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I see that i answered Wooly privately and it came back to me [?]
while Hesira`s didn`t come back ,,, so Good to see you all here ... Wooly, Hesira , Georgia , Noreen ,,,, mirjam |
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I'm knitting, but the hypothyroidism is slowing me down considerably. I need to make a note to ask the doc if hypothyroidism affects fine motor coordination or if I need to be looking for a different cause for this... +++++++++++++ As one who has fought this battle with countless doctors over the last 46 years, I can tell you that hypothyroidism does indeed affect fine motor coordination and every other aspect of trying to live a normal life and function the way you should be able to. I've been fighting with various doctors since 1948 when I was first diagnosed with it and pretty near all of them don't consider that if your thyroid isn't working right, you cannot live a normal life and function the way you should. Due to lack of transportation, I had to quit going 50 miles away from home and depend on our first aid clinic here in town. Since I now have transportation, I just got thru firing one more doctor and going back to the one who listens. Frances |
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Thanks to you Mirjam, it is no longer empty
I found a wonderful LYS over the weekend. I've previously had ok or bad feelings about stores, but I left this one smiling and laughing. It was packed with people and they were having a great sale on their summer type yarns. I went there looking for some wool (not on sale) but ended up buying a bunch of Elite Flash in 4 different colors. I love the way it looks and feels, but it's not so much fun working with. One of these days I'll remember I don't like working with all cotton anymore.... But I'm excited to go back there sometime on a normal day and see if the store is as much fun as it was that day BB This Ng is Empty ? mirjam |
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On 7 Sep 2006 04:31:00 -0700, "'Nez" spewed forth
: I have a good endo. She treats symptoms and doesn't hesitate to justify doing so to my insurance company when they question the labwork versus the treatment. I'm in good hands +++++++++++++ Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account... |
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Hi Wooly,
I'm thinking about you. Glad you have a good endocrinologist who'll treat you right. I'm staring down the same barrel, but it hasn't happened yet. Do you mind if I ask how long you've been hypo, and what treatment you are taking? I thought that once you were on synthetic thyroid hormone, things got so much better. Here's hoping, Hesira Wooly wrote: On 7 Sep 2006 04:31:00 -0700, "'Nez" spewed forth : I have a good endo. She treats symptoms and doesn't hesitate to justify doing so to my insurance company when they question the labwork versus the treatment. I'm in good hands +++++++++++++ Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account... |
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On 7 Sep 2006 06:20:23 -0700, "hesira" spewed
forth : Hi Wooly, I'm thinking about you. Glad you have a good endocrinologist who'll treat you right. I'm staring down the same barrel, but it hasn't happened yet. Do you mind if I ask how long you've been hypo, and what treatment you are taking? I thought that once you were on synthetic thyroid hormone, things got so much better. I had RAI in early May after a year of increasingly severe hyperthyroidism with an enlarging thyroid and "overnight" elevated antibodies. In short: Graves'. My post-RAI period wasn't fun because I was in what amounted to thyroid storm for nearly two months while my thyroid died. That resolved itself, I got off the beta blockers and felt good for most of July, then started exhibiting hypothyroid symptoms in early August. I reported two weeks ago to my doc, who agreed that I was becoming hypothyroid. She started me on 50mcg of Synthroid, which she upped to 100mcg as of yesterday when I reported worsening of symptoms to include slurred speech and loss of fine motor control and balance problems (known hypothyroid symptoms). The stuff does take time to start working, and finding the optimal dose can be a challenge and a frustration, though I'm not frustrated *yet* I'm hoping I get back my wits and my fingers first, but I can be patient. I suppose if I'm still having the FORGET STUFF and BLAH issues in a month she will consider adding one of the T3 replacements. Not everybody can process Synthroid into T3, it seems, but I have no evidence that I fall into this category. So we shall see. +++++++++++++ Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account... |
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Yikes! I"ve got Graves, too. I had RAI about a month ago, and didn't
