Jean in Newcastle Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Yeah, we know! But all avenues in regards to thyroid meds have been closed unless we want to pay the big bank. We've had his Thyroid levels tested three times now by his Kaiser Dr. and he's in 'normal' range....so he say's no specialist. :glare: His homeopath had him take his morning temp and it was/is extremely low every time, so he feels for certain that he has a thyroid issue, but he tried a few homepathic remedies and nothing changed. My ds has since decided he doesn't want to go back to the Homeopath...feels it's wasting money and he's tired of taking a boatload of different things each day in 'hopes' that they might work. He doesn't like feeling like he's paying to be experimented on. So, we are stumped. If I knew for certain that I could find an endocrinologist that would take him seriously, and who wouldn't cost a fortune, my dh and I would pay for it...somehow. But to pay $$$ and find out that it's not his thyroid at all would be beyond frustrating. Someone might need to put ME on meds!! :glare::glare: What stumped me was what a Kaiser Dr. said. He said that if they put him on Thyroid meds when his thyroid was actually functioning properly, it would destroy his thyroid completely. So they refuse to even try it...even though he has MANY of the symptoms (minus the being cold and hair thinning). Soooooo, now he has us scared. Do we go to an outside dr who will possibly try the meds even though he is in the normal range, and possibly let him/her destroy his thyroid?? Can that even happen or was that Kasier Dr. a quack!? (many of them ARE!) :confused: We honestly don't know what to do/think anymore. One thing he can do is to take selenium 100 mcg. It is a supplement that supports your thyroid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Can you get a copy of the lab results? There are NEW standards and if the doctor is looking at the old standards then your son might actually have a low thyroid but not hit the radar. I know that you have to watch the thyroid levels but my 15 year old daughter has been on thyroid meds for the past 8 years. The endo feels that we can take her off if we want or leave her on them. If we were at risk of "destroying" her thyroid, then I am sure he would not let her stay on them if they aren't absolutely needed. She is staying on them as they seem to help her mood issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in CA Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 Can you get a copy of the lab results? There are NEW standards and if the doctor is looking at the old standards then your son might actually have a low thyroid but not hit the radar. I know that you have to watch the thyroid levels but my 15 year old daughter has been on thyroid meds for the past 8 years. The endo feels that we can take her off if we want or leave her on them. If we were at risk of "destroying" her thyroid, then I am sure he would not let her stay on them if they aren't absolutely needed. She is staying on them as they seem to help her mood issues. Yes, we have easy online access to all lab results. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Yes, we have easy online access to all lab results. ;) What were his numbers. I don't know all of the new standards but I know the new one for TSH is 0.3-3.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in CA Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 What were his numbers. I don't know all of the new standards but I know the new one for TSH is 0.3-3.0 His last TSH (in November) was 1.29 (Kaiser range is .35-4.00) In April his TSH was .90 his T3 was 118 (range is 58-159) Free T4 was 1.10 (range is .81-1.48) In March his TSH was 1.53 All within normal ranges. :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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