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What is antithyroglobin?
Mar 08, 2008 06:13PM in the Thyroid Disorders Community
Hi there, I just wanted to elaborate on the antibodies. They test for these to check for autoimmune thyroid disease such as Graves, or Hashi's. There are others that they also test for. So for that paticular test you came back fine, but did the doctor test any others? I don't know about the Ultrasound it sounds a bit strange to me, but I do know that it ...
Normal Range TSH but feel Symptoms
Mar 08, 2008 06:06PM in the Thyroid Disorders Community
Hi again, I didn't mention some things I guess I should have as well. Many people that have an autoimmune thyroid disease also can show normal TSH until the disease becomes more active. Such as Hashi's or Graves. These two disease can be tested for as well by blood, with an antibody test. So have antibodies and Free T3 and Free T4 levels tested. These t...
Normal Range TSH but feel Symptoms
Mar 08, 2008 06:01PM in the Thyroid Disorders Community
Hi Just thought that I might give you some info that alot of doctors fail to think about. Our TSH levels are sluggish to respond to meds, and even with normal TSH levels you could very well have thyroid levels out of range, that is why Free T4, and Free T3's are so important to have checked as well. These labs show more acurate readings than a TSH, since ...
Should I take meds?
Feb 27, 2008 06:05PM in the Thyroid Disorders Community
Yes in a way a person can be both, they can have Hashi's which is hypothyroid, and then turn into Graves. So kinda but not really. I think that you may have a false suppression of your TSH, something you may be taking or doing to cause the TSH to be falsley suppressed. Pregnancy can also do this to TSH. There are alot of things that this could be. Free T...
Graves Disease is ripping my marriage apart
Feb 26, 2008 01:03PM in the Thyroid Disorders Community
Hi, I am very sorry that you and your wife are going threw so very much right now. I understand the medical insurance thing. I know that seeing an Endo is really out of the question right now, and Endo's are really not required to have treatment for Graves. They are good, but almost any medical doctor can treat Graves as long as they know what they are do...
switch to Armour
Feb 24, 2008 07:48PM in the Thyroid Expert Forum
I had the same problems as you with the hair falling out, and I also had problems with what we all call brain fog, as well as sleeping problems. I was on Levo for several years with levels in the normal range, and asked my doctor to switch me to Armour. Since the switch these problems for me have stopped. Although I don't have thyroid cancer. I found that...