Been diagnosed today need advise

Thank you so much for your reply I will check it out now great help xxx 

hi tigger

i'd like to add my good wishes and to say that brewster has helped me too...i find this site is wonderful and am not really looking to go elsewhere.

its taking control that helps.

my t4 is 16.2 pmol/L           norm range        12 - 22.00pmol/L

     t3       4.0                                                   3.10 - 6.80pmol/L

    TSH     5.1  mu/L                                         0.27 - 4.20mu/L

so my TSH is raised as thyroid not responding to pituitary signals...which thus keep increasing!

your T4 is high as you're hyper thyroid?

have you considered the strategy of eating cruciferous vegetables to bring it down?

i must look in there but little chance of admission at the mo!

I find you so helpful and encouraging brewster thank you. I hope tigger agrees!

are my T3 and 4 ok in your opinion?

is aiming to get below 2 realistic and achievable?

for TSH..that is?

Sorry marey I can't help you with your blood results i always post mine on the group on Facebook 7 someone will always tell me what they mean for example i have been self medicating for about 4 months now & gradually increasing the dose ,i was feeling much better but did not know whether to go on to see if I could improve more.I went to see an Endocrinologist for the first time in June & she said I was overmedicated & to drop the dose by half a grain & then I have to have more bloods done next week.I just don't trust anything that the dr's say now so posted my results on the group & got several replies saying that I was probably overdosing so then I decreased.As I said i am having bloods done again a week tomorrow & will post the results before I go back to the Endo on 26th September.To be fair she did say that she did not mind me taking the Armour but would not prescribe it for me.It was the first time I had seen her & I went out of County to see her as the one in Shropshire I saw first refused to even discuss NDT just screamed NO at me when I asked about it.I told my Dr that I was going to buy some & self medicate because I could not cope with feeling so ill any longer.My Dr admitted he knew nothing about NDT & said he would refer me at which point I told him that I would not go to see the previous Endocrinologist & he kindly sent me to the next County.She had none of my records so was a bit in the dark I suppose but did say she did'nt mind me taking Armour & would see me again after this coming blood test.I am hoping that when she sees what other medication I have been able to come off since changing to Armour that she may prescribe it but if not I will continue to self medicate.Hope you managed to get the drift of all that,having a bit of a rant,After going through many years of mistreatment it really annoys me that GP's will not prescribe something that was used for 200 years with no ill effects.It's not all their fault though really because my Dr told me that he could get struck off for prescribing NDT which he obviously is not going to risk but he said that if the Endo would OK it he would prescribe it on the NHS.Guess he is just covering his own back xx

Do put your name down on the list marey,its abit slow at the moment because the admin side all have children on holiday at the moment.They are very good though & add several new members every day,Yoy wont find me on there as brewster though \i use my real name on there.Hope you join us soon,we are growing bigger every day which means more help for more people.

thanks brewster...far from ranting every tiny bit of your story is of theutmost intense interest to me...you are ahead of me on my journey...but ultimately i am hoping to try to re-balance so that thyroid meds aren't necessary at all!

i'm not on facebook and have resisted it...what was the address again? you are very persuasive!

very best wishes

Marey please do not be put off with Facebook ,I am not interested in the everyday nonsense that you get on there but after months of trawling every site I could find with any information about Thyroid this is the one that every person with Tyhroid issues needs.There is lots on-line about Thyroid ,most of it is American so different to here although some good tips in the Stop The Thyroid Madness book.very handy for a reference & for ideas of what to ask your GP.The group  on Facebook however is in the UK & although some people from abroad have joined most are in the UK so have the same issues as you & me.It is called Thyroid UK- Patient to Patient help & Support.I do hope that you overcome your doubts & join, you will find lots of good advise & make very supportive friends.I am 69 so not into all the rubbish that you get on Facebook but I always check every day & get lots of help.If you want to help yourself take my advice & join. All the best

thanks brewster!

had a look and found Thyroid UK but no group called patient to patient...did find web based support but the link was dead!

I have recommended you ,you should get an e-mail

This is such fun ...real cloak and dagger stuff! is there a secret signal?

love marey x