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...
Bloodwork confirmed that, like my thyroid, my pituitary gland was also damaged by the radiation treatment I had 20 years ago for nose cancer. No wonder I wasn't seeing much better and had even regressed (tired, moody, etc). Follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone and testosterone and below ranges. TSH is 0.054 so my HPA axis is pretty screwed. Doc prescribed Androgel testosterone gel. Will see how that works out.
What are they saying about your pituitary? Other than "it's damaged"?
I know that news is hard to "absorb", but once you have - please share your story and/or labs.
* Thyroid Stimulating Hormone; 0.054 [ 0.65 3.70 MU/L]
* Thyroxine (T4) Free, serum; 11.9 [9.9 14.4 PMOL/L]
* Follicle Stimulating Hormone; 2.6, [1.2 8.1 U/L[
* Luteinizing Hormone; 0.7 [2.0 10.9 U/L]
* Testosterone, Total, Serum; 0.84 [7.3 27.4 NMOL/L]
* Cortisol, Serum; 258 [ 123 626 NMOL/L]
Will include growth hormone in the next round. Bloodwork costs a small fortune where I live.
And, most importantly, sorry it took so long for this to be figured out.
Best wishes to you as you move forward with the latest unraveling of your healthy mystery!