Posted by Tabitha on January 1, 2006, at 22:41:20
In reply to Re: Endocrinology consult » Tabitha, posted by Larry Hoover on January 1, 2006, at 16:07:43
So Lar, are you saying my TSH reading would not vary as much during the day as the free T3? If that's the case I'll make the effort to get the first lab numbers also. I asked for them to be sent to me, they didn't send them, and I didn't follow up. Also I thought at some point I'd read that TSH is not meaningful when you're on T3, but I can't find that reference anymore.
Interesting link in the post to Phillipa. I couldn't quite figure out whether his advice about monitoring without bloodwork was particular to Hashimoto's patients or not.
So he also says osteoporosis isn't a risk at those dosages, yet most doctors say it is. It's confusing.
I did try a thermometer for a while-- before I started the T3, my temperature was pretty normal and seemed to vary a lot day to day (I was doing it in the morning before moving at all), so I lost interest in the method. I didn't keep it up more than a few days anyhow. Maybe I'll give it a shot again. I've read stuff saying it's a great measure, and stuff saying it's useless. Another confusing issue.
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