

In hypothyroidism@y..., " Rudachek " <lrudachek@h...> wrote:

> Just to let you know you mail is coming through...this is a low

volume list and so is not very busy. I am sure someone will get back

to you on this. I, myself do not feel knowledgeable enough to advise

you in any way.

> Help!!!

>

> I just posted, but it has not appeared yet. Did I do this

> incorrectly? I really need advice on what to eat, what not to

eat,

> etc.... The doctors don't really tell you anything. I have had

> hypothyroidism for a long toime, but it was under controll. Now

it is

> completley out of whack. (like when I was first diagnosed) Any

ideas

> on what to avoid, etc... would be very helpful. FYI, I am on

levoxyl.

> Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

>

February 10, 2002

In a message dated 02/10/2002 11:53:44 AM Eastern Standard Time,

roniron4@... writes:

<<

My husband and I just started taking Primal Defense last week. It

seems as though he has developed a little diarreah. Can PD cause

someone to have this?

>>

Yep! It happened to me. I just cut back and started slowly. I looked at it

as a kind of die off.

July 11, 2002

In a message dated 7/11/2002 11:58:47 AM Eastern Standard Time,

praymom@... writes:

> What are grits??

> That's a southern thing and I don't really know what they are,

Grits are made from Corn.

Dawn

July 11, 2002

2) What is tofu?? Tofu is a soy product.

You will find it in the refrigerator section. Sometimes near cheese

often in the health food section.

What is cous cous??

Cous cous is a pasta. It is very tiny, smaller than rice and is

commonly used in the middle east.

What are grits??

That's a southern thing and I don't really know what they are, but they

sure taste good smothered in cheese and butter! Since that is out of the

question, forget I said that! ;- )

3) Do they sell salad dressing without vinegar, or is that another thing

you're supposed to make?

I haven't found one, but that doesn't mean they don't exist.

5) Is it ok to eat corn or not? Each of my books says something different

about this.

I believe the problem with corn is two-fold; first, it is a high

allergen and secondly, it is high in sugar. I think the best thing would be

to avoid it for a month or so and then, see if you can add some of it in.

Personally, I've only used cornmeal to " bread " chicken, but I may not be

the best example.

6) What do sweet potatoes look like?

Sweet potatoes have red skin. They are usually longer and narrower that

baking potatoes. They are sometimes referred to as yams, but a technical

person would argue there is a difference in the sugar content. I don't

remember which way.

Just a word of caution; it sounds like you are buying a lot of foods you

have never eaten. Purchase in small quantities until you find out if you

like something or can tolerate it. With fresh veggies, it is better to shop

more frequently.

Good luck!

n

July 11, 2002

--- n Moreland <praymom@...> wrote:

> What are grits??

> That's a southern thing and I don't really know

> what they are, but they

> sure taste good smothered in cheese and butter!

> Since that is out of the

> question, forget I said that! ;- )

Corn grits are small ground up pieces of corn with

some of the bran still in them. Hominy grits are the

same, except the corn kernels are soaked in lye, then

dried and ground.

> 3) Do they sell salad dressing without vinegar, or

> is that another thing

> you're supposed to make?

> I haven't found one, but that doesn't mean they

> don't exist.

>

Annie's Naturals makes a " Green Garlic " dressing that

is vinegar-free. It's very good.

HOpe that helps!

=====

" Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the

world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever does. " -- Margaret Mead

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July 12, 2002

,

In answer to question #7, How is Nizoral different than the other

dandruff shampoos: It contains the fungas killing ingredient, Nizoral

whereas I'm pretty sure the others do not. Since candida is a fungas,

chances are good that is what's on your scalp, although I don't

know---mine is'nt red.

Also I don't remember if I told you that yes, you can buy Rogaine for

Women over the counter.

Diane

July 24, 2002

I know I asked this question before and no one answered, so I'm assuming the

answer is no - but is anyone on Remicade AND Enbrel together?

The MTX raised my liver enzymes so I can't go back on it, and enbrel doesn't

seem to be the miracle drug for me. My hip is worse and worse. I only had 3

days this week without the walker and the terrible pain. I can't go on like

this. I'm using prednisone right now to calm it down, but that's a short

term thing. My hip is continuing to deteriorate and I don't know how to stop

it. I can't live like this.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

ps - I'm also on vioxx - for all the good that does!

July 24, 2002

Dear ,

As someone else said the MTX may work again after your liver calms down, it

could be something else. Since Enbrel and Remicade are the same type of

drug I have never heard of them being proscribed together. In addition to

the Enbrel I am on prednisone, a small dose of MTX and Plaquinil. Your doc

can put you on more medicine if you insist on it. I have been on prednisone

for 4 years, if I (under doc's direction) try to decrease the dose things

don't go well. Since the shortage of Enbrel it doesn't seem to be working

as well for me too. Vioxx just increased my blood pressure and caused me

to retain fluids.

