Paula, you need help from people that understand the thyroid, and
most doctors don't. Here is a Yahoo Group that can help:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormones/
There is also a website that the owner of the Yahoo Group has created
that has a huge amount of information in it. It is
http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ There is also a Yahoo Group
that can help you find a support group in your state:
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyroid_Support_Groups-USA/
I agree that you need to find a doctor that understands the thyroid.
The tests that your doctor has run are not the right tests. You need
Free T3 and free T4. You need the free T3 to be near the upper limit.
I hope you can find some help,
Gene
At 06:06 AM 12/27/2008, you wrote:
Hi,
I have a big problem. I will try to give you a little background. I
had 60 percent of my Thyroid removed about 26 years ago and they put
me on Synthroid. I never felt good. Finally, about a year ago I was
able to switch to Armour. After a few months my doctor decreased the
Armour. I have been taking only 60 (mg?) from 100. Then I had a
test about 6 months ago. The test looked like I was on the last end
before it would read below normal but she kept me on that same dose.
Well, after another 6 months, my last test was pretty awful. But,
guess what? She is on vacation for 2 weeks and will write no new
scripts during that time, she says so on her office recording. In
the mean time I have been trying to figure out my test. I have come
to believe I need to get a new doctor and quick. Unfortunately there
are none that are into natural that I know of. I am worried about my
blood tests and I believe the hypothyroid is affecting the other
readings. I also was having problems with adrenals which I thought
were much improved. I think what happened it is that once my
adrenals improved the thyroid was able to take-up more of the
Armour. Now, it appears hypothyroid.
This is what the Thyroid Study says:
T4 Total 4.6 4.5-12.5 (normal range)
T3 Uptake 1.2 0.8-1.3 (normal range)
FTI 3.8 5.6-9.6 (normal range) LOW
TSH 3rd Generation 0.608 0.400-4.000 (normal range)
Free T4 1.37 0.80-1.80 (normal range)
From what I read the FTI is the most important one and that is the low one.
My other readings where out of normal range. Never have I had such a
bad blood test.
RBC-High
HGB-High
HCT High
MCH-High
Other readings on high end without going beyond normal range.
Other readings
NE ABSOLUTE 8.4 High
SODIUM Low
Calculated Osmolality Low
I am thinking some of this means my blood is too thick? I am
thinking the low thyroid is affecting the blood. I know the low
sodium has something to do with the adrenal problem. My AM Cortisol
was 10.9 so that was in normal range between 5.0-25.0
Does anyone have any ideas on what this all means? Hope someone can
help me with this that understands blood tests better than I do.
Thanks.
Paula
