Hi Faith,
Was it you that said you had thyroiditis? The "itis" part of the thyroiditis
in medical terms means inflammation, or inflammation in the thyroid. I am not
sure what would cause inflammation there.
For the low body temperature you could google Wilson's temperature syndrome.
There is some kind of a protocol for that.
I am feeling okay. I just am taking less of the Armour now.
Hope you didn't get too much damage from the hurricane. Take care,
Paula
----- Original Message -----
From: faith gagne
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: CS>Re Armour for thyroid
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
