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Originally Posted by MrMaxwell
We have them but they are at her place.. the one she "rented" about a month ago and still hasn't been able to pay a dime, for
I will see if I can possibly get them and post them some way.. The original round of tests showed her to be hyper... now this new doc says her levels were normal but she may be hypo? What the fuck is that shit? And the nodules on her thyroid, we STILL do not know if they are cancerous. There are several.
Oh and the new doc says she was negative for graves
At this rate she will end up being committed
What the hell can I even do |
Post them and I'll tell you what is wrong.
I used to be hypo... I know quite a bit about treating thyroid / metabolic issues. You'd be surprised at how many doctors treat thyroid issues improperly. My mom was on thyroid medication for many years and never felt any better... I helped her adjust her protocol and medication and now she feels 100x better.
The problem with doctors & thyroid issues is that the range on labs is so broad and as long as you're in range, a doctor will say "you're fine." You have to be pretty severely hypo to be outside of the normal range (for the "standard" marker, TSH), and by that time you're already suffering pretty badly.
Most doctors use the TSH marker to determine if someone is hypo. If TSH is high, it tells the doctor that the brain is sending a signal (TSH) to the thyroid gland to produce more thyroid hormone because there isn't enough to properly raise metabolism.
This is flawed. First because the range of TSH on labs that doctors will review is so broad (approximately 0.6 - 4.5), and second, because ANY thyroid medication a doctor prescribes will suppress TSH levels (i.e., bring them down). But this does not necessarily mean that you have a sufficient amount of thyroid hormone.
Then the doctor looks at your new TSH lab result and says, "ok you're fine now, it must be something else, here take these anti-depressants."
Essentially, if the dose of thyroid hormone one is prescribed is too low, you may be simply replacing the same amount of thyroid hormone you would naturally be producing and at the same time, making an incompetent doctor believe you're all better because TSH is now in range.
The best way to treat your thyroid properly is to either find a doctor that specializes in the condition (most GPs don't give a shit), or self medicate. After going to 4 doctors for my own issues for almost 2 years and failing; I was forced to educate myself tremendously on the subject and self-medicate.