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by Steve-H
Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:35 pm
Forum: Talking with doctors
Topic: For the experts...
Replies: 5
Views: 9766

Re: For the experts...

Thank you for this reply Dr Kerbel its very honest. Its such a shame though for a doctor to care and understand thyroid disease that they have to have had the disease themselves or someone close to them has had to deal with it.

Steve
by Steve-H
Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:02 pm
Forum: Talking with doctors
Topic: Training to become an endocrinologist
Replies: 1
Views: 4958

Training to become an endocrinologist

Hi Doctors,

Training to become an endocrinologist takes 10 years miniumum if im not mistaken ? 5 Of those years in med school touch only the basics of endocrine ?

Do you not feel it would be better to maybe have less years in training but to focus more on the endocrine system ?

Steve
by Steve-H
Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:10 pm
Forum: General/Miscellaneous
Topic: Bone loss density and T3
Replies: 3
Views: 15407

Re: Bone loss density and T3

Hi Ipman, "You really need to establish a benchmark now for future comparisons." - This was my arguement but of course not listened to. "Incidentally if the endo is so sure that you are going to suffer 100% bone loss, has he/she given you any advice about how you might compensate for ...
by Steve-H
Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:45 pm
Forum: General/Miscellaneous
Topic: Bone loss density and T3
Replies: 3
Views: 15407

Bone loss density and T3

Hi, My endo refused to do a Bone loss and density scan even though i am on T3 only replacement therapy. His reasoning were that because my dose is high 92mcg that i would 100% have bone loss so it is therefore pointless. I dont understand his answer. Could you give some explantion ?

Steve
by Steve-H
Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:27 pm
Forum: General/Miscellaneous
Topic: Cite References Please
Replies: 2
Views: 6043

Re: Cite References Please

1. Serum ferritin as a marker of thyroid hormone action on peripheral tissues. Takamatsu J, Majima M, Miki K, Kuma K, Mozai T. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1985 Oct;61(4):672-6. 2 Incidence of sideropenia and effects of iron repletion treatment in women with subclinical hypothyroidism. Duntas LH, Papan...
by Steve-H
Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:52 am
Forum: Hypothyroidism (Underactive Thyroid)
Topic: Debilitating hypo symptoms - what needs addressing first?
Replies: 5
Views: 4744

Re: Debilitating hypo symptoms - what needs addressing first

Dear Miss T I am sorry you are having such a tough time. Your current TSH levels are well suppressed in the normal range (<2) suggesting you are on the correct dose of levothyroxine 125mcg. It is particularly important to have normal TFTs in pregnancy as recent evidence has shown abnormal levels ca...
by Steve-H
Thu Jan 26, 2012 5:26 pm
Forum: General/Miscellaneous
Topic: Adrenal/ Thyroid issues :Advice needed please.
Replies: 5
Views: 8870

Re: Adrenal/ Thyroid issues :Advice needed please.

You are probably on too low a dose of thyroxine. Hypothyroidism can be associated with adrenal impairment which corrects itself when the T4 replacement is adequate. Increase the T4 dose and recheck thyroid function in 1 month Could you please prove this with a case study, or medical studies ? I am ...
by Steve-H
Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:21 pm
Forum: Hypothyroidism (Underactive Thyroid)
Topic: Normal Thyroid Labs but extreme hypothyroid symptoms
Replies: 15
Views: 11899

Re: Normal Thyroid Labs but extreme hypothyroid symptoms

Hi again, ontop of my unaswered question below could you please answer the extra few questions which i had a think about last nite relating to my indivudual case. Could you answer or give to some explenation then if the full thyroid profile is normal, but now that i am on T3 thyroid replacement(92mc...
by Steve-H
Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:18 pm
Forum: Hypothyroidism (Underactive Thyroid)
Topic: Normal Thyroid Labs but extreme hypothyroid symptoms
Replies: 15
Views: 11899

Re: Normal Thyroid Labs but extreme hypothyroid symptoms

Hello Steve-H Thank you for your posts which are all very interesting and clearly relevant. However, our expert panel are really here to answer personal thyroid questions rather than comment on laboratory tests and some of the concerns you have. For this reason I hope you understand that the expert...
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