Posted by CEK on May 31, 2006, at 17:05:47
In reply to Re: Thyroid Abnormal Test Results » sparky123, posted by Larry Hoover on May 31, 2006, at 10:33:15
Larry, I'm so glad you posted this. I've read up on this thyroid stuff for a while. My tests come out in "normal" range, yet I have all the side effects of a low thyroid. I read up on what they called Wilson's Syndrom which they said was basically what you were talking about. It mentioned that sometimes a person's body can not convert T4 into T3 which causes the person all of these side effects. It said that the normal blood tests that they take to check your thyroid will not show this and the doctors will tell you that your thyroid is fine even though you continue to suffer with these side effects. If you look up Wilson's Syndrom on the web you can find info on it. The problem is finding a doctor that will take you seriously and do further testing. I've talked to my pdocs about it and they look at me like I'm stupid. I guess if it was my thyroid and my problems could be taken care of by helping my thyroid function properly, then I wouldn't need to be paying them their high fees and paying for all of these pysc meds that are not working. Lord knows they don't want this to happen. I have no faith in the pdocs and the system anymore and I know it's dangerous to tamper with your thyroid, but I've started trying thyroid meds on my own. And yes, I can tell a difference, a good one. The meds are dangerous and have to be started very slowly because they say they can have an effect on your heart, so I'm going by the books. It's a bad situation when you feel like you know your own body (at least somewhat) and that something just isn't adding up and no one will listen to you. My pdoc told me I need to stay off the internet and quit obsessing about looking up info on my illness. He says it will only make things worse. I didn't think trying to be more well informed would be a bad thing. That's one reason I come to this site, for more information that the pdocs can't or won't tell you. And Larry, I agree completely with the last line of your thread. Doctors have no problem with treating other illnesses permanetly, insullin resistance and all the other, but your right, they don't want to touch getting into thryoid supplimentation.
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