Hashimoto's Diagnosis

[CoastWatcher]

My doctor called to tell me my thyroid panel leads her to believe Hashimoto's is now something I have to deal with. Not really a surprise, my father and grandfather were diagnosed with it. On my way to repeat the blood work to get a confirmation.


Fellows, everything you read about thyroid on this forum is important - particularly getting the proper tests run. Don't settle for TSH only, and a quick comment that everything "looks good." My TSH has always been reasonable; had a more complete set of tests not been run this would have been missed.

 

[Vince]

coastwatcher bad news, look like you have a lot of hard work ahead of you.

 

[CoastWatcher]

Thanks, Vince. It's what we don't know that can play havoc with us. Now, on to managing this.

 

[Nelson Vergel]

I just finished this book. It's great


Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause





http://www.amazon.com/Hashimotos-Th...F8&qid=1428611673&sr=8-1&keywords=hashimoto's

What's Really Going on in Hashimoto's? Hashimoto's is more than just hypothyroidism. Most patients with Hashimoto's will present with acid reflux, nutrient deficiencies, anemia, intestinal permeability, food sensitivities, gum disorders and hypoglycemia in addition to the “typical” hypothyroid symptoms such as weight gain, cold intolerance, hair loss, fatigue and constipation. The body becomes stuck in a vicious cycle of immune system overload, adrenal insufficiency, gut dysbiosis, impaired digestion, inflammation, and thyroid hormone release abnormalities. This cycle is self-sustaining and will continue causing more and more symptoms until an external factor intervenes and breaks the cycle apart. The lifestyle interventions discussed in this book aim to dismantle the vicious cycle piece by piece. We start with the simplest modifications, by removing triggers, and follow with repairing the other broken systems to restore equilibrium, allowing the body to rebuild itself.

 

[CoastWatcher]

I just finished this book. It's great


Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause



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http://www.amazon.com/Hashimotos-Th...F8&qid=1428611673&sr=8-1&keywords=hashimoto's

What's Really Going on in Hashimoto's? Hashimoto's is more than just hypothyroidism. Most patients with Hashimoto's will present with acid reflux, nutrient deficiencies, anemia, intestinal permeability, food sensitivities, gum disorders and hypoglycemia in addition to the “typical” hypothyroid symptoms such as weight gain, cold intolerance, hair loss, fatigue and constipation. The body becomes stuck in a vicious cycle of immune system overload, adrenal insufficiency, gut dysbiosis, impaired digestion, inflammation, and thyroid hormone release abnormalities. This cycle is self-sustaining and will continue causing more and more symptoms until an external factor intervenes and breaks the cycle apart. The lifestyle interventions discussed in this book aim to dismantle the vicious cycle piece by piece. We start with the simplest modifications, by removing triggers, and follow with repairing the other broken systems to restore equilibrium, allowing the body to rebuild itself.

Thanks for the link, Nelson. I'll be ordering the book.

 

[brutusman]

Coastwatcher,

I have a high TSH and my GP had me on 50mcg Thyroxine. Wasn't feeling any different on the meds and did a bunch of research on thyroid issues and asked him to run some additional tests. My GP told me that the TSH test is the "gold standard" and that the additional tests Total and Free t4 and t3 and TPO weren't necessary. In the meantime I started working with Dr. Crisler from Defy for TRT and he ordered up the same tests that my GP told me were not needed. My TPO came back at 371 (normal scale is 0-9). This is a major indicator of Hashimoto's. Both my mom and grandmother have/had thyroid issues.

Just sent my lab results to Defy for a consult with Dr. Crisler. Just wondering what your treatment entails and does it have any impacts on TRT?

Thanks,

Bill

 

[kspat]

I was just wondering what the outcome of your consult with Dr. Crisler was. If you don't mind. Thanks. p

 

[Nelson Vergel]

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/thy.2023.0556

 

[Nelson Vergel]

Hashimoto's Test Panel

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