Someone please help me, LONG

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Registered: 01-16-2006
Someone please help me, LONG
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Mon, 01-16-2006 - 10:07pm

I am 39 years old. I have had High blood pressure for about 6 years,
Was diagnosed with an enlarged heart 3 years ago from My HBP not
being properly treaded due to my choice to BF my youngest daughter.
(allergic to all HBP meds That I could take during BF'ing)

Since then I have (through hard work) lost most of the enlargement
on my heart.(Good news)

During a CT to check my Adrinals for possible cause of HBP (April
last year), They came accross a tumor on the adrinal. Saying it's
not secreting.........also good sign....my reason for posting this
is to see if any of you have heard of a connection with the thyroid
and adrinal? I'm beginning to find some connections.

About late May last year, I began to feel very tired, breathless,
(just tieing my shoes laces) fatigued, Hot all the time, weak, Loss
of sex drive, restless, blurry vision, ittitable, forgetful, noticed
my wounds didn't heal as fast, itchy skin, sore muscles and
joints.....all coming on fast.

About the first week in June, I began to feel dizzy all the
time.....
Having GD during pregnancy and having dizzy spells, I thought I
might be pregnant...........as I also began to vomit....but, not the
case.

The vomiting continued and I saw my PCP and she said I just had the
flu and sent me home.
The vomiting continued for 15 days and On that 15th day I began to
shake uncontrollably....Vomiting constantly.
I was taken to the emergency room and hospitalized for a week and
Lost 35 lbs.

Conculsion? Hyperthyroid.....Don't know what my levels were at that
time but, I am getting all of my results now for all of the testing
that has been done on me.

I was sent home taking Toprol XL 100mg (I was always on 50 mg's
until this for my HBP) and PTU 50 MG, 4x daily.

I felt great the first few weeks, I had good energy, and all of my
horrible feelings were going away.....I thought, YEAH, I got this
one licked!

Went for blood work and my Endo said.....I needed to drop to 1 pill
a day.
I thought, Wow, that's a drastic change in meds but, she's the Dr.

Ok...I did and I began to feel horrible again.......

levels this time......T4, Free 0.9 (0.8-1/8 ng/dl)
THS....... .01
T3 UPTAKE 34.2 (27.8-40.7 percent)
Don't know what this means.........anyway,

Again another blood test and she said "go to three PTU pills a day,
your numbers are off the chart" (Don't have those #'s yet)

This is where I have been for a couple of months now, and I feel
better in some ways but, horrible in others!
The thing is, I'm gaining weight as well, Put back on 22 lbs, over
the past two months and don't understand it, Heavy periods, Some
days anxious, nervous and hyper and the next, I'm completely
exhausted.
Like night and day difference.........The muscle aches are not as
bad but, If I am in one spot too long, I'm so stiff and sore,
walking like an 80 year old.

I feel like I'm going to snap. Angry, moody, Just an all around
B&%$@!

I have asked her what the cause seems to be......graves......etc.
and she said we'll discuss it at your next apt. And that she has not
done any Antibodies tests as of yet. And that If I feel the need to
have them done to call my PCP, and have them scheduled. I am doing
this tomorrow.

I also asked her what my levels were at my most recent test (last
thurs) and she said the THS was low at 0.02, but that the T4 and T3
were normal,
T4 being 1.0 and T3 being .123..........I again asked
her........what does this mean? She said.......we'll discuss all of
this at your next apt.

I wan't to know NOW!!!!!!

SO WHY? do I feel so bad? Why are my levels looking good to her and
I'm feeling so horrible?

At times I feel hyper and hypo at the same time.

I'm just beginning to research this as My Endo and I have not had
good communication and I'm seeing a new Endo on this week for a
second opinion.

My life is just a mess.........I'm so stressed out and at the end of
my rope with this.......I am the kind of woman that challanges "the
full Plate" way of life and CAN'T HANDLE anymore...!
WHAT IS WRONG WIHT ME?!?

I'm so sorry this was so long....I just didn't realize that there
were other woman out there feeling as horrible as me......Please,
Please someone, tell me that there is a light at the end of this
tunnel I'm IN! I need someone to talk to that understands what I'm
feeling.....

I wan't to enjoy my New grandchildren as well as my own little 4 yr.
old!
I'm missing out on so much like this!

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Registered: 05-19-2004
Mon, 01-16-2006 - 10:31pm

Hi lill,


iVillage Member
Registered: 01-16-2006
Mon, 01-16-2006 - 11:23pm

Awh, April.....You've just made me feel so much better with just your last paragraph....I could have written it! I asked my Dr' about surgery and she talked me out of it and said she would rather do the RAI.

I'm just so confused and will take my med time to educate myself and get a little more responsible with my Keeping of records.......What a hassle tring to get these....LOL

Thanks again April,

Lil