Hi there, I have now started taking B12 tablets, started them today, so haven't seen any improvement yet. I was prescribed them a few years ago, after I was getting really nasty mouth ulcers, but I wasn't continued on them just a few weeks worth.
I bought them from Iherb.com. got stung with import duty by customs, which wasnt great. but I have them now. Im quite excited about them to be honest, (I get excited by silly things lol) my blood tests shows that my B12 is low but not low enough that my GP will do anything about it. I get alot of the symptoms too, but that can be associated with Thyroid disease.
One thing I have learnt is, if you really want to improve you health you cant just rely on Armour or Thyroxine, you have to improve your lifestyle too. Which is what Im trying to do. Obviously I fall off the wagon from time to time, but none of us are perfect! One thing I have done to improve my health is give up Pepsi Max, I was drinking absolutely loads of it, upto 4 litres a day. I was addicted to it, I didnt want it, I needed it. I drank so much the other month, I thought to myself, this cant go on, I have to give it up. I did, and feel alot better for it!!
A quick mention to my pal Mike, who runs www.Thyroidhelp.org thank you very much for organising my new banner, I love it. And Homer Simpson with a bottle of Armour is Genius!! If you havent signed up there, I recommend you do, as it really is a great place to learn and make friends with people who have Thyroid disease and or Adrenal problems!!
Merry Christmas to all, and Happy new year, I will let you know if I get any benefit from the B12!!
Adios!
Ric
Wednesday 17 December 2008
Sunday 7 December 2008
A whole year since experimenting with Armour, and regaining my health!
December has come around and again, and Christmas is upon us again!!! And its my first Christmas with my little boy Joel..
Since my last Blog, I have been doing better and better! After seeing Dr Skinner, I have gone from stength to strength! Dont get my wrong it hasnt been an easy ride, there has been some low points!!
Depression is what I have been battling with, but since an increase in Armour, it has been a little better.
Dr Skinner has been golden, he has supported me and advised me so much on what dose to get too, I cant believe how much my body can cope with in terms of Armour and Thyroxine! Last year when I decided to self prescribe with Armour, I started of with 2 grains of armour with 100mcg Thyroxine, eventually going up to 6 grains of Armour without Thyroxine. This sent my T4 very low as low a 9.9, you can understand why I was sufferring with Hypo symptoms!!!! I'm now on 4 grains of Armour and 250mcg of Thyroxine, which is a massive dose. My latest bloot test suggests my T4 is now at the higher end of the reference range with my T3 and TSH also on the healthy side! Im finally starting to feel better.
Weight gain has always been a problem ever since I was around 16, going up from a healthy 15 stone to at my heaviest 25 stone. People are always shocked when I say that, but people say I carry it well, as Im 6 foot 4 ins. After a few years I lost 4 stone. which was great, and I maintained that weightloss for a few years. When I experimented with Armour, and sending myself Hypo, I put on 2 stone again. Which increased my depression. Well, I have lost 2 stone now, and feeling better again, I am aiming to lose a lot more weight though this time!! I want to be healthier than I ve even been ever!!! I see know reason why I cant achieve this!!
My motivation is also up, I put this new found feeling down to my Thyroid health, as before, the only thing I aspired to be was asleep!!!! Now I want to be a healthy weight, eating right and being more energetic!
Guys, believe me, I have felt so down over the last 10 years, this is all brand new to me, and I am happier than I have been since childhood!!
I will do another video soon, and hopefully you will see the me in all my glory!!!!
One more thing, I have joined a fantastic new community for people with Thyroid disease! Check it out http://www.thyroidhelp.org, its run by a guy called Sid and he is just as passionate as me when it comes to helping and sharing! Its a very imformative helpful site. My must see of the day!!
Well there you go my 2008!! Thanks for all your support and kind words, they all help!!
And Merry Christmas I hope you all have a great time! And I hope your 2009 is much better than your 2008!!
Take care
Ric
Since my last Blog, I have been doing better and better! After seeing Dr Skinner, I have gone from stength to strength! Dont get my wrong it hasnt been an easy ride, there has been some low points!!
Depression is what I have been battling with, but since an increase in Armour, it has been a little better.
Dr Skinner has been golden, he has supported me and advised me so much on what dose to get too, I cant believe how much my body can cope with in terms of Armour and Thyroxine! Last year when I decided to self prescribe with Armour, I started of with 2 grains of armour with 100mcg Thyroxine, eventually going up to 6 grains of Armour without Thyroxine. This sent my T4 very low as low a 9.9, you can understand why I was sufferring with Hypo symptoms!!!! I'm now on 4 grains of Armour and 250mcg of Thyroxine, which is a massive dose. My latest bloot test suggests my T4 is now at the higher end of the reference range with my T3 and TSH also on the healthy side! Im finally starting to feel better.
Weight gain has always been a problem ever since I was around 16, going up from a healthy 15 stone to at my heaviest 25 stone. People are always shocked when I say that, but people say I carry it well, as Im 6 foot 4 ins. After a few years I lost 4 stone. which was great, and I maintained that weightloss for a few years. When I experimented with Armour, and sending myself Hypo, I put on 2 stone again. Which increased my depression. Well, I have lost 2 stone now, and feeling better again, I am aiming to lose a lot more weight though this time!! I want to be healthier than I ve even been ever!!! I see know reason why I cant achieve this!!