Hope things go better for you. Anne

Re: [ ] HELP!!!

I know I asked this question before and no one answered, so I'm assuming

the

answer is no - but is anyone on Remicade AND Enbrel together?

The MTX raised my liver enzymes so I can't go back on it, and enbrel

doesn't

seem to be the miracle drug for me. My hip is worse and worse. I only

had 3

days this week without the walker and the terrible pain. I can't go on

like

this. I'm using prednisone right now to calm it down, but that's a short

term thing. My hip is continuing to deteriorate and I don't know how to

stop

it. I can't live like this.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

ps - I'm also on vioxx - for all the good that does!

July 26, 2002

In a message dated 7/24/2002 8:14:32 PM Central Daylight Time,

writes:

Hi ,

Sorry to hear your hip is giving you such pain. Your symptoms sound so much

like mine. I, too, have been on Enbrel forover a year now, and the hip and

lack is the only area that I have significant pain in. I also have a lot of

degeneration and nerve compression in the lumbar spine. He had me see an

ortho a few months ago who gave me several options, including sx, which I

declined. He injected the hip w/ steroids twice and it helped a great deal

for quite awhile. It has never ret'd to the level of pain it was, although

it still lingers. It comforts me to know that if it gets really bad that it

is an option again.

You might want to consider it- it certainly made my life a LOT more bearable

..

Hang in there!

> HELP!!!

>

March 11, 2003

Sue.... I don't know how things work in Geogia, but in Ohio you don't

necessarily have to be on SSI to receive MEDICAID

If you were on SSD you still would have to wait for a long time to be

eligible for MEDICARE ( I think 2 yrs.) and then they don't pay for meds

and only 80% of care and you still have to pay into it monthly---

$57 or something like that .... To me it doesn't seem like SSD is that

great a deal.

I'm on SSI and tho I only get $552 a month I automatically became

eligible for Ohio medicaid , which pays for everything inc. meds.,

hospitals., labs, and doctors visits . It paid for my transplant (which

ran around $300,000) I don't know your job situation or the criteria in

Ga. but you might want to check with your local welfare department to

see if you are eligible for medicaid in your state.

love jerry

July 24, 2005

> I was doing well enough to be able to call this cancer almost

gone, so the oncologists decided to jack up the quantities and

varieties of drugs in the chemo cocktail I get every week.

> And the ugly part is that if I don't get chemo I don't get the

quarterly scans that tell me how my cancer is going (again, a bit

too well according to the doctors, or so I'm told!).

> While I am also following Dr. 's cancer care treatment (it

is after all what is keeping me alive and out of a wheelchair!), I

am now in the very uncomfortable position of not being able to

so much as look at foods of any kind without throwing up.

> I have scoured Dr. 's books (I have them ALL!) but can't

find any recipe for trying and control the nausea and the vomiting:

It's gotten bad enough that I have lost 18lbs in ten days...

> It's as if my intestines have stopped processing everything, like

they are no longer there.

> Any of you people has a nasty little trick up your sleeves you

wouldn't mind sharing?

> THANKS!!!

> Luigi

>

July 24, 2005

I have read that vertigo-like symptoms are often caused by a lack of

magnesium. Most Americans are deficient in magnesium and it really is an

important mineral as it takes over calcium's job to " chelate " the body by

attaching itself to toxins.

Ken

-- HELP!!!

I was doing well enough to be able to call this cancer almost gone, so the

oncologists decided to jack up the quantities and varieties of drugs in the

chemo cocktail I get every week.

And the ugly part is that if I don't get chemo I don't get the quarterly

scans that tell me how my cancer is going (again, a bit too well according

to the doctors, or so I'm told!).

While I am also following Dr. 's cancer care treatment (it is after all

what is keeping me alive and out of a wheelchair!), I am now in the very

uncomfortable position of not being able to so much as look at foods of any

kind without throwing up.

I have scoured Dr. 's books (I have them ALL!) but can't find any

recipe for trying and control the nausea and the vomiting: It's gotten bad

enough that I have lost 18lbs in ten days...

It's as if my intestines have stopped processing everything, like they are

no longer there.

Any of you people has a nasty little trick up your sleeves you wouldn't mind

sharing?

THANKS!!!

Luigi

July 25, 2005

Luigi,

When my husband had cancer we followed Beating Cancer with Nutrition by

Quillin. It is excellent and can be used with the Dr. protocols. If you

are doing chemo it can literally save your life as it did for my husband. I got

these recommendations out of the book:

nausea- enzymes, ginger, acupuncture.

vomiting- suck on ice cubes, yogurt, ginger tea or caps, ginger ale,

acupuncture.

malnutrition- hydrazine sulfate, Dragon slayer shake, enzymes, high protein

meals.

