Hypothyroidism
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Comments (41)(((HUGS))) Lars. I'm not posting much any more, but I saw this and wanted to tell you I had parathyroid disease. The first indication were my calcium levels, which were very low as the parathyroid disease was sucking the calcium out of my bones. Sometimes it's hard to realize when your life isn't normal, as these things have a habit of creeping up on you, and your ''new normal'' seems like a continuation of the same old thing. They removed one parathyroid, and I have to tell you that within one week, I had my old energy back. That was when I realized things had really changed in a big way! The surgery was not a big deal, although I had to spend the night in the hospital so they could check on me until the next morning. (The worst part was I was in a room with a Laotian grandmother who spoke no English and was feeling so bad all she could do was moan. I finally went to sleep in the waiting room to get away from her until they moved me to a different room.) You will need a few days recovery time, but you'll be amazed at the difference in the way you'll feel in less than a week. The scar was miniscule, and in fact, I don't ever notice it any more, as the doctor made the incision in a normal neck fold. I just wanted you to know you will feel like a new man once you have that thing out of there, even with your current family trials. It's amazing how much your (para)thyroid can affect your hormone levels, which has everything to do with your health and feeling of well-being. You're going to be amazed at how much better you feel! (I think depression is also common because you're so tired and hormonal, although it's easy to think you're keeping up because it was a long time getting to that point.) I actually found someone doing the operation on-line and it was helpful to watch, since I knew what I could expect. The surgery itself lasts about 40 minutes, so you'll be in and out. I hope this helps you; it certainly helped me. My advice? Get it done ASAP; you'll be glad you did!...See MoreHypothyroidism
Comments (10)joyce, will you see an endocrinologist please and not treat your thyroid with a family practice doctor... The hair loss sounds more like hyper than hypo to me...I've had hyper (Graves) and feel pretty strongly that treatment and medication should be in the hands of an up-to-date endo. It doesn't have to be complicated. He/she will know what to do to get things leveled out - your energy up, spirits back, your hair healthy again. If the hair loss has increased dramatically in the two weeks since you've been seen, I'd have to wonder if you were given the right med in the right dose because unless its coincidental, what you've taken seems to be having a significant effect on you and your hormones....While the hair loss is upsetting, some other things could be going on you may not notice yet, like decrease of bone density and an experienced endocrinologist will oversee all of that, all things that could be affected. Please consider getting that referral to an experienced endo. And don't panic, this will work out and the right treatment will have you back to your normal self....its going to be OK....See MoreQ for those with hypothyroidism
Comments (15)What Amy said - 5.2 is no longer "borderline". When I was dxed in the mid-90s, a TSH of 10 was "borderline" - needless to say, since I'd been in the 7s and 8s since high school, my hypo had gone untreated for at least 15 years. When I was dxed 5 was a "target" TSH reading! Hypothyroidism runs in my family big time, so I knew what the score was, just the folks with the letters after their names didn't listen. My endocrinologist prefers to keep women under 2.0 unless they're showing significant hyper symptoms (I do best around 0.8-1.1, depending on the season - I prefer to run a little hyper in the winter), although so many women are so used to how their bodies have been behaving in the hypo state that normalizing feels hyper to them. It does sound like the titration is being done a little too fast if at all; except for emergencies, medications should always be titrated so that the lowest effective dose can be used and side effects minimized, rather than following a formula in a book. I had a tough time with levothyroxine - I get a nasty combination of hypO and hypER symptoms. See, your thyroid produces multiple hormones; levothyroxine contains ONLY the T4 hormone, and theoretically your body is supposed to convert the T4 into T3 (which is the form your body actually uses) and other adjunct hormones like T2. Mine doesn't, so I ended up with T4 toxicosis and T3 deficiency. (Do not allow your doctor to treat purely by TSH. Insist that "free T4" and "free T3" tests be done frequently as they allow tighter control and more accuracy.) I take Armour Thyroid, which contains the full range of "minor" hormones, but had to fight for it for a long time because it's considered "old-fashioned" and "outdated" compared to the "new" Synthroid and the like. Side note: do not take large amounts of kelp/dulse or megadoses of iodine (which is what most "thyroid support" supplements contain) without the "OK" of a medical professional. Not every thyroid issue has anything at all to do with iodine, and if you have one of those conditions dumping a load of iodine into the system can be like the proverbial gasoline on bonfire. Iodine-deficiency hypothyroidism is very rare in the Western world. Rosewitch, levothyroxine is the generic name for Synthroid....See MoreMeghane and others, help: Cushings, Hypothyroid & kidney failure.
Comments (1)I can't help much with the meds but can tell you I owned a miniature poodle that always had elevated alkphos (in the 600's) for years and one vet finally told me that it was just normal for my dog. He was diagnosed with Cushings in his final 2 years but I was never convinced the tests were accurate since my dog never had 'true' cushings symptoms. The symptoms he did have, and died from, were more indicative of a brain tumor. I wish you the best with your little gal....See Moredevorah
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