My TSH is 0.018 and my T4 is 1.26. My doctor told me I had high levels and had hypothyroidism, but according to the limits on the lab results (0.350-5.00), my score is low. So what exactly does my score mean?
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I recently started eating a lot of soy products thinking they were healthy and also because I became lactose intolerant recently, but I'm thinking now that this was a contributor to my recent thyroid problems. Could this be the case? If so, most ...
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I've been wondering why my glucose levels show normal even when I feel bad, but after researching steroids, I'm wondering if my Advair is making the levels go up. Anyone know about this?
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I just talked to my Endocrinologist to see if getting steroid injections for my back would affect my osteoporosis. She said one injection is fine, but more than one will start causing bone loss. She said Fosamax will help, but I'm not taking any ...
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I've only been testing my blood sugar for 2 days, but so far, even when I'm having symptoms of low blood sugar, it's still in the normal range. I wondered if having low estrogen would affect it as far as having symptoms even if the numbers aren't...
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I've been thinking I may by hypoglycemic so I bought a glucose meter this weekend (Relion from Walmart). I've only tested for one day so far, but it was 99 when I first woke up, and then dropped to 72 only 30 minutes later, and I still hadn't eat...
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This is another thing that struck me as odd with the back doctor I saw. I asked her which is better to use, ice or heat. She said use whatever makes you feel better. My friend's chiro told her to use ice because heat can make the inflammation wor...
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In my X-ray, the doctor saw my lower disc had no gap, yet she still wanted to try the injections first (more of a trial and error). I'm very leary of these for various reasons, but I can't imagine that if you see something abnormal on an X-ray, t...
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I have chronic back pain and my dr. suggested steriod injections, but I'm worried because I have osteoporosis.
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I have to get these injections and wanted to know if there was much pain and if it helped. Also, can you really not drive yourself after or go to work? I made the appointment for 8:30am and am not sure I can get a ride. I also planned on going to...
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My z-score for my spine is 2.6. I've read that if you have osteo of the spine, you shouldn't get massages. I was wondering if that was really true or if it was even ok to use those massage chairs. Will both do damage?
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