Mon, Jul-07-03, 13:57
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Posts: 7
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Plan: Modified Atkins
Stats: 226/108/160
BF:
Progress: 179%
Location: Evanston, WY
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Ug. First of all, did you get your TSH test at a regular Dr or an Endocrinologist? The "normal" range on a test is actually very large and many people, especially women, feel better with a number in the lower end of the range (which means you feel healthier if you have more thyroid hormone -T4- circulating in your body). Unfortunately MANY MANY Drs are not able or willing to tweak around to find YOUR best level. SO, to make a long answer short: although you test "normal" you may not really be - for you. Go see an Endo if you can...or at least somebody with LOTS of experience in Endocrinology...not just a family physician.
Also, it IS possible to have fluctuating TSH levels depending on what is going on in your thyroid. If it's not outputting correctly, your TSH output will be trying to compensate. Stranger things happen. Personally, with me, my thyroid was not responding well to the TSH and so my T4 was all over the place. I had thyroid nodules that were making this happen. Had to have the thing taken out.... So, go get a FULL thyroid panel taken - TSH, T4 AND T3(which can cause problems too) and talk over the results in an confident manner (get REALLY educated yourself - I leared EVERYTHING in the Thyroid section of about.com) with a Doctor who will listen to you and be willing to explore all the possibilities with you.
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