Hypothyroidism Support Group
Hypothyroidism is the disease state caused by insufficient production of thyrohormone by the thyroid gland. There are several distinct causes for chronic hypothyroidism, the most common being Hashimoto's thyroiditis and hypothyroidism following radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroidism. Advanced hypothyroidism may cause severe complications, the most serious one of which is...
I haven't been on here much, but I did finally get back to my neuro's office the other day. Current issues/ findings:
~EEG- Normal
~MRI- Abnormal, an area of my brain is growing more capillaries than needed (will be monitored by symptoms and another MRI is scheduled for 6 months from now)
~Migraines are now being called "complex"
~Adrenal glands, spine, and hips will be checked with a CT scan
~Due to my sleep issues, a sleep study is being scheduled
I also was able to obtain a copy of the blood test results from my hospital trip. The lab ranges are in parenthesis. It's a LONG list, so I hope you have some snacks handy! I had to make a journal entry because apparently you cannot copy and paste anymore (????).
http://www.dailystrength.org/people/1612422/journal/5105951
Hope everyone is having a great day
~EEG- Normal
~MRI- Abnormal, an area of my brain is growing more capillaries than needed (will be monitored by symptoms and another MRI is scheduled for 6 months from now)
~Migraines are now being called "complex"
~Adrenal glands, spine, and hips will be checked with a CT scan
~Due to my sleep issues, a sleep study is being scheduled
I also was able to obtain a copy of the blood test results from my hospital trip. The lab ranges are in parenthesis. It's a LONG list, so I hope you have some snacks handy! I had to make a journal entry because apparently you cannot copy and paste anymore (????).
http://www.dailystrength.org/people/1612422/journal/5105951
Hope everyone is having a great day
With the MRI issue, I don't really know what to think about it and I am unable to find out much information on it. What I do find is not cute.
The "complex" migraine.... Well, they upped my Imitrex to 100mgs and I'm still on the Elavil 30mgs. They are apparently a pre-cursor for strokes, in some doctor's eyes.
You may want to get more labs done as these are now too old. I do not see any thyroid labs of the Free T3 and the Free T4 being done. However seeing how high the TSH was back then for you makes me wonder if your Free Ts are too low for the problems you are having. Low Free Ts can contribute to Insomnia issues.
I am sorry you are having problems.
{{{hugs}}}
I'm glad you've had further testing and sorry to hear you're still struggling.
I'm glad they're looking at your adrenals since problems with those could have caused your issues with thyroid hormone replacement.
Without a doubt, your hypothyroidism could be causing or contributing to your migraines so, addressing your hypoT is a good idea as mm recommended.
Please keep in touch :)
The crappy job is gone now and I am hoping some of the issues will resolve themselves.