Re: new tests results--another autoimmune disorder??

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Sheila,

I'm pretty sure I had the ANA test which was positive, but my endo told me

it was b/c of hashimoto's. Maybe you don't have to worry......

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From: " Kemal And Sheila Kalajdzic " <kemalandsheila@...>

Reply-hypothyroidism

hypothyroidism

Subject: new tests results--another autoimmune disorder??

Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 06:01:27 -0000

hi guys. I got my lab results. No one from my endo's office called.

Instead, my friend and co-worker called my endo's office and told

them my PCP wanted a copy of my test results (she did this because I

have been putting off calling them to get the results.)

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sure hope I don't have to worry. both of these sound much less treatable than

Hashi's.

you may be right...after reading this below, it's possible the ANA antibodies

might be from the Hashi's. I was also sick the day I got the test done

(bronchitis), so maybe that influenced it? hope so, 'cause i need another auto

immune disease like I need a hole in the head! Thanks, ! Hugs, Sheila

Autoimmune diseases are conditions in which there is a disorder of the immune

system characterized by the abnormal production of antibodies (auto-antibodies)

directed against the tissues of the body. Autoimmune diseases typically feature

inflammation of various tissues of the body. ANAs are found in patients with a

number of different autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus,

Sjogren's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, polymyositis, scleroderma, Hashimoto's

thyroiditis, juvenile diabetes mellitus, disease, vitiligo, pernicious

anemia, glomerulonephritis, and pulmonary fibrosis. ANAs can also be found in

patients with conditions that are not considered classic autoimmune diseases,

such as chronic infections and cancer.

What other conditions cause ANAs to be produced?

ANAs can be produced in patients with infections (virus or bacteria), lung

diseases (primary pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension), gastrointestinal

diseases (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, primary biliary cirrhosis,

alcoholic liver disease), hormonal diseases (Hashimoto's autoimmune thyroiditis,

Grave's disease), blood diseases (idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, hemolytic

anemia), cancers (melanoma, breast, lung, kidney, ovarian and others), skin

diseases (psoriasis, pemphigus), as well as in the elderly and those persons

with a family history of rheumatic diseases.

here's the link to the above:

http://www.medicinenet.com/Antinuclear_Antibody/article.htm

K a r e n P <karlynn17@...> wrote:

Sheila,

I'm pretty sure I had the ANA test which was positive, but my endo told me

it was b/c of hashimoto's. Maybe you don't have to worry......

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From: " Kemal And Sheila Kalajdzic " <kemalandsheila@...>

Reply-hypothyroidism

hypothyroidism

Subject: new tests results--another autoimmune disorder??

Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 06:01:27 -0000

hi guys. I got my lab results. No one from my endo's office called.

Instead, my friend and co-worker called my endo's office and told

them my PCP wanted a copy of my test results (she did this because I

have been putting off calling them to get the results.)

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your thyroid tests are mostly useless. Stop worrying about all kinds of

diseases and just get enough Armour. Then add cortef if needed.

Gracia

> hi guys. I got my lab results. No one from my endo's office called.

> Instead, my friend and co-worker called my endo's office and told

> them my PCP wanted a copy of my test results (she did this because I

> have been putting off calling them to get the results.)

>

> Anyway, my labs don't look so good guys and I'm nervous. I'm gonna

> call my endo's office tomorrow and ask what this means.

>

> Okay, easy stuff first:

> TSH 0.31 (0.350 - 5.500)

> T4 7.1 (4.5-12.0)

> T3 uptake 29 (24-39)

> Free Thyroxine index 2.0 (1.2-4.9)

> T3 203 (85-205)

>

> My TSH has actually gone up. This summer it 0.008.

>

> BUN 13 (15-26

> Creatnine 0.5 (0.5-1.5)

> BUN/Creatnine Ratio 26 (8-27)

>

> Okay, these concern me...borderline normal...wondering if I might

> have a possible kidney and/or liver problem going on.

>

> Sodium, serum 135 (135-148)

> Potassium, serum 4.4 (3.5-5.5)

>

> Maybe sodium is low from drinking too much water?

