Thyroid
#226352 - 11/20/05 04:13 PM
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e_mcmaster
Reged: 01/16/05
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Loc: Norman, Oklahoma
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Hi ladies (and the occasional man) -
I've been absent because I finally figured out that I don't have IBS at all, or if I do, it's a very, very slight version.
I have hypothyroidism and had it the entire time I thought I had IBS. I had a lot of doctors tell me that my thyroid was fine, based on the fact that they just checked ONE indicator of thyroid and not the others. Once my Dad insisted I go to an endocrinologist (a thyroid/metabolism specialist) and they did some tests, I found out that my thyroid was over 20 times the normal limit. Since upping my dosage of meds, I now feel almost completely normal.
Please, please, please people, get your thyroid checked by a reputable endocrinologist. Even if it comes back normal, I'm sure you'll feel it was worth it to check.
Email me: elizabeth@dopple.net if you have any questions
Elizabeth
P.S. For those of you that really do have IBS, my heart goes out to you. 6 months ago, I never thought I would ever feel normal again. I pray that soon they will discover a cure for IBS so that you all will feel normal, too.
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Elizabeth
all those years it wasn't IBS - it was celiac!
send me an email: liz@dopple.net
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I had them do a thyroid scan and a blood test for hyperactive thyroid. It all came back normal. Do you think those tests are sufficient enough?
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I hade the test done and it was fine, they said. Also, and antibody test which they said was fine. I still think there is something wrong...or am I just "wanting" their to be something to finally help?
Is this enough testing?
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Did they give you the results? If not, I'd call and ask for a copy. Until recently, they rated the TSH levels as normal from 0.1-5.0. As of a few years ago, they reevaluated it and now normal is from 0.1-3.0. A lot of general practice doctors don't know this. Even if you fall between 0.1 and 3.0, if you are on the upper or lower ends of the scale, you might be showing/feeling the symptoms as strongly as if you were actually over the line into abnormal. When I finally went to the endocrinologist, I came in at a 3.4 and my regular doctor kept saying I was normal. Not only was I on the upper end of the OLD (0.1-5.0) range, but I was over by .4 on the new range and my doctor (God bless him, he really is a good doctor but we can't expect them to be experts about everything!) didn't realize it. I was displaying ALL of the symptoms of hypo (underactive) thyroidism which explains why I thought I was a C. If you're overactive (hyperthyroidism) you can have D.
Soooo my suggestion is to get the actual results from your doctor. Then you can do some research online or take it to another doctor to look over.
Hope this helps!
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Elizabeth
all those years it wasn't IBS - it was celiac!
send me an email: liz@dopple.net
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#226567 - 11/21/05 07:33 PM
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jen1013
Reged: 05/06/05
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I'm so glad you truly found out what was wrong. Makes you wonder how many people "with IBS" really have some other disorder, huh? Anyway, kudos to your father for his insistence and I hope your existence continues to be IBS-free!!! 
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jen
"It's one of the most serious things that can possibly happen to one in a battle -- to get one's head cut off." -- LC
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