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| interpreting thyroid panel values | 7/20/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I have the following results from my thyroid panel: Total T4=8.2 (normal) T3U=42.8 9 (high) Free ...
A: The values your doctor uses are not the same as my doctor uses and his lab does not use the Mosby's ...
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| total lethargy-weight gain | 7/8/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: April 2002 I had 1/2 a thyroid removed-three nodules, all benign. For years I had been complaining ...
A: If you or the doctor think the "idea with the meds is to prevent the other 1/2 of the thyroid from ...
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| Throat Feeling Sore | 7/2/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I think i have had something like this before, and i think it might go away, yesterday for a short ...
A: I of course can not make you go to a doctor, but if this continues, you need to go.... Some viruses ...
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| Throat Feeling Sore | 7/1/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I don't know if it has to do with the thyroid or not, but here goes anyway. For some reason my ...
A: This sounds like you have an infection in the lymph nodes of your neck and throat area.... This ...
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| thyroid | 6/29/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: did i send u my 1st questions? Answer - Dear Mary, I do not have a question from you other than a ...
A: There is still no question here regarding your subject "thyroid"..... I have never gotten any ...
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| Thyroid | 6/21/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I am a 32 year old woman and 12 years ago following a birth to my son they found a goiter on my left ...
A: You have the same problem with your doctor as MOST thyroid patients have and my doctor was NO ...
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| thyroid | 6/19/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: My question to is that my test came back on my thyroid last week and on it it says that the thyroid ...
A: If you have been diagnosed with hypothyroism you better think twice about not taking medication to ...
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| thyroid | 6/17/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I have alot of thyroid symptoms such as racing heart,nervousness,weight loss,fatigue,high and low ...
A: First of all if you had or were thought to have hyPOthyroidism, you would NOT be loosing weight... ...
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| cold body | 6/16/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: in 1985 I suffered from graves disease I was on neomercazole until 1995,when they took me opff it ...
A: Raynaud's Disease (proper spelling) is an autoimmune disease and so is Grave's Disease... Once a ...
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| thyroid/cholesterol link? | 6/14/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I'm a 36 year old female who has been diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease. My doc put me on ...
A: Since both hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's Disease will cause a SLOW DOWN in the body's metabolism, ...
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| Hashimoto's and heart problem | 6/14/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: ------------------------- Followup To Dear Karen, thanks so very much for your reply. Sorry, I had ...
A: Thyroid blood work is often unreliable since not all NORMAL values are the same for each individual ...
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| Hashimoto's and heart problem | 6/13/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: Brawner, I thank you so much for taking my question. I'm a 33 year-old girl and was recently ...
A: First of all, I am NOT a doctor.... However, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis A/K/A Hashimoto's Disease can ...
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| low tsh and low t4 | 6/13/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I was dx. with hashimoto's thyroiditis over 8 yrs. ago and have been on .125 synthroid since. Over ...
A: Based on these blood test values, your doctor needs to check into your pituitary gland function and ...
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| DIAGNOSIS | 6/12/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: i will ask about anti body test. my nodules were liquid filled i am sure. your response was most ...
A: I made a mistake on the web site, so here is the correct one (see Below).... Fluid filled nodules ...
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| DIAGNOSIS | 6/12/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY PA THAT MY THYROID IS INFLAMED. AN ULTRA SCAN SHOWED MANY NODULES. ALL ...
A: You have what is commonly called a GOITER.... This is an enlarged thyroid.... It can have nodules ...
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| i had hyperthyroidism in my... | 6/10/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: i had hyperthyroidism in my twenties had operation developed hypothyroidism in my fifties ...
A: Unfortunately, there are NO FOODS that will help with hypothyroidism.... Often the medication given ...
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| Under Active Thyroid | 6/10/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I have just been told I am a borderline for an under active thyroid. I am to have another blood test ...
A: Hypothyroidism and even hyperthyroidism are meddical problems that things such as vitamins, herbal ...
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| Hypothyroidism and Water retention | 6/10/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I just got an e-mail that said that you had answered this question for me before. Excuse me, but I ...
A: Please excuse me, but I did answer this question yesterday and sent it through the system... I can ...
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| Para Thyroid - high calcium level after a blood test | 6/4/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: Could you tell me what are the symptons/effects of a high calcium content? I had a blood test in ...
A: The main symptoms of too much calcium in the blood is 1. feeling run down 2. sleeping poorly 3. ...
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| thyroid and joint/muscle pain | 6/2/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: Okay, here is an abbreviated version of my situation. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism after the ...
A: ANA blood test is good.... I assume yours was NEGATIVE..... However, even if it were just SMALL ...
