denise
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Almost three years ago I had all but the right lobe of my thyroid removed because it was growing out of control and actually becoming dangerous. Since then, I've been living in a sort of dream that this would have "solved" something, even though I knew it wouldn't (I'm just so tired of being so vigilant about my health--I wanted a break).
Anyway, last night I took a good look at my neck and I strongly suspect that it's started growing again. So I believe my goal for now needs to be to suppress my TSH as much as possible so I quit making (and storing) so much thyroid hormone until I can sort out what's going on that's making my body do this in the first place. The tricky part is that my temps and pulse are perfect, and so if I supplement much (these days, even a few drops per week of Tyromix will do it), my temps get too high and I feel like hell.
So my only thought is that I could use it in even tinier amounts, and maybe more frequently. I've already got Tyronene diluted to 1 mcg, but I could dilute it even further, maybe to .25 mcg? I've got some Tyromix and Tyromax too.
Does anyone have any other suggestions about how to suppress TSH without pushing my body past my limits? Would it actually make sense to use more (or only) T4 in this case just to suppress the TSH but without it providing anything active?
(I have no idea what my TSH actually is these days--avoiding the doctor has been part of that dream I've been living in. I guess I should make an appointment...)
Anyway, last night I took a good look at my neck and I strongly suspect that it's started growing again. So I believe my goal for now needs to be to suppress my TSH as much as possible so I quit making (and storing) so much thyroid hormone until I can sort out what's going on that's making my body do this in the first place. The tricky part is that my temps and pulse are perfect, and so if I supplement much (these days, even a few drops per week of Tyromix will do it), my temps get too high and I feel like hell.
So my only thought is that I could use it in even tinier amounts, and maybe more frequently. I've already got Tyronene diluted to 1 mcg, but I could dilute it even further, maybe to .25 mcg? I've got some Tyromix and Tyromax too.
Does anyone have any other suggestions about how to suppress TSH without pushing my body past my limits? Would it actually make sense to use more (or only) T4 in this case just to suppress the TSH but without it providing anything active?
(I have no idea what my TSH actually is these days--avoiding the doctor has been part of that dream I've been living in. I guess I should make an appointment...)