I am really worried that it maybe graves hyperthyroidism
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Hello,
I am needing to check with someone about a thyroid problem but am out of the country and was working until 3 months ago. I have been loosing energy over this year. I got a doctors check here in vietnam and they said I have basedow-graves disease and hyperthyroidism.
I am worried their is a translation barrier. My mother has hypothyroidism.
She believed my doctor maybe got it wrong and i had same as her because said that hyperthyroidism makes you more nervy and loose a lot of weight.
9 months ago i did loose weight and had a lot of loose stools and hives but wasnt sure if it was just allergies being in Asia.
I later had some skin diseases and just aches and tired feeling. some blurred vision.
Then 5 months ago i put on a lot of weight more than ever before. I have also suffered constipation. so i can look at both conditions and pick out symptoms on both lists.
How can i decide what i have. can i only rely on a doctor who speaks not good english?
My first test was a blood test :
TSH (ECLIA-Roche) (0.270-4.2) 0.102 low they said
I suffer from anxiety and the doctor said stress caused these problems.
I had an ultrasound where scanned my thyroid and the man said they looked normal.A second doctor said that she thought not too abnormal.
The main doctor said dont worry its not cancer. she gave me another test
The TSH Receptor antibody (TRAb) 3.89 High (,1.22 IU/L>
I was put onto medicine
thyrozole 10 mg
peopeanolve 40 mg
one each a day
another blood test for 4 weeks time.
I am more worried about having graves disease and hyperthyroidism.
do you have any ideas?
Also if it were graves, hyperthyroidism, is their any cures and or help?
Sincerely
James
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Nonita Guest
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Guest Nonita
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I will also post the complete results ive had up to date. I have more different kinds in 4 weeks time. My doctor is not contacting me I think because without those tests maybe cannot tell me anything new.
madge1979 Guest
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James .. you have come to a good place for help ..
In order to get the correct help you will need a printed copy of all your blood results including the ones in brackets
The blood results are yours so the doctor must give them to you
You must print them out in their entirety including the numbers within brackets .. those are the ranges that show where YOU are ..
I have Graves’ disease but I am now Euthyroid .. Normal
Please don’t worry too much .. although they say Graves cannot be cured I can ASSURE you that when in a Euthyroid state You certainly feel normal and it’s oretty easy to keep in controlled from there .. really ... many of us do this ..
BUT IT IS VITAL TO HAVE THESE RESULTS .. including antibody tests results .. okay ?
I will reply to you in more depth in a few hours .. as I am working now ..
Luv mx🌹
madge1979 Guest
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Of course if you have Graves’ disease there are things that you can take to make you well
again ...
You should be put in an Anti- thyroid drug in UK it could be Carbimazole ... that over a short period should make your thyroid hormone reduce drastically !
I was given this initially at 20mg per day for a couple of months then down to 10mg per day then slowly down to 5mg per day ...
This got me to a good level .. but the hormone is still very active within the body and the feeling of stress is not entirely gone fir a little while longer .. don’t worry tho it’s working ......
Next Yiu should consider taking
Very vital minerals , vitamins and nutrients to replace all those that your body has lost whilst you have been running at 100 miles an hour with Graves ..
B12
B Complex
Magnesium
D3 ..to be taken with K2 mk7
Selenium
Replacing those and others too
Will make it easier fir you to stay in a Euthyroid state and therefore stay well
Graves is an auto immune disease which means your immune system has started to attack your normally healthy Thyroid Gland ...
it is not the fault of your Thyroid Gland ..
80% if our Immune system is in our Gut .. and so that is where many of us believe we should start to appease the Immune system by feeding it all the things it needs to be healthy and stop it from attacking our Thyroids or any other organs hopefully ..
If you are in Vietnam perhaps it might also be a good idea to visit a Chinese Doctor or Naturopath
Who are absolutely wonderful at treating the body and Immune and Endicrine Systems
Although using the Antithyroid drug initially would help immensely to get things in line first..
God luck
Mx🌹
Guest madge1979
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Thank you for the reply and all the information. Because i wasnt able to work more than part time a year, and also the last 3 months not working as my school closed I think it will be hard for me to come back to UK just now.My family were thinking i was lazy. I was already finding it hard because have arthritis in both hips from old sports accident, which is why i got into teaching.
I realise as i was finding i had too many classes, 44 a week that i started on a bad path of fatty meats, 9 coffees a day and drinking alcohol not often but in binging when i did. The last year i was stuck in hostels , noisy. Now im in a hotel ,i get some sleep, im eating just one good meal, chicken and potatoes, and water and fruit. I cut out coffee, alcohol altogher. This doctor made me do squats, and hold hands out. i wasnt twitching and did it okay. I did have some pains on side of left hand almost like from a nerve problems. I am 39. I also had burning sensation on feet, and pins and needles.
So the first blood test tested all like diabetes, cholesterol and the man who gave me ultrasound sais that sometimes test results can be a little high or low, not perfect.
T (ECLIA-Roche) (0.84-2.02) 1.33 ng/ml
FT4 (ECLIA –ROCHE) (0.932-1.71) 1.01 ng/dL
TSH (ECLIA-Roche) (0.270-4.2) 0.102 Uiu/Ml (this one was low)
2ND of February
Then I had another blood test same laboratory
TSH Receptor Antibody (TRAb) 3.89 H (<1.22 IU/L)
Anti Thyroglobulin (Roche) 39.84 (<34 Ul/mL)
Anti Microsomal (TPOAb) (Roche) 13.10 (<34 Ul/mL)
5th of February
In 4 weeks I will have blood tests
1-T3
2-FT4
3-TSH
4-Cong three man
5-SGOT-SEPT,bilienbin
6-anti TRAb
I couldnt find a way to minimise the photo of tests and i also couldnt read very well the vietnamese doctors handwriting. sorry.
