Who are you with THYROID???

[stella5349]

As a refresher for members and an invitation to ALL -

How did you come to the thyroid board here at Med Help?  Let us know what conditions you have and what you went through so far.

Do you have a parathyroid disorder? Do you - or did you - have cancer and have had your thyroid removed? Are you autoimmune and struggling?

So many - visit here and a thread like this is so important to know what's up.

We as Leaders and members would like to know what has brought you to this board so we and others can direct you to the best resources available.

Thanks and Happy Health!

NikkiP/Stella

[FaithGod]

I have been sick for a long time. my doctor just told me i have Hyper , Maybe graves disease . i am going to specialist in april 12. I cant sleep the simptoms are bad .  I am hoping to see a light at the end off all this stress .

[Tods]

My recent lab reports says below and my family Doctor says she never saw this type of results and advised me to see a specialist. Please let me know if you have any guidence to go further. I feel tired and suffering from back pain.

TSH 3RD GENERATION w/reflex to FT4 -----> 0.04 L
T4(THYROXINE),TOTAL                        -----> 4.3   L
FREE T4 INDEX (T7)                            ------>1.5  
T4, FREE                                            ------>1.2
T3, TOTAL                                          -------->86
T3 UPTAKE                                        -------->35


Thanks for your help.
Tods

[SharmonB]

To rehabmac: I know just how you feel. Sometimes I feel like a hypochondriac because it seems like something is always wrong. I hate to tell my family and freinds because I dont want it to come off as complaining all the time. People just don't know what we go through and that is why I am so happy I found this site.

I am 26yrs old and I had a TT in 2001 when I was just 16. I am still trying to get myself together. I got married in May 2009 and my husband and I want children and right now it is just not happening and my fear is that I will not be able to have them. I have gained soo much weight over the years and am at the point where I will do ANYTHING to lose it. Alot of the times I feel depressed, don't want to leave my house and I dont want to be around friends and sometimes not even family. Let me just say that on a good day.. I can be a social butterfly because I love to laugh, be happy, and I can be the life of the party. But when this thyroid is of control it seems to drain the life right out of me.
The weird thing is I know a woman who had a TT and does not have to take synthroid and she is fine. So I asked my doctor about it and she took me off synthroid for about 6 weeks and I was miserable. I just started them back this week and I can already tell the difference. She said my results were all over the place and just looking at them made her exhausted.
We are all going through very similar things and if I can be of any help to anyone let me know. I cannot tell you how refreshing it is to be able to talk freely about what we are going through without people judging us and thinking we are lazy.

[spiralz06]

Found multi-nodular goiter in 2005 and nothing but uptake and scan was done.  Now?  It is a bit larger but not causing me any problems as far as I know.  Had a biopsy *FNA done in Apr2010 - inconclusive. So I am on Iodoral 50 -100 mg and companion supplements:  selenium, vit c, magnesium and Vit B complex. I also do the celtic sea salt water drinks to help get the bromides and fluoride out of my system.
   I must say this is the best I have felt in a long time.  I began the iodine last summer.  My recent bloods:  TSH, 3RD GENERATION -.47 mIU/L (ref range > or = 20 Years 0.40=4.50), T4, Free 1.3 (0.8=1.8 ng/dL ref range)  T3, Total 117   (76-181 ng/dL RefRange)   Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies   <10   (<35 IU/mL ref range)
  Thyroglobulin   38.1   H   (2.20-35.0 ng/mL ref range)  Ok. it's just a little high there.

I take alot of supplements but I alternate the days.  Some days I take zinc others I dont.  I do always take a probiotic and should get a good enzyme as well.  I am also using milk thistle to help my liver get rid of the bad stuff.  Vit D3 4,000IU.  Some Vit E.  
  
  I try to eat unprocessed organic foods and drink clean water.  I am somewhat gluten free.  I am 55 and on NO meds for anything.  I am eating garlic/ginger sandwiches for the heat along with cayenne pepper caps and capsaicin nose sprays.  I miss junk food a little.  I have not eaten fast food in a very, long time.  Or restaurant, carry out, etc.  
  I love Kefir with FOS and greek yogurt.  My cheese is goat cheese for salads, pizza, and things like that.  For wine it's red and made with organic grapes.  
   I really feel I have increased energy and need to begin yoga and mini  trampoline to help my adrenals and lymph system (I dry brush my skin).  
  I have a history of melanoma, basal cell, and squamous so I began a series of mild superficial chemical peels on my face and will be doing some tea tree oil on other skin to get rid of pre cancerous lesions *HOPE!
  I am married and have a daughter who is Hashimoto's/hypothyroid/pcos and gluten sensitive.  We have three doggies and I am fostering one more.  
   My husband also was recently diagnosed as hypo.  Is it in our house?  (I am also trying to stop some aerial pesticide spraying of our neighborhood to slow a moth that eats trees.  I feel bad for the trees but this pesticide is harmful to those with immune problems and lung issues (I also have nodules there, too).

:)

[rehabmac]

Brand new here.  I am 44 yo.  Married female.  Have 2 young sons.  From NW Georgia.  Now living in East Tennessee.  Found site by googling thyroid topics.

When I look up, I can see and feel an enlarged area at the base of my neck, just left and center, about the size of a ping pong ball.  A recent MRI of my neck showed 2 herniated discs *and* incidentally what I was told looked like a cyst in my thyroid.  That nurse recommended I tell my family practice physician that I needed an ultrasound.  Ultrasound was done.  Received a phone call from the nurse today stating that I have multiple thyroid nodules.  Was told I should have a 2nd ultrasound in 6 months.  My thyroid levels have been tested several times before, and findings have always been normal.

So now I'm worried.  I'm always fatigued and sleepy, and I've gained a great deal of weight.  Contradicting that, I have always had a very fast heart rate, my normal temperature is usually 99 to 99.8 degrees F, and I have episodes of profuse sweating with no known reason.   I feel like a hypochondriac, since nothing is ever actually 'wrong' when I visit the doctor.  I do have high blood pressure now, but no medications seem to work.  I was told I was also Type 2 diabetic and took medication for 4 years.  Just retested, and my blood glucose levels were actually normal, and they have remained within normal limits with no diabetes medication at all.  I feel much older than my age, I have general diffuse pain and stiffness all over, I have no energy, no endurance, and am often short of breath for no good reason.  

Feeling crazy at times.  And I DON'T want to wait 6 months for my next thyroid ultrasound!

Thanks for listening!
MAC

[Tarador]

Hi.  I'm new to this site.  I was diagnosed a few days ago with hypothyroidism.  I never had this before.  I'm a 37 year old female.  My TSH level is 7.5.  From the posts I hear it can go way above that.  That's crazy.  Because I feel horrible.  I think I had this thing for the past 2 years.  My lips look horrible.  I can't wear lipstick because they're always peeling.  My skin feels like a man's skin.  I gained 8 lbs last month alone.  I am so tired and cold all of the time.  I used to go to the gym 4 days/week and I can't even catch my breath walking up the stairs in my house.  I'm taking 50mcg of Levothyroxine for the next 6 weeks before my next blood test.  I hope to dear God I start feeling like myself again.  I'm so out of shape and my eyes are always puffy.  Please tell me I'll start to feel some relief soon.  My doctor is so busy she just gave me results and practically pushed me out with a prescription.