>

> glucose 88 (65-100)

> insulin, fasting 4.2 (6.0-27)

>

> insulin always seems to be low...still worried...sign of diabetes?

>

> bilirubin, total 0.2 (0.1-1.2)

>

> Rheumatoid Arthritis Factor 2.0 (1.2 - 4.9)

> Sed Rate 8 (0-20)

> Antistrephtolysin O Antibodies 34.6 (0.0-200

> Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) 1:80 (nucleolar Pattern)

> (*note 1:80 is borderline

> *less than 1:40 is negative

> *anything greater than 1:160 is positive

>

> Okay, so what does this mean? They were testing me for Sjogrens;

> however, the pattern is not indicative of Sjogren's.

>

> The nucleolar pattern is indicative of either scleroderma or

> polymyositis.

>

> Here are links about these lovely autoimmune disorders:

>

> http://www.medicinenet.com/Scleroderma/article.htm

>

> http://www.medicinenet.com/Polymyositis/article.htm

>

> i have some symptoms, but neither sound like me. Maybe I don't have

> either of these disease...or maybe I'm at the beginning stage of one

> of them?

>

> I will call my endo's office tomorrow and see what's up...been

> trying not to worry all day, but I am concerned. I could've called

> my endo's office today, but I just couldn't bring myself to it.

>

> Take care guys and talk to you soon. working another double shift,

> so running to bed. Talk to ya'all later. Hugs, Sheila

>

> P.S. more labs were done; I just didn't post all the normal ones.

>

>

>

>

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how can I get cortef? online?

thanks,

Nuran

--- Gracia <circe@...> wrote:

>

> your thyroid tests are mostly useless. Stop

> worrying about all kinds of

> diseases and just get enough Armour. Then add

> cortef if needed.

> Gracia

>

> > hi guys. I got my lab results. No one from my

> endo's office called.

> > Instead, my friend and co-worker called my endo's

> office and told

> > them my PCP wanted a copy of my test results (she

> did this because I

> > have been putting off calling them to get the

> results.)

> >

> > Anyway, my labs don't look so good guys and I'm

> nervous. I'm gonna

> > call my endo's office tomorrow and ask what this

> means.

> >

> > Okay, easy stuff first:

> > TSH 0.31 (0.350 - 5.500)

> > T4 7.1 (4.5-12.0)

> > T3 uptake 29 (24-39)

> > Free Thyroxine index 2.0 (1.2-4.9)

> > T3 203 (85-205)

> >

> > My TSH has actually gone up. This summer it 0.008.

> >

> > BUN 13 (15-26

> > Creatnine 0.5 (0.5-1.5)

> > BUN/Creatnine Ratio 26 (8-27)

> >

> > Okay, these concern me...borderline

> normal...wondering if I might

> > have a possible kidney and/or liver problem going

> on.

> >

> > Sodium, serum 135 (135-148)

> > Potassium, serum 4.4 (3.5-5.5)

> >

> > Maybe sodium is low from drinking too much water?

> >

> > glucose 88 (65-100)

> > insulin, fasting 4.2 (6.0-27)

> >

> > insulin always seems to be low...still

> worried...sign of diabetes?

> >

> > bilirubin, total 0.2 (0.1-1.2)

> >

> > Rheumatoid Arthritis Factor 2.0 (1.2 - 4.9)

> > Sed Rate 8 (0-20)

> > Antistrephtolysin O Antibodies 34.6 (0.0-200

> > Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) 1:80 (nucleolar

> Pattern)

> > (*note 1:80 is borderline

> > *less than 1:40 is negative

> > *anything greater than 1:160 is positive

> >

> > Okay, so what does this mean? They were testing me

> for Sjogrens;

> > however, the pattern is not indicative of

> Sjogren's.

> >

> > The nucleolar pattern is indicative of either

> scleroderma or

> > polymyositis.

> >

> > Here are links about these lovely autoimmune

> disorders:

> >

> > http://www.medicinenet.com/Scleroderma/article.htm

> >

> >

> http://www.medicinenet.com/Polymyositis/article.htm

> >

> > i have some symptoms, but neither sound like me.

