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Personal Question
Just a quick question. I was diagnosed hypo 1 year ago and still havent gotten levels where they need to be because of sensitivity to meds. My question is when levels are low did you pull away from the ones you love because you simply could not function? Did you feel ashamed that you were no longer functioning as a normal human being? Is this part of hypo or maybe something else? No one seems to understand me anymore and the stress level is becoming unbearable. If you had a spouse that simply did not understand How did you get them to understand or BELIEVE that this could possibly happen to a person that has been medicated and still feel this way for a year?
Thanks Alot
Thanks Alot
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COMMUNITY LEADER
Hi
Thanks for your concern on my family issues. I get this from immediate family, the ones that are supposed to love you unconditionally, I know its me but there is nothing at this moment that I can do about it. I try soooo hard. I also have a 21 year old with epilepsy with no insurance and her meds cost me about $800.00 a month, 2 boys, 19 and 16. That alone spells STRESS.
My oldest son was diagnosed with celaic about the same time that I was diagnosed with thyroid. Should I follow this diet and just see what happens? Be futher testing showed he did not have celiac.
Life aint alway beautiful but I try to make the best of this one life I was given.
Everyone here has helped me through this horrific time and if there is ever a way that I can do to repay, please ask and I will try to do what I can. I love my medhelp friends.
Thanks for your concern on my family issues. I get this from immediate family, the ones that are supposed to love you unconditionally, I know its me but there is nothing at this moment that I can do about it. I try soooo hard. I also have a 21 year old with epilepsy with no insurance and her meds cost me about $800.00 a month, 2 boys, 19 and 16. That alone spells STRESS.
My oldest son was diagnosed with celaic about the same time that I was diagnosed with thyroid. Should I follow this diet and just see what happens? Be futher testing showed he did not have celiac.
Life aint alway beautiful but I try to make the best of this one life I was given.
Everyone here has helped me through this horrific time and if there is ever a way that I can do to repay, please ask and I will try to do what I can. I love my medhelp friends.
Sometimes we think we are going through hard times until we read something like this.The fact is that yes we are feeling bad but somebody out there is always worse off the me.
Wow that was so inspirational. Where do you find these things?
Thank You Sooo Much
Thank You Sooo Much
Thanks for the right things to discuss with my doctor, this will be my first visit and I want to be armed so that if they have a problem with me , I will know right off the bat. I will be as forceful as possible without being downright rude. I can and will say Hi and Bye in the same sentence if I have to, My last doc let me suffer for a year and If I can help it I will never be treated the same way by a doctor that I am paying.
Here is another way that you can get loved ones to relate!
http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/wpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/BYDLS-TheSpoonTheory.pdf
http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/wpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/BYDLS-TheSpoonTheory.pdf
COMMUNITY LEADER
I don't see any mention of getting TSH, FT3 and FT4 - those are the most important tests you can get for thyroid issues, with FT3 and FT4, being the MOST important!! I also don't see any mention of antibody testing; have you been tested for both Graves Disease and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis? What about an ultra sound to check for nodules, etc?
You need all of these tests, along with the repeat of the B12, the vitamin D, etc.
We can all identify with your personal issues and not feeling well. Hang in there, we are here for you.
You need all of these tests, along with the repeat of the B12, the vitamin D, etc.
We can all identify with your personal issues and not feeling well. Hang in there, we are here for you.
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If I am correct, then I'd say you could have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, which is an autoimmune disease, in which the antibodies "slowly, but surely" destroy the thyroid. As this destruction takes place, your thyroid produces less and less hormones and your become more and more hypo - needing regular upward adjustments to your med.
Just for your info - Total T4 and Total T3 are considered obsolete and pretty much useless, as is T3 uptake, so these are a waste of $. BUT considering that your Total T3 is so low in its range, it's safe to think that your Free T3 will be even lower in it's range.
That said, we'll look at your TSH which at 15.37 is WAY too high...... your Free T4 (FT4) is barely in range. All of this indicates that you are severely hypo......
What dose of med are you on? How long have you been on it? When are you scheduled for testing again? Have you had an ultra sound to check for nodules on your thyroid?