> The website is $10.00 per month and you can cancel anytime.  It is more
> than worth it because it's like getting unlimited personal feedback from a
> FEMALE endo who had a long practice and has seen/heard it all,
I snuck on to the internet and will sign up - yes, I agree it's worth it.

> At your height and weight you have a LOVELY WILLOWY figure (especially if
> you are exercising)  -- count your blessings (many, including myself would
> sell their souls for your measurements!).  How old are you?
Thank you - it's easy to maintain with paleo but again, during PMS
everything changes. I don't trust my hunger during that time either because
it just seems endless. I feel good about my body most of the time, but right
now I feel huge - I know I am not, but everything is tight on me, even my
normally loose clothes. I just turned 38 in May.

> Regarding TSH -- it tells you virtually nothing unless you are extremely
> hypo or hyper thyroid.  You must get a free t3 and free t4 and antibodies
> test.  Hormonediva.com has articles on this -- there is a whole free
> section on the website, you only have to pay to register if you want one
on
> one counseling from Dr. Larrian Gillespie. Also PLEASE check out Mary
> Shoman's thyroid site:
> http://thyroid.about.com/library/weekly/aathyroid101-c.htm?terms=thyroid
>
I believe I have one of her books but will check out the site this weekend.
The doc who put me on Armour tested free T3 and T4. Unfortunately he now
specializes in natural hormone therapy, has a club called Club Longevity,
and charges an annual membership fee of $450. Add the $500 annual dedcutible
I pay for lab work, plus co-pays for visits, the hormones, etc. and it's out
of my price range. I already spent about $10,000 in the last 2 years on
nutritionists, supplements, and other useless remedies.

> Mary Shoman's site also has tons of info on how the TSH is useless for all
> but the extreme hypos and hypers.  I had pounds of hair falling out
> with "normal" tsh --

I still have minor hair loss as well, so maybe the Armour just needs to be
adjusted along with some other tweaking. I definitely feel that I am getting
closer to finding a solution. We are going on a cruise end of November and I
do NOT want to deal with PMS during that time.

Thank you again for all your help. The hardest part in figuring all this out
is finding the money to pay for the natural treatments and tests.
Unfortunately insurance companies don't and proably never will cover what
they should cover.