Posted by yxibow on November 16, 2008, at 22:55:56
In reply to Endos Of Mine Are For Real Or What?????, posted by Phillipa on November 11, 2008, at 13:11:43
> Oh boy if you were here bet I could yell louder than all of you together. Just got call from endos nurse with latest thyroid results. I know this is the med board but so is synthroid a med. So new results TSH .552, Free T4 1.67, T3 90. Was told they were normal. Said thought new levels for Tsh were l-2. She Said I've been in this range for the last three testings. She said my Tiredness and Boy it's bad and anxiety but it's turning into not needing benzos isn't from thyroid. Say to her That when first got thyroid 14 years ago my anxiety was off the charts so bad till more synthroid added she said it couldn't have been thyroid. So how come the added synthroid took it away???? And she says that if you have thyroid hypo you don't have to gain weight and feel super dupper fine. So my problems couldn't possiblely be throid related. Either I'm totally wacked or have absolutely no understanding of thyroid???? If you have gone through anything at all similar to me comments. Want to get in my car and drive off a cliff so frustrated but no cliffs here. Love Phillipa not whining mad so mad could be uncivil but won't. Someone out there understands thyroid disorders and please if you do help me as seen two endos and both have me messed up if I'm messed up well right now my brain sure is. Help!!!!!!!
Jan, I'm trying to be civil here but you've been told what sounds like some partially good news, because I can't parse all of what you've been saying.
And please don't drive off a cliff.
You have Hashimoto's, not hypo/hyperthroidism due to other causes, and it is a changing, unfortunately degenerating in some people, autoimmune disorder.
Use your life. I know I'm depressed as heck, but I think there is some endogenous or dysthimic depression that is lurking around plus some obsession and microanalyses of the thyroid tests and your own research into things, which I can understand given a disorder, but if I'm going to be so crass how many endocrinologists is it going to take to make you as reassured about your life as modern medicine can?
Focus on what you can do, not what is wrong -- contrary to what I am told and get frustrated and depressed of course naturally, and maybe some of the rest of feelings will follow. Focusing on the body so much is exhausting in itself. It becomes somatic.
If you want a second opinion, go ahead if you can, be my guest, but do it in the guise that you want to be sure about your health and not about TSH levels in testing.
Its a fight to stay above water, I know -- but ride the crest and climb that mountain as much as you can. Maybe you'll see some sunshine.
-- you know you're in my wishes
-- Jay
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