You might just start with getting some ginger and grating it and make a tea with

it and you can add a little honey to it. That might calm things down a little.

I don't know what kind of cancer you have. The book lists different vitamins and

supplements for the specific drugs in the chemo cocktails you take. They protect

the healthy cells from the chemo and make the chemo more toxic to the cancer

cells. My husband followed it and all signs of cancer were gone within a matter

of a couple months. He is now back to normal. He also took Essiac tea. When he

was too sick to eat he always had the Essiac and it wasn't the Essiac from the

Dr. Store which in my opinion is nasty. (Sorry but it is just plain dead

and awful).

If you want to write me back with the chemo drugs you're taking I can tell you

what supplements to take from the book.

Hope you get feeling better. Keep fighting it. I think you can beat it.

a

HELP!!!

I was doing well enough to be able to call this cancer almost gone, so the

oncologists decided to jack up the quantities and varieties of drugs in the

chemo cocktail I get every week.

And the ugly part is that if I don't get chemo I don't get the quarterly scans

that tell me how my cancer is going (again, a bit too well according to the

doctors, or so I'm told!).

While I am also following Dr. 's cancer care treatment (it is after all

what is keeping me alive and out of a wheelchair!), I am now in the very

uncomfortable position of not being able to so much as look at foods of any kind

without throwing up.

I have scoured Dr. 's books (I have them ALL!) but can't find any recipe

for trying and control the nausea and the vomiting: It's gotten bad enough that

I have lost 18lbs in ten days...

It's as if my intestines have stopped processing everything, like they are no

longer there.

Any of you people has a nasty little trick up your sleeves you wouldn't mind

sharing?

THANKS!!!

Luigi

July 26, 2005

Hi Mr. Ken,

Can Mag sulph supplement magnesium?

Thanks

PS:- I am also looking for the other Mr. Ken (Frex)

Long time no posts .

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Re: HELP!!!

> I have read that vertigo-like symptoms are often caused by a lack of

> magnesium. Most Americans are deficient in magnesium and it really is an

> important mineral as it takes over calcium's job to " chelate " the body by

> attaching itself to toxins.

> Ken

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July 28, 2005

It sure can. Mag/Citrate works just as well. Probably the best way to

absorb maximum magnesium is through good old epsom salt baths. Plus they

remove toxins from your skin as well as make you feel really nice and

relaxed. Great to do before bed.

Sorry, I don't know the other Ken, perhaps he is one of the many that

have regained his health and no longer posts to this group.

Ken

-- Re: HELP!!!

Hi Mr. Ken,

Can Mag sulph supplement magnesium?

Thanks

PS:- I am also looking for the other Mr. Ken (Frex)

Long time no posts .

===================================

Re: HELP!!!

> I have read that vertigo-like symptoms are often caused by a lack of

> magnesium. Most Americans are deficient in magnesium and it really is an

> important mineral as it takes over calcium's job to " chelate " the body by

> attaching itself to toxins.

> Ken

July 29, 2005

Sir,

I am talking abt Mr. Ken Uzzal (Frex) www.heal-me.com.au

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Re: HELP!!!

>

>> I have read that vertigo-like symptoms are often caused by a lack of

>> magnesium. Most Americans are deficient in magnesium and it really is an

>> important mineral as it takes over calcium's job to " chelate " the body by

>> attaching itself to toxins.

>> Ken

>

November 4, 2007

switch to armour and/or get a new doc. synthroid sucks as a medication! it will

not help you. I was on it for 19+ years and finally I got smart and switched to

armour.

nancie

Help!!!

I went to the Dr last month for my results and my TSH was 0.19 I was

on 200mcg of Synthroid so he lowered the dose to 150mcg. I went to

see him on Tuesday and my TSH is now 8.69 so my dose is now 175mcg and

he want to test again next month. Also during the last 2 1/2 months I

lost 27 lbs but since the changing of the dosage I have gained 14lbs

back. I am more tired, irritable, and cranky. Can someone tell me

what I'm doing wrong or what should I be doing. I joined a gym, but

now I don't feel like going. I just want to sleep sleep and sleep.

November 4, 2007

Honey, it really sucks that you have to go through this - yikes.Â It seems to

me like your doc is trying to fix something that wasn't broken? If you

feltÂ good when you were taking 200 mcg of synthroid then that's what you should

be taking! If you were losing weight while eating like 5,000 calories a day then

that's different, but I'm sure you are aware of the hyperT symptoms and know how

to gage that.Â Also, your TSH could have been temporarily a bit lower than

usual, ya know? I would suggest going back up to 200 mcg!