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Andrea Barnett Budin · 11-05-2013, 02:18 PM

All my blood #s are good. Thank Heavens!

But -- my TSH is low. T3 and T4 normal.

No symptoms.

Feel fine.

Been going on for at least 6 mnths...

Am switching endocrinologists. Old one was freaking me out. Found nodules on my thyroid. Wanted to do biopsy. No thank you very much -- I have had enough biopsies (especially in the last 6 mnths) -- to last a lifetime.

1 yr after nodules found -- stable. I'm good with that.

No symptoms.

Just a low TSH, which I call my "tish"... (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone.)

Anyone with some input, I would really appreciate your words!

So many smart, knowledgeable ladies, and men, on this board. Someone must have information about my sagging "tish" #s... As I say, T3 and T4 -- normal. All other #s normal! So...???????????

11-05-2013, 02:18 PM	#1
Andrea Barnett Budin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LAND OF YES! w/home in Boca Raton, Florida Orig from L.I., N.Y. Ever hovering IN THE NOW... Posts: 1,904	Tsh low -- what does it mean? All my blood #s are good. Thank Heavens! But -- my TSH is low. T3 and T4 normal. No symptoms. Feel fine. Been going on for at least 6 mnths... Am switching endocrinologists. Old one was freaking me out. Found nodules on my thyroid. Wanted to do biopsy. No thank you very much -- I have had enough biopsies (especially in the last 6 mnths) -- to last a lifetime. 1 yr after nodules found -- stable. I'm good with that. No symptoms. Just a low TSH, which I call my "tish"... (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone.) Anyone with some input, I would really appreciate your words! So many smart, knowledgeable ladies, and men, on this board. Someone must have information about my sagging "tish" #s... As I say, T3 and T4 -- normal. All other #s normal! So...??????????? __________________ Andi BB '95 post-meno dx Invasive LOBULAR w/9cm tumor! YIKES + 2/21 nodes. Clear mammo 10 mnths earlier. Mastec/tram flap reconst/PORT/8 mnths chemo (4Adria/8CMF). Borderline ER/PR. Tamoxifen 2 yrs. Felt BLESSED. I could walk and talk, feed and bathe myself! I KNEW I would survive... '98 -- multiple mets to liver. HER2+ 80%. ER/PR- Raging, highly aggressive tumors spreading fast. New PORT. 9 mnths Taxotere Fought fire w/fire! Pronounced in cautious remission 5/99. Taxotere weekly for 6 wks, 2 wks off -- for 9 mnths. TALK ABOUT GRUELING! (I believe they've altered that protocol since those days -- sure hope so!!) + good old Vit H wkly for 1st 3 yrs, then triple dosage ev 3 wks for 7 yrs more... The "easy" chemo, right?! Not a walk in the park, but not a freight train coming at 'ya either... Added Herceptin Nov '98 (6 wks after FDA fast-tracked it for met bc). Stayed w/Vit H till July '08! Now I AM FREE! Humbly and eternally grateful for this life-saving drug! NED since '99 and planning on keeping it that way. To hell w/poor prognosis and nasty stats! STOPPED VIT H JULY '08...! REMAIN STABLE... Eternally grateful...Yes is a world & in this world of yes live (skillfully curled) all worlds ... (e e cummings) EVERY DAY I BEAT MY PREVIOUS RECORD FOR # OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS I'VE STAYED ALIVE. Smile KNOWING you too can be a miracle. Up to me and God now...