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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 688551" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Copa, pls get your thyroid tested. Have them test for t3/t4 and TSH. The first two are the thyroid hormones. The latter is a hormone your pituitary makes to tell the thyroid to make more hormones.</p><p></p><p>If you are hypothryoid (low thyroid), your TSH will be elevated as the pituitary can sense that thyroid hormones are low, freaks out, and starts nagging the thyroid by sending more and more TSH.</p><p></p><p>You describe a few sx of hypothryroidism in addition to the inability to lose weight: dry skin, being cold. Is your hair thinning? Do you have scaly patches on your skin? What about bodily aches and pains, constipation?</p><p></p><p>I have a basically non-functioning thyroid. It is basically nothing but a mass of cysts with a bit of gland tissue mixed in. That's from Hashimoto's disorder, in which my immune system attacked my thyroid. There are other things HT does, like dry mouth and eyes. Hashimoto's can be diagnosed by a needle biopsy. There is a specific type of cell that is characteristic for HT. If they find that cell on biopsy and don't find cancer cells. You'll be OK, just have to closely monitor thyroid levels as on occasion they can switch from low to too high, especially in young people,</p><p></p><p>It's a rare excuse for not being able to lose weight but its a legit one. I know I need my dosage of replacement hormones adjusted (after blood draw tomorrow), as my scaly forehead skin is back, the body pain is back with a vengeance, and my hair is shedding like crazy. I was finally able to lose some weight after the last increase in replacement hormones, but the combination of plateauing combined with the other sx tells me that the ol' gland is in trouble again.</p><p></p><p>If it is your thyroid, you'll be amazed at how much better you'll feel once you get the dosage of replacement hormones figured out. The thyroid is one of the master glands: its hormones influence many processes int he body, including conversion of energy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 688551, member: 1963"] Copa, pls get your thyroid tested. Have them test for t3/t4 and TSH. The first two are the thyroid hormones. The latter is a hormone your pituitary makes to tell the thyroid to make more hormones. If you are hypothryoid (low thyroid), your TSH will be elevated as the pituitary can sense that thyroid hormones are low, freaks out, and starts nagging the thyroid by sending more and more TSH. You describe a few sx of hypothryroidism in addition to the inability to lose weight: dry skin, being cold. Is your hair thinning? Do you have scaly patches on your skin? What about bodily aches and pains, constipation? I have a basically non-functioning thyroid. It is basically nothing but a mass of cysts with a bit of gland tissue mixed in. That's from Hashimoto's disorder, in which my immune system attacked my thyroid. There are other things HT does, like dry mouth and eyes. Hashimoto's can be diagnosed by a needle biopsy. There is a specific type of cell that is characteristic for HT. If they find that cell on biopsy and don't find cancer cells. You'll be OK, just have to closely monitor thyroid levels as on occasion they can switch from low to too high, especially in young people, It's a rare excuse for not being able to lose weight but its a legit one. I know I need my dosage of replacement hormones adjusted (after blood draw tomorrow), as my scaly forehead skin is back, the body pain is back with a vengeance, and my hair is shedding like crazy. I was finally able to lose some weight after the last increase in replacement hormones, but the combination of plateauing combined with the other sx tells me that the ol' gland is in trouble again. If it is your thyroid, you'll be amazed at how much better you'll feel once you get the dosage of replacement hormones figured out. The thyroid is one of the master glands: its hormones influence many processes int he body, including conversion of energy. [/QUOTE]
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