Posted by flame on September 10, 2005, at 18:59:16
In reply to Re: BP thyroid (again) » Flame, posted by fires on September 9, 2005, at 18:52:50
"What causes it to happen? (hypo with Grave's)"
Many times the Graves patient can go into "remission" and then become hypO. I have "talked" to several people that have had this happen .. and then of course myself ...
"Years ago some docs told me that during some stages of Hashimoto's one can swing from hyper to normal to hypo then back and forth..."
Sounds much the same as Graves...
"The endo. I saw usually treated Hashimoto's by doing a total thyroidectomy. The reasoning: antibodies wouldn't have anything else to attack and thyroid replacement therapy was found to work fine."
Is this what YOU had done .. a thyroidectomy? He didn't feel your Hashi's could be controlled by medication? I think this sounds pretty drastic .. but then I know (of course) that I don't have all of the details.
"In fact he used only Synthroid or other synthetic T hormones -- he said that dessicated thyroid could provoke one's immune system to continue producing antibodies."
All I can say about this is please do your own homework. I have NEVER heard or read this. I know many people that are doing so absolutely wonderful on the dessicated thyroid!(??) Read up on it .. you might be pleasantly surprised .. as it might help you! Although, you might have to go to a different doc to get the dessicated thyroid prescription ..
My Best To You! ~Flame~
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