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Dear Georgie: I could write chapter and verse on thyroid disease. It's the only diagnosis I had for over 20 years, and I researched it to death. I'm convinced that TSH test, and even FT4 and FT3 don't really give the whole picture. Armour DOES help...no doubt about it, but getting it fine tuned is another topic. I presently take all 90 mg first thing...

Hi, Ursula: Hmmm...soy and dairy. I have eliminated soy...never cared for it except in soy sauce, and I haven't used that in months (there's always wheat on the label). I don't drink milk...started having cramps from it 'way back in grade school, but I do love cheese and it's become a staple since I went gluten free. Is there something about cheese that...

Thanks, Tarnalberry. I'd only seen this information once, on a doc's commercial site, so I wasn't sure it was accurate. Guess that means giving up the tuna, darn it, not to mention all that salt. Do you perchance have any links to research/abstracts that explain it in more detail? (I'm not a bad researcher, and I like to know the medical explanation....

Hi... Don't have a diagnosis yet, but I have some odd deficiencies, and am trying for a DH diagnosis first. I've been gluten free for three months, going on four, and I've lost 20 lbs without ever missing a meal. For me, the odd thing is that I began to gain weight, FAST, after the birth of my 21 yo. I had been between 118 and 128 lbs until my 38th...

Hi, and Thanks for the Information: Actually I do take Armour...a combo of 90 mg of Armour and 50 of Levothroid (after a year of experimentation to see what worked). Yes, I did used to take $ynthroid, but it quit working for me about fifteen years ago...either that or my body quit metabolizing T4 into T3...and I'll never know. Both my endocrine surgeon...

Hi to All: A heartfelt thanks so much for your replies. Took me awhile to figure out why I wasn't getting replies in my email. Duh! I am going to go back to my primary and demand testing for DH...I've been on three courses of antibiotics now, and am about to try Diflucan (from my holistic doc). The Immunologist won't see me anymore for what he calls...

Hi, Brizzo: I'm pretty much a lurker here, but I have to tell you...I've had the scalp problem my entire life, and I'm 59 years old. Only recently developed the blisters all over, and I haven't had the biopsy yet. I'm betting on a positive, though, as I've been gluten free for three months, and I've begun to see a positive difference in my energy level...

Hi to All: I've had a bit of a different take, coming in from the other side of Osteo. I was diagnosed with hypothyroid back in my twenties, and I'm 59 yo now. Always had stomach problems (had my gall bladder out at age 25), but I really learned to live with them, because my exhaustion was uppermost in my mind. I still don't have a confirmed diagnosis...

Hi to All: I'm a newby here...with lots of questions, but the one paramount question is...how can I convince my doctors to give me the testing? Follow are my list of health issues/diagnosis: - cousin with confirmed Celiac - Hashimoto's Thyroid Disease - Hyperparathyroidism (surgery for one adenoma in April 2005) - Vitamin D deficiency - Igm Deficiency...