I've only had two-3 plain old sonograms done on my thyroid, and one biopsy ages ago...each worse than the one before. So, I guess I got off easy? Even so, my thyroid sono's said my thyroid was shot, now totally shot. At least, for 90-95% of us the therapies are fairly easy with synthroid or other similar meds. Trick is to get the dosage JUST rite! It took me about 3 years of 'adjusting' to get things on track and stable. Then I got this silly CIDP and it went OFF again [recent tests show the thyroid got 'wholly and truly dead']. I think we are now on track again, but, one never knows truly....do they?
Roxie? Just cause it all seems scary and you feel like the pits, keep faith that things CAN and will be patched together right! It sounds like you have docs that are working hard for you and trying to solve all the problems you are having.... 's - j

HI! J, Billye, Mrs. D and all.......
Yes it's the Thyroid scan and I think I have to swallow a pill and then come back 2 days later for the hr and a half scan......that doesn't sound like fun!
Well that's interesting about the Glucophage med.....maybe that won't be the right one for me. I hope they figure out one that will help me.
It's a beautiful day here in Houston today. I just planted 2 Hunnisuckle Coral bushes (for humming birds) and 3 purple Passion bushes (for butterflies) All of them will grow on the trellis's we put up. I have Amaryllis in bloom right now and loving it!! I love spring!

What color? I love those sturdy bulbs! Treat them right and they can come back for years...not to mention the 'baby' bulbs.

Thyroid sono's in and of themselves are pretty boring...I've no experience with the more complex ones. I suppose I should be grateful? Dunno.
I've had other 'radioactive' tests and the only complicating thing I can think of about them is not to go thru a 'security scanner' while the stuffs in you? Maybe I'm mis-informed here but...

We've got a camellia that I'd planted over 25 years ago as a little twig[the bush] and is now a full flown BUSH! [not the political kind], and IT is glorious in bloom! Shortly after are the clematis and what humming-birds that are here? Well, they do go to town. Hummers are such totally deliteful creatures! I view them as tentative, yet strong. Kind of like us!

Hugs plus for now - j

--with her bone and other problems, and with the presence of anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies, they're looking for autoimmune thyroid conditions in Roxie's case by doing the thryoid scan:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/003829.htm

There is likely a suspicion of systemic metabolic disorder with her gastrointestinal transit situation, so they're also looking into the whole diabetic angle (that's what the C-peptide test is all about--it's a by-product of insulin production, and the higher level implies high insulin production, which would be conssitent with both insulin resistance and that hypoglycemic reading).

My suspicion, though, is that an insulin imbalance might be secondary to the gastrointestinal problems; and given that evidence of autoimmunity, I wonder if this might be a good time to test for celiac again . . .

Mrsd I was going to say dead ,didn't know how to say it in a polite way,but
guess it wouldn't matter..I'm having trouble with metformin got to call Dr.
Messing up liver.We got me off that and on that one with trouble V.
But I agree with Glenn read everything he has written.Then reread
everything,talk to a Dr.were tests were done..hugs to all,they pain
finnaly hitting me Sue

Hi Roxie:

Glad to see you are still with us... I actually thought they must have left off the first number...

If you are having a thyroid scan, it must be different than the one I had. Although I did have to swallow a capsule the day before and then return the next day for the nuclear scan, I don't recall it lasting an hour and a half...

Cathie

for my scan I had to have and IV radio isotope! I have hard to hit veins...
so it was not pleasant!