tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post8530773332112818507..comments2024-02-08T10:40:56.376-06:00Comments on Big Fat Delicious: Taking charge of my health - in spite of my doctorvesta44http://www.blogger.com/profile/15480692717585745934noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post-2714813957621513452011-03-27T20:59:06.558-05:002011-03-27T20:59:06.558-05:00I am 35 years old now married woman and I have exp...I am 35 years old now married woman and I have experienced loads of depression.I went back to my doctor and then she said that my thyroid was underactive. I am currently taking <a href="http://www.nutri-meds.com/Nutri_Meds_Desiccated_Bovine_Thyroid_Capsules_p/nm-g-btc.htm" rel="nofollow">desiccated bovine thyroid</a> to relieve my mild depression. So far, it is working for me.Shirley Donaldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17248373074164868047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post-43209390132516267622010-10-06T10:16:26.942-05:002010-10-06T10:16:26.942-05:00Try and get the record of your nodules, seriously,...Try and get the record of your nodules, seriously, they will send you the film, you will have to send one of those signed forms in or go and fill it out. I know they blow off a lot. Nodules can cause a lot of thyroid problems and vaccilating TSH too. I'd probably be dead myself if I hadn't gone to endos. The family doctors just aren't that good at endocrinology. My best doctor was guy who was internist and endocrinologist at once!Five Hundred Pound Peephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862707335431442713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post-5348367695137278472010-10-03T14:58:04.543-05:002010-10-03T14:58:04.543-05:00I don't know what happened between the last ti...I don't know what happened between the last time my TSH was tested and this time, but this time, my TSH is at 1.41. I wonder if it's the vitamin D-3 I've been taking for the last 8 or 9 months that's affected it (that and the sublingual B12 I'm also taking). My free T4 is 1.03 and my free T3 is 2.8. Dr W also checked my B12 level because I told her there's a history of B12 deficiency in the family (maternal grandmother and one of my mother's brothers). That level is >1000 (wonder what it would be if I wasn't taking 5000mcg of sublingual B12 every day?). But according to Dr W, I don't need to worry about my B12 levels, or my thyroid (and I'm taking 2000 IU of D-3 every day, too, along with a daily Centrum Silver Ultra Women's vitamin).<br />When I went to see her to get the tests ordered, she said I didn't have any nodules, which is not what she told me when she got the results of the ultrasound of my thyroid. I got a letter from the endo saying that she got all my test results, and it will be 4 months before I can get an appointment to see her for my diagnosis of multi-nodular goiter. So according to the test results, I do have nodules, but my primary care Dr is saying I don't (bitch is blowing off my concerns, just like I thought). Good thing I decided I needed to see an endo.vesta44https://www.blogger.com/profile/15480692717585745934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post-68483172966259769872010-10-03T11:02:47.974-05:002010-10-03T11:02:47.974-05:00Yes see an endocrinologist, 3.5 does sound a bit e...Yes see an endocrinologist, 3.5 does sound a bit elevated and you need to check that out. Nodules on the thyroid can affect weight too. I am diagnosed with serious thyroid and other endocrine problems. Read here:<br /><br />http://fivehundredpoundpeeps.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-350-400-pound-weight-gain.html<br /><br />I eat seaweed--the Japanese stuff for idodine. I am on so much Synthroid, the pharmacist is in shock.Five Hundred Pound Peephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862707335431442713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post-32612536533874885282010-09-01T23:52:59.968-05:002010-09-01T23:52:59.968-05:00Shannon - I think you're pretty damned cool yo...Shannon - I think you're pretty damned cool yourself :)vesta44https://www.blogger.com/profile/15480692717585745934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post-28451828476729584202010-09-01T18:15:17.765-05:002010-09-01T18:15:17.765-05:00Vesta, I <3 you so hard. I just thought I shoul...Vesta, I <3 you so hard. I just thought I should tell you.Shhhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15811146311469479823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post-57276786377331965122010-09-01T14:53:54.270-05:002010-09-01T14:53:54.270-05:00Thank you, I'll be doing some reading at those...Thank you, I'll be doing some reading at those sites before I see the endo, then. This is a battle I've been fighting with various doctors for years, and I'm to the point that I'm really tired of being told that I'm looking for "excuses" when I say that maybe there's a thyroid problem (hey, it's 90 degrees outside, and all of sudden, I'm chilled; I have dry skin, summer and winter; my normally thick hair is thinning; I'm tired all the time; I have depression; the list goes on and on - I didn't know some of these were symptoms of thyroid problems). Time to get it looked into, seriously and not take "no" for an answer.vesta44https://www.blogger.com/profile/15480692717585745934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397186280973403909.post-46008869699072666282010-09-01T14:17:21.867-05:002010-09-01T14:17:21.867-05:00You need to find out what diagnostic range your ne...You need to find out what diagnostic range your new endo will use to diagnose hypothyroidism. <br /><br />The old range had about 0.5 to 5.5 considered a "normal" TSH. So if your result last time was 3.5, it would indeed be considered normal by that range.<br /><br />However, AACE now recommends a range of 0.3 - 3.0 for "normal" and you would be outside of that range and eligible for treatment. Some docs now are even starting to recognize that any TSH above a 2.0 is less than ideal and may be worth treating if symptomatic.<br /><br />The problem is that different docs use different cutoffs, and you can get diagnosed as 'hypothyroid' with one doc and not with another, all with the same reading. <br /><br />If you feel you have SYMPTOMS of hypothyroidism, then it might be worth taking time to find an endo who goes by the new guidelines, not the old ones. Considering your family history, I'd think that would be important if you are indeed feeling symptomatic.<br /><br />Read up on thyroid issues (and possibly find a name of a thyroid-friendly doctor in your area) at Mary Sholom at thyroid.about.com or thyroid-info.com. <br /><br />Many people of size have elevated TSH, don't quite meet the old criteria for diagnosis, but feel immensely better after a trial of meds for a borderline result. Be sure to get the full T4, T3 etc. numbers, and explore several different types of thyroid meds....some of us feel better on Armour thyroid instead of levothyroxine or on a combo of the two.<br /><br />Best of luck with your appt!Well-Rounded Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.com