Regards
madge1979 Guest
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Well done for printing your results and although I could hazard a guess ....I would prefer if my friend Linda187 .. who is a whizz at interpreting results had a look .. because of the time difference ...she won’t be along for a few hours yet .. but she WILL help you .. believe me ..
I get what you said about feeling lazy before my Graves’ disease nobody could have stopped me ! But Graves rendered me exhausted .. and by midday, every day , I was miserable .. craving my bed and sleep which was impossible as although I was exhausted I had no means of replenishing my energy .. as my body was using everything vital up !!
That is why
You should sit down and Google the vitamins and minerals I suggest
Like this :....
Magnesium deficiency / Graves’ disease
B12 deficiency / Graves’ disease
This will give you an insight into the things that Graves has robbed you of !
..... and That you MUST REPLACE ....... In order that you start to feel like your OLD self
...only then will you be able to BALANCE your body again
And Replenish your Immune System with all that it has lost
Some people use the Antithyroid drug .. get the numbers to a good level.... even becoming Euthyroid ... only to go right back to Graves
State again because the Immune System is still in a state of “attack “
I wish you luck ..
Mx🌹
madge1979 Guest
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By the way just reading your list again
I can associate with your pins and needles and also the pain on side of your hand .. I also suffered those symptoms .. but slowly slowly after Carbimazole those started to clear again
Incredibly , replacing Potassium
Can make a huge difference too
Read the significance of Magnesium for Graves and B12
Your changes to your diet will help you enormously !! Well done
Best of luck James ..
Mx🌹
Guest madge1979
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I think you really went through a tough time of it.
well done for getting through it.
I still have more tests in 4 weeks, im not on the carbimazole drug yet.
I am low on funds, so im just eating chicken, mash potatoe, plenty of honey for B vitamins, nuts when i can get for minerals. fruits for it too and water.
I thought i would see the next 4 weeks how these drugs do, and maybe try a little teaching in a week or two if feeling more energy.
Then see in 4 weeks if the tests find anything new and I will post these results here.
If im about the same feeling of lack of energy, i will maybe have to look at going back UK for the drug you recommended to manage the graves. ive been like this for 10 months already.
Thank you
Guest madge1979
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(D3 ..to be taken with K2 mk7)
Is there some food or drink that has this already? Is it vit D and K?
Or is it only in pharmacy?
Guest madge1979
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I only wrote T.
The first test--it was just TSH that was low, and after had the follow up test.
Thank you.
Guest madge1979
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I know you mentioned Carbimazole.
I was given thiazole I think its called. I dont know if its doing the same thing as the doctor said i had basedow-graves and hyperthyroid so i imagine it may be.
madge1979 Guest
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SORRY Hanes didn’t explain
D3 siftgels are best take high dose I’ll telk you later as I’m not home .. but in order for the D3 to do its work it should be taken
With K2 mk7 as it direct the D3 to bones for the aid of calcium and magnesium locks it in there
You can read all that if you do a bit of research ..
K2 is a small white tablet
And already has mk7 Within
You can buy K2 mk7 online
I buy from Amazon
I wouldn’t bother with vitamin drinks ... but the best quality and high dose of vitamins
B12 should ALWAYS BE taken sublingually Ie under the tongue as it works faster into the blood vessels there .. and not through the stomach..
Always if possible take D3
with oil as it works better Butter even .. I take coconut oil !
Mx🌹
Guest madge1979
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I was just reading walnuts are very good because of their selenium content.
There are more wilder ideas of old recipes of the paper dividers in walnuts being boiled or soaked in alcohol for 21 days and consumed before 3 meals, with 2 teaspoons.
Im not sure though because of the medicine about taking anything with vodka to try that.
I am feeling better i think, maybe 2 days of tablets, but also just finding a good quiet place to sleep, proper protein diet and cutting out coffee, alcohol seems to have helped with stress.
Thanks
madge1979 Guest
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Hey !!
You’re beginning to sounds like you’re pretty well up on what to take to better your Immune System and your Poor Thyroid !
Walnuts are great
Brazil nuts plain and simple are great too
But a good high dose Selenium 200mcg is even better as the selenium in the Nuts rather depends on how good the soil is that they grow in
.....So if it’s poor ..... your Nuts aren’t going to be that helpful .. on the other hand..
good quality high dose Selenium is going to go exactly where you need it to go !!!
You sound like you’ve made a huge difference to what you now eat ! Excellent !
I’m pretty sure your Antithyroid drug will work much the same as Carbimazole .. in USA and Canada it comes with a different name again .. but google it just to be sure
Linda 187 will be here shortly for help with your results
We’re not allowed to advertise
But I can give you supplement names and strengths in private message if you like ..
D3 2000iu
Magnesium 200mg 2xday
B1 500mg
B Complex
B12 1000ug 3xday
Omega 3,6 and 9 fish oils
ACIDOPHILUS 40Billion x day
That should keep you busy
Mx🌹
Guest madge1979
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Thank you.
I remember when i was going through skin diseases, and thinking i had STD'S and i hadnt, i read a lot about the stomach being so important in so many aspects, and what you put in it. i tried many yogurt kinds.
The omega's i was wondering to try chia seeds?
B vit, i was trying natural honey! i love it with yogurt.
I tried to eat more nuts for copper, pottassium, magnesium.