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From: Squirrely on 6 Aug 2008 11:12 I feel for you DeeTee, but I am there with you on the thyroid. I have both Hashimotos and Graves. It is rare but it can happen. But at least if you can afford the meds, it is treatable with a pill. Glad to hear hubby is doing better though. At least one of you are getting there. ;-) -- Love and hugs to all Love Squirrely > [I just copied and pasted from my live journal blog so sorry if it's a > little 'dumbed down' for the medically savvy people here. Just didn't feel > like retyping.] > > Well, the second blood test came back still too high so now I have been > declared hypothyroid. That means my thyroid is not putting out as much > hormone as it should and that my metabolism is too sluggish for my safety. > I start on Synthroid tomorrow. It may help me lose weight, and I'm all for > that!! LOL Apparently there are all kinds of bad stuff that can happen if > this is not addressed, so I'm glad our family doctor was on top of it. It > would explain the brittle nails, low temperature (I seldom get above > 97.3), and the sensitivity to cold (I always thought it was just the > arthritis). She had mentioned once before that she was concerned about my > "normal" temperature being so low, but we were always there for something > else. She slipped the first thyroid test in with a batch of others that I > have on a regular basis. It came back high so she ordered the second round > for six weeks after. Now it's official and it's just a matter of finding > the right dosage to correct the problem. I will be starting at a low dose > of 25 mg once a day. Another blood test in 4 weeks. If it's still high, > then they'll increase the dosage. If it's closer to normal, we'll stay at > the same dose and redo the blood test a month later. We'll keep this up > until the right dose is reached and that's what I'll take from now on. > Just what I needed, right? > > On a brighter note - the DH has gotten nothing but good news from his > doctors. The liver biopsy showed his liver was in really good shape, which > means his medication is doing it's job. Unfortunately, the Hepatitis B > virus is still in there and probably will be always. That's why he has to > take the medication...to keep it from damaging the liver. He has another > blood test and ultrasound in 6 months. His A1C came back in the really > good range so his diabetes is being adequately controlled by his diet. He > has been told to exercise more, though, to get his good cholesterol up to > a higher level. He's disgustingly healthy. LOL > > DeeTee > > >
From: Nell on 6 Aug 2008 22:15 My pregnant daughter got diagnosed with a low thyroid and is going to have to go to a high-risk OB specialist. I knew somehow she had that problem and had nagged her for years to get bloodwork done. When the OB did the bloodwork my daughter called me and said "Well, Mom, you'll be happy to hear I got the blood test for my thyroid." Hypothyroidism runs in our family and she had symptoms like dry skin and dry hair (even when she was a toddler but the family doc didn't check, just told me to put olive oil in her hair!) and she got really heavy after she hit puberty. Before then she was skinny. She has JA. There were times when she was a kid that she could hardly walk and she still has episodes like that. She can't straighten her fingers completely. She thinks it's going into her elbow. Once they get your levels right you should feel a ton better. Glad they finally solved a mystery or two for you. Nell "Squirrely" <sqjo(a)sonic.net> wrote in message news:4899bf7a$0$17201$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net... > I feel for you DeeTee, but I am there with you on the thyroid. I have both > Hashimotos and Graves. It is rare but it can happen. But at least if you > can afford the meds, it is treatable with a pill. > > Glad to hear hubby is doing better though. At least one of you are getting > there. ;-) > -- > Love and hugs to all > Love Squirrely > >> [I just copied and pasted from my live journal blog so sorry if it's a >> little 'dumbed down' for the medically savvy people here. Just didn't >> feel like retyping.] >> >> Well, the second blood test came back still too high so now I have been >> declared hypothyroid. That means my thyroid is not putting out as much >> hormone as it should and that my metabolism is too sluggish for my >> safety. I start on Synthroid tomorrow. It may help me lose weight, and >> I'm all for that!! LOL Apparently there are all kinds of bad stuff that >> can happen if this is not addressed, so I'm glad our family doctor was on >> top of it. It would explain the brittle nails, low temperature (I seldom >> get above 97.3), and the sensitivity to cold (I always thought it was >> just the arthritis). She had mentioned once before that she was concerned >> about my "normal" temperature being so low, but we were always there for >> something else. She slipped the first thyroid test in with a batch of >> others that I have on a regular basis. It came back high so she ordered >> the second round for six weeks after. Now it's official and it's just a >> matter of finding the right dosage to correct the problem. I will be >> starting at a low dose of 25 mg once a day. Another blood test in 4 >> weeks. If it's still high, then they'll increase the dosage. If it's >> closer to normal, we'll stay at the same dose and redo the blood test a >> month later. We'll keep this up until the right dose is reached and >> that's what I'll take from now on. Just what I needed, right? >> >> On a brighter note - the DH has gotten nothing but good news from his >> doctors. The liver biopsy showed his liver was in really good shape, >> which means his medication is doing it's job. Unfortunately, the >> Hepatitis B virus is still in there and probably will be always. That's >> why he has to take the medication...to keep it from damaging the liver. >> He has another blood test and ultrasound in 6 months. His A1C came back >> in the really good range so his diabetes is being adequately controlled >> by his diet. He has been told to exercise more, though, to get his good >> cholesterol up to a higher level. He's disgustingly healthy. LOL >> >> DeeTee >> >> >> > >
From: Squirrely on 8 Aug 2008 19:00 I hope all goes well with your daughter and her pregnancy and the thyroid and JA and such. She will be in my prayers and thoughts. -- Love and hugs to all Love Squirrely > My pregnant daughter got diagnosed with a low thyroid and is going to have > to go to a high-risk OB specialist. I knew somehow she had that problem > and had nagged her for years to get bloodwork done. When the OB did the > bloodwork my daughter called me and said "Well, Mom, you'll be happy to > hear I got the blood test for my thyroid." > > Hypothyroidism runs in our family and she had symptoms like dry skin and > dry hair (even when she was a toddler but the family doc didn't check, > just told me to put olive oil in her hair!) and she got really heavy after > she hit puberty. Before then she was skinny. > > She has JA. There were times when she was a kid that she could hardly walk > and she still has episodes like that. She can't straighten her fingers > completely. She thinks it's going into her elbow. > > Once they get your levels right you should feel a ton better. Glad they > finally solved a mystery or two for you. > > Nell
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