Hi Paula: Yes, I still have my thyroid. Today someone told me that the body will attack and kill the thyroid which is why some people have to take thyroid meds. I do not understand this, but this is not the first time I have heard this. It seems odd to me.
I diagnosed my own thyroid problem in a way, because I read that if your normal body temperature is low ( mine is 96.6) this was indicative of a thyroid problem and the usual blood test would not disclose it.. So I had my blood drawn and sent to a lab in California for a different test and the results said that I do have a thyroid problem After that it was a problem getting on the right thyroid med. I guess it has been a problem for 11 years. But I know that I feel lousy after a few days without levoxyl. And I am now wondering if I've had a thyroid problem all my life and did not know it. The lower dose seems to be working for me right now, but I will investigateThytropin PMG and Prolamine Iodine. I really do not know whether my thyroid is sluggish or overactive. All I know is that I feel lousy without the medication. I get a lot of exercise working in and around my house, but I like to walk and I try to do it as often as time and weather permits. I'll be getting a lot of exercise cleaning up my yard after the remnants of Hurricane Noel. Last night around 8pm rhe high winds sent a neighbor's huge rotten pine tree crashing through the roof and ceiling of one of the rooms of my house.. I heard the crash and walked into a room filled rain and wind, falling insulation and insulation dust and a tree branch protruding from the ceiling. Five minutes later the lights went out and stayed out the rest of the night. Life is an adventure. Faith ----- Original Message ----- From: Paula Perry To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 5:34 AM Subject: Re: CS>Re Armour for thyroid Hi Faith, I was wondering if you still had your thyroid? I was on the synthetic for years and didn't feel good. For me, it was like there was something missing. I think I am one of the ones with Wilson's temperature syndrome. I feel a lot better on the Armour. It comes in different dosages, so the amount is measured in some way. I was probably getting too much because of taking the Thytrophin PMG also. There is a product called Prolamine Iodine. I don't know if that would help you or not. Is your thyroid just sluggish? I think that MD's always want to go for the synthetic. It seems they are taught that way or something. My doctor actually made a face when she said Armour like it was disgusting. But synthetic is not natural to the body. Your body is not synthetic and may not get all it needs from it. It might keep you going but not in an optimal way, in my opinion. When I first got a tumor on my thyroid I was living in Germany. My husband was in the military. I was having extreme problems I won't even begin to get into. Anyway the wonderful military medical system said I could wait a year on getting treated until I got back to the states. And, that is exactly what happened. At my lowest point I was getting no sleep at all. I was up 24-7 for a long, long time. When I asked to get something to sleep the doctor gave me a sugar pill (he actually told me this afterwards). I guess he thought the insomnia was all in my head. I didn't know what to do so I started running a couple of miles a day. If I had it to do over again I would have went to a German doctor. I thought I would tell you that because if you increase your exercise that might help jump start the thyroid a little bit. Paula