> Maybe I don't have

> > either of these disease...or maybe I'm at the

> beginning stage of one

> > of them?

> >

> > I will call my endo's office tomorrow and see

> what's up...been

> > trying not to worry all day, but I am concerned.

> I could've called

> > my endo's office today, but I just couldn't bring

> myself to it.

> >

> > Take care guys and talk to you soon. working

> another double shift,

> > so running to bed. Talk to ya'all later. Hugs,

> Sheila

> >

> > P.S. more labs were done; I just didn't post all

> the normal ones.

> >

> >

> >

> >

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From: " nisik " <nisik71@...>

> how can I get cortef? online?

> thanks,

www.myrxforless.com look for hydrocortisone

Lynda

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look for hydrocortisone

Gracia

> how can I get cortef? online?

> thanks,

> Nuran

> --- Gracia <circe@...> wrote:

> >

> > your thyroid tests are mostly useless. Stop

> > worrying about all kinds of

> > diseases and just get enough Armour. Then add

> > cortef if needed.

> > Gracia

> >

> > > hi guys. I got my lab results. No one from my

> > endo's office called.

> > > Instead, my friend and co-worker called my endo's

> > office and told

> > > them my PCP wanted a copy of my test results (she

> > did this because I

> > > have been putting off calling them to get the

> > results.)

> > >

> > > Anyway, my labs don't look so good guys and I'm

> > nervous. I'm gonna

> > > call my endo's office tomorrow and ask what this

> > means.

> > >

> > > Okay, easy stuff first:

> > > TSH 0.31 (0.350 - 5.500)

> > > T4 7.1 (4.5-12.0)

> > > T3 uptake 29 (24-39)

> > > Free Thyroxine index 2.0 (1.2-4.9)

> > > T3 203 (85-205)

> > >

> > > My TSH has actually gone up. This summer it 0.008.

> > >

> > > BUN 13 (15-26

> > > Creatnine 0.5 (0.5-1.5)

> > > BUN/Creatnine Ratio 26 (8-27)

> > >

> > > Okay, these concern me...borderline

> > normal...wondering if I might

> > > have a possible kidney and/or liver problem going

> > on.

> > >

> > > Sodium, serum 135 (135-148)

> > > Potassium, serum 4.4 (3.5-5.5)

> > >

> > > Maybe sodium is low from drinking too much water?

> > >

> > > glucose 88 (65-100)

> > > insulin, fasting 4.2 (6.0-27)

> > >

> > > insulin always seems to be low...still

> > worried...sign of diabetes?

> > >

> > > bilirubin, total 0.2 (0.1-1.2)

> > >

> > > Rheumatoid Arthritis Factor 2.0 (1.2 - 4.9)

> > > Sed Rate 8 (0-20)

> > > Antistrephtolysin O Antibodies 34.6 (0.0-200

> > > Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) 1:80 (nucleolar

> > Pattern)

> > > (*note 1:80 is borderline

> > > *less than 1:40 is negative

> > > *anything greater than 1:160 is positive

> > >

> > > Okay, so what does this mean? They were testing me

> > for Sjogrens;

> > > however, the pattern is not indicative of

> > Sjogren's.

> > >

> > > The nucleolar pattern is indicative of either

> > scleroderma or

> > > polymyositis.

> > >

> > > Here are links about these lovely autoimmune

> > disorders:

> > >

> > > http://www.medicinenet.com/Scleroderma/article.htm

> > >

> > >

> > http://www.medicinenet.com/Polymyositis/article.htm

> > >

> > > i have some symptoms, but neither sound like me.

> > Maybe I don't have

> > > either of these disease...or maybe I'm at the

> > beginning stage of one

> > > of them?

> > >

> > > I will call my endo's office tomorrow and see

> > what's up...been

> > > trying not to worry all day, but I am concerned.

> > I could've called

> > > my endo's office today, but I just couldn't bring

> > myself to it.

