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- FINALLY the NP's office called and besides the TSH being suppressed as I said in the previous post - I thought she said .064 but it may be .0064which I'm not concerned about BUT the good news in my opinion is the FT4 went from 1.17 in Jan to 1.16 ...
- Hi All,Well, I figured this day was coming but was hoping to avoid it. I'vebeen through the ups and downs of Graves along with all of you.Mostly been overdosed and a TSH reading "forced" and I was hypomore often then not. In Dec I insisted with...
- Hi All,First off thanks so much for always being there and so knowledgeable. I do read the forums regularly and appreciate all the wisdom and insight you have.I am feeling the best I have felt since I don't remember when. That beingsaid here are...
- Hi all,Everything is going pretty well except this pesky BP doesn't want to cooperate on the systolic side and Dr has decided we need to do something. Despite a healthy diet and I exercise a lot - 6 to 7 days a week 1-2 hours each day with lots of...
- Good Morning,As most of you know I've been skeptical at best about drs/endos and have not been totally comfortable - guess that comes from being over medicated with symptoms and nobody believing it could happen that fast. At any rate, my gp moved...
- Hi All, I am going in search of an endo/md that understands and works with Graves patients rather then - they are the dr do what I say.... ah hmmm,Anyway, when I first started this journey I was told by a dr that autoimmune disease was autoimmune...
- Hi,Once again I'm asking for your wisdom. I started this question on my last post and Pam kindly responded. What I'm trying to understand is what happens when we "trigger" - as in foods, stress, etc - is it the antibodies reacting and making us...
- Hi Everyone,Ok, since I shared latest labs the other day, I have been pretty much tired all the time and noticed swallowing pills I feel them and its almost like they don't like to go down. I'm gradually gaining weight and crave carbs more then...
- Hi,Just got off the phone with endo and todays labs are:TSH .0875 down from 1.88 last monthFT3 .094 up from .086 last monthFT4 2.4 up from 2.3 last monthShe says all is within normal ranges and wants to keep me on the 2.5 mg per day...
- Hi All,I had an appt with Endo to which was cancelled as she is sick with the cold/flu that is going around. Ironically, one of my questions for her isexactly what if anything can you take for colds/flu symptoms while on ATD's?Thanks much - hope you...
- Good Morning all,First thanks so much for always being so generous and patient in answering all of our questions as we move though the different phases of this interesting disease. As you know from previous posts, I have dropped like a rocket not...
- I received my last set of labs this past week and here is the history so you have it in one place and would appreciate your interpretation of what is happening:First labs May 27th:FT4 2.42 range .71-1.76FT3 7.8 range 1.8-4.2TSH less than .004 ...
- Hi,Thought it might be interesting to hear your responses to conversation I had today with my Endo regarding the continued numbness/tingling ofthe hands - primarily at night.I called her to as we had agreed after 1 week on a reduced dosage of 2.5...
- Good Morning Everyone!First off, thank you to all of you for your generosity of sharing information and encouragement. It means a lot as we deal with this crazy disease we have. As I've posted previously, since about 2 weeks on the MMi, I have...
- Hi Everyone!First off - Thank You to all who graciously give of your time to contribute. It has been a major blessing through all of this. To the person asking about Elaine Moore's book - it is fabulous and the first book I read on the subject -...