That was good to hear the fantastic news about your results. He sounds open minded and not closed to try anything new which is great!. Also well done on losing the 8lbs.

Keep it up

Thank you Paula,
I am so happy that he was ok with it. Thanks for the congrats on the weight loss and results...I am so happy. I feel so much better too! I am still awaiting the T3 & T4 results on the thyroid. I never realised how many things the thyroid effects. Take care all! Have a great LC day!.....Nancy

Hi All,
I finally received the results of the other thyroid tests...it is definitely hyper and my brain is not producing any TSH..the doctor is calling a specialist but since we live in the boonies there is only one he recommends and she is booked until early sept. He started me on PTU meds to stop the thyroid from over producing and a beta blocker for the heart racing....I have been too scared to start the beta blocker....plus I have heard they inhibit weight loss...I have to sit down and talk to myself about this. He wants me to come in once a week for blood tests to see if the ptu is working. As for the diabetes he said that the last blood test was 136 after 15 days on induction!!!! That is for the nurse who bad mouthed LCWOEing....and the past two mornings it has been around 115!!! He was also amazed that I lost 15 lbs since my last visit! So finally getting some answers, thank you for a place to sound off.....Nancy
I loved this quote.....A skeptic is a person who, when he sees the handwriting on the wall, claims it's a forgery. (That's for the nurse too Haha)

Good luck with the specialist Nancy, and congrats on the loss so far, not to mention the good numbers and the satisfaction of imprssing your doctor and annoying your nurse!

Wa'il

sounds like you're really getting your diabetes under control! congrats on the weight loss too! must have felt really good seeing that nurse! hehehehe! i'm glad you're getting the help and support you need for good health!

Hello All,
I went to the Dr. today, he had a consultation with the specialist and wanted to retest blood and up medicine doses and start me on something for the diabetes. Well the specialist said that she wanted him to keep up with the PTU med for the thyroid...Antenol for the heart beat...well on meds for two weeks....too early to tell on the thyroid....but my pulse was 72, bp 120/70, bg 88 and he said my weight lose was amazing! He said we can hold off on the diabetes meds because it is coming down so nicely. He wanted to do glucose tolerance test again but I said it would pull me out of ketosis and he said that since BG was 88 1 hr after eating he would wait and I am to test twice a day at home. He congratulated me....Made me feel so good and said see you in Sept. keep up the good work. Yippy....weight...313/293.5/goal??

Hubby had Dr. appt too...Lymes caught very early on the mend keep up the antibiotics for 6wks. Hubby lost 24 lbs...BP from 150/100 down to 130/68.....Dr floored....also praised hubby highly!

So it was an inspiring day ....long one but happy in the end! Thank you to everyone who has helped me reach this place...what a difference the past month has made and you all are wonderful.......Nancy & Scott(DH)

Nancy, I'm reading this, and getting all misty eyed. I mean, the weight loss is a nice bonus, but to have such health improvements in only one month. That's so great. I always feel a bit smug when someone is able to keep the evil prescription pad at bay

Keep it up - or down, I guess. We're just the cheering section, yer the one doing all the hard work.

Doreen

Hi Doreen,
Thank you so much for the praise! Yes it was truly a wonderful feeling when the Dr. sat down with both of us and just smiled as he looked over the charts! I am going to ride this high for all it is worth. Thanks again....I love reading your journal and informative posts.....and the picture of the meeting was great...you look sooo good....everyone else does too...and the sunrise was gorgeous. Take care.....Nancy on Cloud 9

Dear Jeannie,
I am glad you have your regular doc back & that he is sending you to a specialist. I hope it is an endocrinologist. Hyperthyroidism can be very serious. You do not have to change your carb intake to treat hyperthyroidism. Since this is an acute situation,any doc in their right mind would want you to have the correct treatment as soon as possible. Even though it can be serious, with the
correct treatment it can be taken care of and the
serious aspects can be circumvented. You may have to stay on long term thyroid medicine once the docs have the acute problem well in hand for you.
As for your DMII, that is a separate issue & all
the support & advice you have recieved is pointing
you in a positive direction. I am not diabetic & I
do not know all the personal issues that you may have to work through in keeping to your regimen.
But certainly keeping your carb intake within the appropriate limits is key!to your diabetic diet.
I hope by the time you receive this your hyperthyroidism has been correctly addressed by your health professionals

Hi there!

I don't know how many replies you've had but here goes.

I was recently diagnosed as Hypo and have spent hours on the net trying to find more information about what is going on in me. I've been clinically depressed since I was 8 (I'm 44 now) and it was my psychiatrist who finally figured that someone as resistant to antidepressants as myself MUST have something else going on. Finally. Someone willing to hear what I've been trying to say for 20 years!

I would like to recommend that you take a peek at: http://thyroid.miningco.com/cs/basi...there/index.htm

This is one great place to start learning about your thyroid and what it's up to.

One of the thing I found interesting is that a person can have symptoms of both hyper and hypo. It can be quite a confusing issue to deal with! I wish you the best of luck!