Afternoon everyone!
I’m Michelle… Heard about this board on Facebook and I’m always interested in more thyroid info.
My thyroid went hypo during my first pregnancy in 1996. It took 2 yrs and 7 doctors before I was diagnosed. Doctors pretty much keep telling me I was tired from being a new mom and not losing weight because I was lazy. I was starting to think I was just crazy. Finally in 1998 I was diagnosed with a hypothyroid, written out a script for Synthroid and left there. I didn’t get any better still had all the symptoms and it was starting to affect my marriage. I started doctor hopping again. Then the spots starting showing up, I was told it was Vitiligo and I had Hashimoto’s. During this time I’m doctor hopping, my medication dosage is going up and down, my weight hits 195 lbs. Finally I found a good doctor, he explains I need to get my TSH level down as close to zero while watching my FT3, FT4 and antibody levels. He was awesome! He tracked my blood work, my symptoms and with a strict diet and exercise plan we got my weight down to 140 lbs. I felt great and was back to myself. He gets kicked out of the practice and the doctor they put me with cut my meds in half. Back to hell I go. It’s been 2 yrs since I felt good. I had one doctor do x-rays and told me I have Rheumatoid Arthritis in my ankles, another doctor told me that is not possible. Then that doctor told me my antibodies are attacking my lungs and that’s why I have trouble breathing. He did no test so I guess he’s God and knows all. I’m just tired of it all. My last labs the doctor didn’t even bother with my FT3 and FT4, it makes me mad since there is no reason not to order the test.
I’m currently taking Levothyroxin 112mcg (2 pills)
My TSH is 0.04 (0.34-5.60)
T-4 11.7 (5.3-11.5)
T3 Uptake 39.1 (33.5-44.7)
I take B12 in the morning and I’m on a fresh fruit/veggie (no cabbage family types) chicken/fish diet. I run 4 miles daily on the treadmill just fine but get winded going up a flight of stairs sometimes. If anyone knows of a good thyroid doctor in Pennsylvania please let me know.