Winnerhofer and obgraham
I did forward my PPRuNe thread to my son but I'm being a bit tardy myself due to stress and and the need for two minor ops and perhaps spinal surgery in my neck. Oh, and the hernia, I'd forgotten about that. One is not at one's best so I've only just watched Dr Osansky's video. He certainly sounds very genuine.
My son sent this last night but is of course primarily concerned about the racing heart being dangerous. The controlling drugs need to be stopped for two weeks prior to the ablation. The kid was an athlete, but I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not. A powerful heart may be counterproductive when on full throttle.
These are the kind of things racing around my mind during this short run-up period.
Dr Osansky mentions the conversion of one T into another. I wonder if that gives a ray of hope about the lifelong shortfall of specific hormones.
Hi Dad, We already have a pretty good idea of what’s turning the thyroid full on. Antibodies that have attached to, and activated, TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) receptors on the thyroid. In this sense, it’s an autoimmune disease. TSH is produced by the pituitary, after being stimulated by another hormone produced by the hypothalamus. Zoe’s TSH levels are ridiculously low (pretty much non-existent) because the brain’s being told that the thyroid hormones are ridiculously high. Thyroid destruction and subsequent thyroid (T4) hormone pills will never fully replace a fully-functional, constantly monitored, negative feedback system. The feedback will be based on monitoring of hormone levels through blood tests every few months to a year. So that’s the biggest loss (also, that the thyroid produces both T3 and T4 hormones, but only T4 is used in hormone replacement therapy. Don’t know what the lack of T3 does…, but I guess it’s not enough for people to worry about.