> > >

> > > Take care guys and talk to you soon. working

> > another double shift,

> > > so running to bed. Talk to ya'all later. Hugs,

> > Sheila

> > >

> > > P.S. more labs were done; I just didn't post all

> > the normal ones.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

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thanks Gracia,

Nuran

Gracia <circe@...> wrote:

http://www.mastersmarketing.com

look for hydrocortisone

Gracia

> how can I get cortef? online?

> thanks,

> Nuran

> --- Gracia <circe@...> wrote:

> >

> > your thyroid tests are mostly useless. Stop

> > worrying about all kinds of

> > diseases and just get enough Armour. Then add

> > cortef if needed.

> > Gracia

> >

> > > hi guys. I got my lab results. No one from my

> > endo's office called.

> > > Instead, my friend and co-worker called my endo's

> > office and told

> > > them my PCP wanted a copy of my test results (she

> > did this because I

> > > have been putting off calling them to get the

> > results.)

> > >

> > > Anyway, my labs don't look so good guys and I'm

> > nervous. I'm gonna

> > > call my endo's office tomorrow and ask what this

> > means.

> > >

> > > Okay, easy stuff first:

> > > TSH 0.31 (0.350 - 5.500)

> > > T4 7.1 (4.5-12.0)

> > > T3 uptake 29 (24-39)

> > > Free Thyroxine index 2.0 (1.2-4.9)

> > > T3 203 (85-205)

> > >

> > > My TSH has actually gone up. This summer it 0.008.

> > >

> > > BUN 13 (15-26

> > > Creatnine 0.5 (0.5-1.5)

> > > BUN/Creatnine Ratio 26 (8-27)

> > >

> > > Okay, these concern me...borderline

> > normal...wondering if I might

> > > have a possible kidney and/or liver problem going

> > on.

> > >

> > > Sodium, serum 135 (135-148)

> > > Potassium, serum 4.4 (3.5-5.5)

> > >

> > > Maybe sodium is low from drinking too much water?

> > >

> > > glucose 88 (65-100)

> > > insulin, fasting 4.2 (6.0-27)

> > >

> > > insulin always seems to be low...still

> > worried...sign of diabetes?

> > >

> > > bilirubin, total 0.2 (0.1-1.2)

> > >

> > > Rheumatoid Arthritis Factor 2.0 (1.2 - 4.9)

> > > Sed Rate 8 (0-20)

> > > Antistrephtolysin O Antibodies 34.6 (0.0-200

> > > Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) 1:80 (nucleolar

> > Pattern)

> > > (*note 1:80 is borderline

> > > *less than 1:40 is negative

> > > *anything greater than 1:160 is positive

> > >

> > > Okay, so what does this mean? They were testing me

> > for Sjogrens;

> > > however, the pattern is not indicative of

> > Sjogren's.

> > >

> > > The nucleolar pattern is indicative of either

> > scleroderma or

> > > polymyositis.

> > >

> > > Here are links about these lovely autoimmune

> > disorders:

> > >

> > > http://www.medicinenet.com/Scleroderma/article.htm

> > >

> > >

> > http://www.medicinenet.com/Polymyositis/article.htm

> > >

> > > i have some symptoms, but neither sound like me.

> > Maybe I don't have

> > > either of these disease...or maybe I'm at the

> > beginning stage of one

> > > of them?

> > >

> > > I will call my endo's office tomorrow and see

> > what's up...been

> > > trying not to worry all day, but I am concerned.

> > I could've called

> > > my endo's office today, but I just couldn't bring

> > myself to it.

> > >

> > > Take care guys and talk to you soon. working

> > another double shift,

> > > so running to bed. Talk to ya'all later. Hugs,

> > Sheila

> > >

> > > P.S. more labs were done; I just didn't post all

> > the normal ones.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

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thanks Lynda,

Nuran

Lynda <lyn.worth@...> wrote:

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

From: " nisik " <nisik71@...>

> how can I get cortef? online?

> thanks,

www.myrxforless.com look for hydrocortisone

Lynda

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http://www.mastersmarketing.com

Jan

> how can I get cortef? online?

> thanks,

> Nuran

>