Here’s your Wednesday Weekly Roundup of Thyroid News from Thyroid Mom for July 30, 2014. These are articles, abstracts or blog posts that either appeared in the news this week or things that I found this week that I wanted to share with you relating to hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism in both adults and children. Happy Reading! General Thyroid Related Articles 10 Reasons Hashimoto's Patients Don't Get Better (Hashimoto's Thyroiditis is an autoimmune disorder that often leads to an under active thyroid.) 5 Signs You Need To Get Your Thyroid Checked Right Away Akrimax Pharmaceuticals Initiates CONTROL Patient Registry for Tirosint (read this to learn more about Tirosint, a liquid gel form of Levothyroxine) Could a Renegade Doctor … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2014
Thyroid Imbalance: A Yin-Yang Perspective
I am pleased to introduce you to my acupuncturist, Ginna Browning. Ginna has been helpful in treating many issues for me, beginning with sciatic nerve pain when I was pregnant with my oldest son. The information she is sharing as today's Guest Blogger will hopefully help you understand more about thyroid imbalance and help you see the value of incorporating a holistic or balanced approach to treating hypothyroidism (under active thyroid). Happy Reading! ~Blythe aka Thyroid Mom ******************************************************************* In traditional Chinese medicine, thyroid disorders are treated depending on the patient’s symptoms and presenting diagnosis pattern. Low thyroid function often presents as a “Spleen and Kidney … [Read more...]
My Child Has Congenital Hypothyroidism: A New Mom Confronts the Diagnosis
I am Thyroid Mom. I have been talking to parents and grandparents of children who were diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism for several years now. Until this year, I had never met (face to face) with another mother of a child with congenital hypothyroidism. I had never met another child, another than my own, who had congenital hypothyroidism. Imagine my surprise when one day my endocrinologist said to me that she had a patient I needed to speak with. She told me that another patient of hers had just had a son diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism and that if it was okay with me, she'd like to pass my email address along to her other patient. A few months later, I met my friend Shelley and her son, Gavin. I am pleased to share … [Read more...]
Wednesday Weekly Roundup-Thyroid News-7.23.14
Here’s your Wednesday Weekly Roundup of Thyroid News from Thyroid Mom for July 23, 2014. These are articles, abstracts or blog posts that either appeared in the news this week or things that I found this week that I wanted to share with you. Happy Reading! General Thyroid Related Articles Complex Clinical Ethics in Thyroid Disease Management Ask the Doctor: My Bossy GP Has Cut My Thyroid Pills and It's Left Me Exhausted Hashimoto's: Your Body Is Not Supposed To Destroy Itself Right? Thyroid Dysfunction and Risk of Death and Cardiovascular Events Children & Thyroid Disorders Thyroid Tests on Newborns Within the First Five Days Will Detect Neonatal Hyperthyroidism Compiled by Blythe Clifford aka Thyroid … [Read more...]
Top 5 Tips for Surviving Blood Draws
Having to deal with frequent blood draws is one of the worst parts of having a child with congenital hypothyroidism. When they are infants, it's heart breaking to watch them cry in pain as the phlebotomist squeezes droplets of blood into the little vials. Then, they become toddlers and are old enough to know what's going on, which may mean that they freak out when you pull in the parking lot of the hospital or lab. This phase lasts until they are 3 or 4 usually. As they get older, though, it does get easier as they are old enough to understand what's going on and why they need the blood test. Until then, here are my Top 5 Tips for Surviving Blood Draws. 1) Relax: No matter what the age, kids are perceptive. They can sense when you … [Read more...]
Wednesday Weekly Roundup-Thyroid News-7.16.14
Here’s your Wednesday Weekly Roundup of Thyroid News from Thyroid Mom for July 16, 2014. These are articles, abstracts or blog posts that either appeared in the news this week or things that I found this week that I wanted to share with you. Happy Reading! General Thyroid News Can a Thyroid Hormone Reverse Weight Gain from Hypothyroidism Dogs Weight Gain, Lethargy Likely Caused by Hypothyroidism Top 5 Reasons Doctors Fail to Diagnose Hypothyroidism Thyroid Physiology Graph Lifestyle Diseases Becoming Common Among Pets Too 19 Indicators You May Be Hypothyroid Can Thyroid Treatment Prevent Heart Disease in Diabetics How to Reduce The Risk of Tumors Hypothyroidism in Children Frequency of Subclinical … [Read more...]
Undefeated Q2
While I write mostly about congenital hypothyroidism, I also write about MY journey with thyroid disease. I think being open about our entire family's struggles with thyroid problems is one of the ways I can be most helpful to you. Some of you may recall my January "resolution" post about 2014 being the year that I'm undefeated as a thyroid warrior. Read the full post here, as well as my summary report on the 1st Quarter here. Can you tell my husband is in sales? He encouraged me to update you all on my progress during the 2nd Quarter. So, here goes: 1) Climb. My first goal was to rock climb more. Well, I was doing that until my back decided not to cooperate. I have spent much of this last few months in fairly severe pain … [Read more...]
Wednesday Weekly Roundup-Thyroid News-7.9.2014
Here’s your Wednesday Weekly Roundup of Thyroid News from Thyroid Mom for July 9, 2014. These are articles, abstracts or blog posts that either appeared in the news this week or things that I found this week that I wanted to share with you. Happy Reading! General Thyroid Desiccated Thyroid Extract vs Levothyroxine in the Treatment of Hypothyroidism Stimulated Thyroglobulin Levels Obtained After Thyroidectomy Are a Good Indicator for Risk of Future Reccurance from Thyroid Cancer Thyroid Nodule Macrocalcification Does Not Mean the Thyroid Nodule is Benign Is there a relationship between thyroid cancer and Hashimoto's thyroiditis? IVF Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Treated Hypothyroidism and Women Without Thyroid … [Read more...]