My motivation is also up, I put this new found feeling down to my Thyroid health, as before, the only thing I aspired to be was asleep!!!! Now I want to be a healthy weight, eating right and being more energetic!
Guys, believe me, I have felt so down over the last 10 years, this is all brand new to me, and I am happier than I have been since childhood!!
I will do another video soon, and hopefully you will see the me in all my glory!!!!
One more thing, I have joined a fantastic new community for people with Thyroid disease! Check it out http://www.thyroidhelp.org, its run by a guy called Sid and he is just as passionate as me when it comes to helping and sharing! Its a very imformative helpful site. My must see of the day!!
Well there you go my 2008!! Thanks for all your support and kind words, they all help!!
And Merry Christmas I hope you all have a great time! And I hope your 2009 is much better than your 2008!!
Take care
Ric
Wednesday 26 March 2008
Hi all. Long time since my last post and update but I havent been to well to be truthful. I have gained weight my fatigue is bad and I just could nt be bothered, perk of having a thyroid disease I s`pose!!
Anyways last time I posted I said i was seeing Professor Franklyn well I went to see her and she didnt disappoint. She agreed that my symptoms were just that symptoms but apart from that and an endocrine MOT that was it!! She didnt care that I was on Armour that was the problem really she didnt care at all!!
Anyways after all that I had had enough and decided to go and see Dr Skinner. I was seen after 3 days of booking the appointment. I got there on the day and was welcomed and treated like a king a far throws away from the NHS department! I was ushered in and offered a cup of tea which was nice.
In the appointment I was given a warm welcome. I expressed my fatigue and weight gain. I told him what meds I was on and my new blood test results.
He did a very thorough check of my skin, my pulse, blood pressure, eyes, and made me feel at ease and that I was nt mad! which other Endos have made me feel in the past!
He suggested that I reduced the amount of Armour I was taking by half and added some thyroxine 100mcg to my daily meds routine.
He said, if I didnt feel well in 30 days to drop him a line and he would add some T3 as well.
Well that was 2 weeks ago and although Im not feeling red hot Im feeling better, even been to work full time this week which I havent done for over a year.
Dr Skinner wasnt cheap costing just under two hundred pounds to see but my Armour bill has been cut in half and that was getting very expensive!
So Im on a bit of a high for the first time in years, and with a baby on the way, Im feeling great!!
Only time will tell....
Anyways last time I posted I said i was seeing Professor Franklyn well I went to see her and she didnt disappoint. She agreed that my symptoms were just that symptoms but apart from that and an endocrine MOT that was it!! She didnt care that I was on Armour that was the problem really she didnt care at all!!
Anyways after all that I had had enough and decided to go and see Dr Skinner. I was seen after 3 days of booking the appointment. I got there on the day and was welcomed and treated like a king a far throws away from the NHS department! I was ushered in and offered a cup of tea which was nice.
In the appointment I was given a warm welcome. I expressed my fatigue and weight gain. I told him what meds I was on and my new blood test results.
He did a very thorough check of my skin, my pulse, blood pressure, eyes, and made me feel at ease and that I was nt mad! which other Endos have made me feel in the past!
He suggested that I reduced the amount of Armour I was taking by half and added some thyroxine 100mcg to my daily meds routine.
He said, if I didnt feel well in 30 days to drop him a line and he would add some T3 as well.
Well that was 2 weeks ago and although Im not feeling red hot Im feeling better, even been to work full time this week which I havent done for over a year.
Dr Skinner wasnt cheap costing just under two hundred pounds to see but my Armour bill has been cut in half and that was getting very expensive!
So Im on a bit of a high for the first time in years, and with a baby on the way, Im feeling great!!
Only time will tell....
Wednesday 2 January 2008
Happy new year guys!! Im not doing as well as I had hoped my fatigue is back and my weight has increased bad news!!!
Im thinking that the multi vitamins might have something to do with this as they have Iodine in them which can have an affect on the Meds. So I have had some bloods done to see how my progress is, and I have now stopped the multi vitamins.
Ive upped my Armour from 2 and half grains to 3 grains to how it goes. I will get my blood results back maybe this week maybe early next week. Ive had my Cholesteral checked and also my B12 checked as if these are to low this also causes fatigue. Im sure the results will be interesting! Hehe!
12 days till I see Professor Franklyn the Thyroid specialist, I have heard she is not pro anything other than Thyroxine so Im sure I will have something to say about that. I will be telling her that I disagree with her practice and I would urge her to accept that us sufferers know our own body and our concerns and symptoms should be her number one priority!
I will let you all know how I get on anyways!!
Im thinking that the multi vitamins might have something to do with this as they have Iodine in them which can have an affect on the Meds. So I have had some bloods done to see how my progress is, and I have now stopped the multi vitamins.
Ive upped my Armour from 2 and half grains to 3 grains to how it goes. I will get my blood results back maybe this week maybe early next week. Ive had my Cholesteral checked and also my B12 checked as if these are to low this also causes fatigue. Im sure the results will be interesting! Hehe!
12 days till I see Professor Franklyn the Thyroid specialist, I have heard she is not pro anything other than Thyroxine so Im sure I will have something to say about that. I will be telling her that I disagree with her practice and I would urge her to accept that us sufferers know our own body and our concerns and symptoms should be her number one priority!
I will let you all know how I get on anyways!!
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