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Thyroid Information Your Doctor May Not Know

Barb135

gimel, one of our very knowledgeable, trusted members has joined with 2 others to write a paper about the thyroid process, testing and tr...

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How to Get the Best Response for Your Question

Barb135

Welcome to the Thyroid Disorders community. In order to get the best response to your question, it would be helpful if you would provide...

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Sunday Weigh-In June 13, 2021

Barb135

Good morning - yep, late, but still morning!! We've already been out and made a quick run to Harbor Freight to pick up a couple of items...

Lab results and the need for medication adjustment

RenKat

As usual, the battle with the endo is the same. I just received lab results today, he claimed last week, had nothing to do with my excess...

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Do I need Thyroid support? HPV16 rads and chemo 2018 - latest TSH 4.52? retest when?

wayne9903

Had 7 weeks of chemo and proton radiation for Base of Tongue HPV16 late 2018. Started on 100mg then varying dosages Was on 150mg levoth...

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Levothyroxine making me exhausted

vanzimme

I take 100mcg of levothyroxine for my hypothyroidism that I have had for the past 10 years since i got pregnant. We never did a trial off...

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What does focal photopenia mean?

Shunam1

I had a thyroid scan with uptake and the report shows “Focal photopenia within the lower pole right lobe as well as the upper lobe left l...

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Can some please help

Silentsiren

I need worst and best case to process this EXAM: US THYROID/PARATHYROID INDICATION: Hyperthyroidism COMPARISON: Thyroid uptake and sc...

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