have a storm. I felt a little worse for a while, but nothing I couldn't handle. I've been feeling great for several weeks, but I'm starting to slow down a little. I'm hoping the hypo won't be too bad, and I can continue to function, but nobody said anything about slurred speech or loss of fine motor control. I have a friend who just flew through her Graves, after treatment of course. I guess everyone is different. I hope you get your dosage worked out soon. What a terrible drag. I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Hesira Wooly wrote: On 7 Sep 2006 06:20:23 -0700, "hesira" spewed forth : I had RAI in early May after a year of increasingly severe hyperthyroidism with an enlarging thyroid and "overnight" elevated antibodies. In short: Graves'. My post-RAI period wasn't fun because I was in what amounted to thyroid storm for nearly two months while my thyroid died. That resolved itself, I got off the beta blockers and felt good for most of July, then started exhibiting hypothyroid symptoms in early August. I reported two weeks ago to my doc, who agreed that I was becoming hypothyroid. She started me on 50mcg of Synthroid, which she upped to 100mcg as of yesterday when I reported worsening of symptoms to include slurred speech and loss of fine motor control and balance problems (known hypothyroid symptoms). The stuff does take time to start working, and finding the optimal dose can be a challenge and a frustration, though I'm not frustrated *yet* I'm hoping I get back my wits and my fingers first, but I can be patient. I suppose if I'm still having the FORGET STUFF and BLAH issues in a month she will consider adding one of the T3 replacements. Not everybody can process Synthroid into T3, it seems, but I have no evidence that I fall into this category. So we shall see. +++++++++++++ Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account... |
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This Ng is Empty ? mirjam I check in as I can , but really don't have much to talk about. I'm busy teaching knitting and crochet as well as going to college full time. I have socks and two sweaters going for Christmas presents as well as a sweater and a stadium blanket that have have been commissioned. Yours in Yarn, Coggie |
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OT Thyroid discussion
"hesira" wrote in message oups.com... Hi Wooly, I'm thinking about you. Glad you have a good endocrinologist who'll treat you right. I'm staring down the same barrel, but it hasn't happened yet. Do you mind if I ask how long you've been hypo, and what treatment you are taking? I thought that once you were on synthetic thyroid hormone, things got so much better. Here's hoping, Hesira I didn't realize how scary hypo is until I read your & Wooly's posts. My symptoms were very mild (I think). 5 years ago I was trying very hard to lose some weight. Lost 30 lbs, and then nothing. It didn't matter what I did or ate, I was stuck. And this was no normal plateau. I was at the doc's office for a check up or something and complained bitterly about the stop in the weight loss. He sent me for blood tests and phoned me to tell me I had it. I didn't have the fatigue and most of the other symptoms. I was amazed - I had no clue. It took a while to regulate the dose of thyroxin that I take (100 mcg). As I read the symptoms list, I realize that I also have trouble concentrating, especially for reading a book - which I used to love to do. I put that down to my age (I'm not getting any younger). I guess my weight isn't the only reason for elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Bleah. So I'm on a statin for that. Double bleah. My mom had hypo too, and I didn't know it until my sister informed me when I first found out about having it. As for the thyroxine, I take it because the doctor said I had to. I haven't noticed one bit of difference in the way I feel. Go figure. Hang in there my knitting friends. I hope all goes well with your health. Shelagh |
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On 7 Sep 2006 07:32:21 -0700, "hesira" spewed
forth : Yikes! I"ve got Graves, too. I had RAI about a month ago, and didn't have a storm. I felt a little worse for a while, but nothing I couldn't handle. I've been feeling great for several weeks, but I'm starting to slow down a little. I'm hoping the hypo won't be too bad, and I can continue to function, but nobody said anything about slurred speech or loss of fine motor control. I have a friend who just flew through her Graves, after treatment of course. I guess everyone is different. If you're starting to slow down now is the time to ask your doc to start you on replacement therapy, not in a month or two when you're having the speech and coordination problems. I knew that 50mcg wasn't going to be adequate, my doc knew it too. Based on my current weight I'm thinking 100mcg ought to be adequate once it kicks in, then I may be able to drop the dose slightly as I start losing weight again. But we'll see; when I was slightly hyperthyroid I felt fabulous and had plenty of energy, so I may need to bump up to 125mcg or more before I start feeling "fabulous" again, then gradually reduce the dose as I'm able to start losing weight again. I hope you get your dosage worked out soon. What a terrible drag. I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Thanks, and same to you +++++++++++++ Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account... |
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