Thyroid & Iodine Update

Almost another pound gone in the last few days on the natural thyroid medication (Thiroyd...no, not a misspelling).  That's good.  I was hoping it'd work the same as the Thyroid-S and it appears to be.  Also, the intense head itching I had on Thyroid-S isn't happening with Thiroyd.  Must've been a filler in the Thyroid-S I was allergic to.  Thankfully it's gone!  That intense itching was just awful.  I react differently to some medications than the normal person since getting thyroid disease so I'm not surprised really.

My appointment next week with my new doctor (to get a prescription natural dessicated thyroid medication, Naturethroid) had to be changed.  I originally wanted Armour but I've heard the lab changed the formula for it and people are not satisfied with it any longer.  I've heard good things about Naturethroid.  My husband's work changed his schedule for next week and I really wanted him to go with me (and drive because it's over an hour away in an area I'm not familiar with).  So, I changed the appointment - putting it a week further out.  Then my husband's work changed his schedule back again!  Oy!  I didn't bother calling to see if I could get my old appointment time back.  I don't want to be a nuisance. 

I am really hoping this new doctor will be "it" in terms of treating naturally and by symptoms and not just labs or robotic medical care dictated to them by a pharmaceutical company pushing their medications.  From research online, he appears to be working with other groups on natural products/hormones so I am really hopeful.  I hope I'm not severely disappointed.  I know he won't be like the last endocrinologist I saw - he wanted to take my thyroid out before he even examined me!

This endocrinologist was a pompous jerk.  The jacka$$ actually told me that I could lose 25-30 pounds if I drank diet pop (never mind the studies about the toxins in that crap).  I told him I wasn't over-eating or anything like and was exercising but all he saw was the extra 30 pounds and saw "bad eater" instead of "thyroid disease" that needed a different (better) treatment than what he was willing to do.  Well, he can kiss it now.  I've lost 13 of those 30 pounds with the natural medication already!  I didn't change my eating or exercise habits!

I've been taking Iodoral for Iodine.  I haven't taken more than about 18 mgs a day yet.  I know many people take up to 50 mgs but I'm taking it slow.  Part of me wants to go higher to see if it gets rid of my goiter and nodules but I think I'll wait to see my new doctor in two weeks.

I started salt loading with celtic sea salt yesterday.  Every winter, I get this rash where the clothing seams rub.  I have dry, sensitive skin so it's not unexpected. However, this past week, it was a lot worse than normal and had a different appearance in some areas.  I'm wondering if that is the bromine being pushed out (bromaderma rash) from the Iodine.  It could also be the fact that my husband has had the heat a lot higher than usual this year as opposed to past years (I actually wake up at night sometimes feeling dehydrated and tell him he's "baking me".).  However, the odd patch of rash I've not seen in years past is really faint today so perhaps it was the Iodine pushing the toxic bromine out of my system and the salt loading helped my kidneys flush it out.  I'm going to salt load again today and see.  He's home this weekend and I'm sure will bake me again so with the celtic sea salt loading, I might be able to tell if it's the Iodine working or just my husband trying to bake me to a crisp!  I like my steaks well-done, not me.

Still using the toothpaste without fluoride.  After a few days, you get used to the different taste and don't even notice it anymore.  I'm trying to rid my body of fluoride and bromine so my thyroid will work better.