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| thyroid and joint/muscle pain | 5/31/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: Okay, here is an abbreviated version of my situation. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism after the ...
A: Since you have already been diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease and this is an autoimmune disease, ...
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| Hypothyroidism and weight loss | 5/31/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: Followup To Question -They say the thyroid controls the metabolism. I have hypothyroidism it is ...
A: It doesn't sound like the radiologist knew exactly what he was doing.... If there is a nodule on ...
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| pathology report | 5/31/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: what is considered a large thyroid nodule? mine 1.7x1.3x0.6 cm
A: This is NOT a very large nodule.... To figure out how large this nodule is, multiply each cm amount ...
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| Hypothyroidism and weight loss | 5/30/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: Followup To Question - They say the thyroid controls the metabolism. I have hypothyroidism it is ...
A: There are really no specific questions that I can think of.... You should be in good hands since ...
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| Hypothyroidism and weight loss | 5/29/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: They say the thyroid controls the metabolism. I have hypothyroidism it is under control with meds I ...
A: Inorder to find out if your thyroid condition is related to the autoimmune system, your doctor ...
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| Hypothyroidism and weight loss | 5/28/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: They say the thyroid controls the metabolism. I have hypothyroidism it is under control with meds I ...
A: Since I do not know the cause of your hypothyroidism, I can not be specific with an answer... If ...
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| thyroid removal | 5/27/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: If the thyroid gland is removed how would it effect the pituitary gland?
A: The pituitary gland produces and releases TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) and does so when the ...
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| Thyroid cancer and swichin from Synthroid to Armour | 5/24/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: Karen. I am a 28yr old male from Cobourg, Ontario Canada and I was diagnosed with thyroid ...
A: As for obtaining Armour, I am not familiar with Canadian pharmacists or doctors, but I would assume ...
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| labile thyroid | 5/24/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: My md diagnosed me as having "labile" thyroid a couple years ago. Labile basically means changable ...
A: If I were you I would continue to be checked for changes in your thyroid by having a complete ...
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| i am hypothyroid... | 5/20/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: i am hypothyroid on synthroid 100 -the yellow pill. i've been dieting for the last 6 months and not ...
A: Most all doctors do a COMPLETE Thyroid Panel blood work when testing... This includes but not ...
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| High TSH Levles | 5/17/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I just recevied my annual screening. Everything was well with in range except for the TSH (12.20) ...
A: Your sweats and hot flashes are probably caused from the hormonal changes do to the going through ...
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| So young.. | 5/16/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I'm a female, 17 years old..have been dying my hair for 5 years without any problems. Just recently, ...
A: It sounds to me like you need to see a REAL doctor who will do blood work etc before making ...
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| Tsh | 5/15/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I had a a bad case of hypothyroidism for almost a year and three months.My TSH was a wopping 127 and ...
A: I have never heard of any one having NO T-3 or T-4 level..... As for the law suit, I really can't ...
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| RAI Scan and Thyroid Uptake | 5/14/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: A few months after the birth of my son, I was diagnosed with possible hypothyroidism after a routine ...
A: Nursing of your sone and not having menstrual cycles will have absolutely NO influence on thyroid ...
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| Tsh | 5/13/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I had a a bad case of hypothyroidism for almost a year and three months.My TSH was a wopping 127 and ...
A: Synthroid and other synthetic thyroid hormones do NOT work over night and infact often take months ...
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| hypo symptoms | 5/5/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I'm a 52 yr old woman 60 pounds overweight and have been overweight most of my life. I've always had ...
A: A good doctor will NOT pay a lot of attention to thyroid blood work because he/she knows that ...
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| I will keep taking my medicine | 5/5/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: How are you? How are you doing? Thanx a lot for your answer, even though not exact but i got some ...
A: The only other information I have is that your body needs this medication based on what your doctor ...
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| Should I take my levothyroxine medicine or not? | 5/3/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: i got a question. i would like to know if i should take my levothyroxine medicine forever. The ...
A: This is something that you MUST discuss with your doctor.... I do not know ALL of your medical ...
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| Throid and weight loss | 5/3/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I have been told by my doctor that I have an underactive thyroid and am on thyroxine 150. I am also ...
A: Having an underactive thyroid also known as hypothyroidism, is probably your main cause of gaining ...
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| Thyroid medication/solutions | 5/1/2004 | Karen Brawner |
Q: I've been diagnosed with hyperthyroid by my endocronologist. My mother was diagnosed with ...
A: Der Marc, If you have the surgery or if you have the radioactive iodine treatments you will still ...
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