Armour.... Numb thigh-are they linked?

[sandrab1969]

Might sound a stupid question... Has this happened to anyone else?- are they linked... Also i have an ever increasing liver ALT serum results... And my b12 is now 912.... Any ideas...

[roslin]

Probably need a little more details about the numbness. Hypothyroid can cause peripheral nerve problems, not usually central. numbness in the thigh is often to do with a pinched nerve in the spine

Roslin

[vajra]

+1 that leg numbness is often linked to back/spinal disc and similar issues that put presure on nerves....

[Hidden]

Numb thigh... (no other way to put this), but are you overweight/fat? (hypo, who isn't?!)

Could be Meralgia paraesthetica I have it, hasn't gone even though I lost 53kg (although still overweight). Thankfully pain hasn't been significant for me (have plenty of that anyway!)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meral... for some info.

Elevated liver enzymes... Non alcoholic fatty liver disease or just a high fat diet.... or in my case taking a lot of Paracetomol in compound pain killers did that for me, but there are lots of other possible reasons too!

[Jackie]

Hi What are your other LFT`s ( liver function results?) one high not significant ,unless very, results and ranges?ALT, especially if GGT high may be Diabetes, autoimmune and hormonal, can be linked to thyroid disease. Hb1Ac test best, Glucose a rough guide.If liver disease,mine very severe, usually lots of symptoms., and bloods out. however, liver does effect blood tests.

Best wishes,

Jackie

[tavy]

my 84 yr old Mother has elevated liver results. she is hypo.

[waveylines]

I had elevated liver enzymes and a big waist despite being well medicated on a natural dessicated thyroid and adrenals. I cut out grains and all foods that are processed ( including cream cheeses but not hard cheese like cheddar), -except for oats porridge in the morning.excluded all added sugar or sweeteners (natural or Stevia is ok), avoid corn syrup ( often in drinks and is known for weight gain round the waist) added a good dose of B12 (Sub-lingual) and started walking 5-6miles every day. The weight went down as did my waist. The b12 proved to be key in raising energy levels but took about 6 weeks to kick in.

If I eat wheat grains the same thing happens -I put on weight and feel lethargic. best to avoid as much as possible. I am not gluten intolerant.

I never gained weight before my thyroid flopped and gave up on me! lol

[vajra]

+1 here on eliminating sugar, wheat flour, milk, additives/processed stuff. So many of us seem to develop food sensitivities and gut/absorbtion issues that lead to auto immune problems (Hashis and worse if it continues), food allergies and deficiencies in various often mentioned vitamins and minerals. (B12, D, ferritin etc)

Recent digging and trials of treatments suggests that chronic stress/post traumatic stress and/or chronically high cortisol levels are probably a common underlying cause of especially the gut and some of the hypo symptoms - it tends to compromise/partially shut down digestive processes, and to reduce production of T3/switch more of it to reverse T3...

What's so frustrating about it all is that the factors are so often linked (even if the symptoms can be variable) that it's a very recognisable syndrome. One that to my mind likely makes possible a standardised listing of treatment approaches. A standard protocol or manual if you like to address diet, supplementation, healing, use of replacement hormones, mindwork, lifestyle, detoxing etc - and how to mix these.

It happens here on the site too. People with health issues post one after the other with variations on largely the same set of underlying problems - requiring answer after answer which ultimately covers the same territory.

One major barrier to progress of this is that there's very little (almost zero) recognition of this by medical practitioners, while even the more holistic types tend to lose sight of the big picture to focus on particular issues (e.g. treating high cortisol, or treating thyroid, or treating chronic fatigue) without necessarily joining up the dots...

Wouldn't it be great if we could get a collaborative group together to write a manual of this sort? It wouldn't necessarily have to cover all the topics from the basics upwards - it could for example suggest how to draw on a network of existing books covering the relevant areas.

It'd need a lot of care and some expert advice to avoid running into legal issues, but it'd be so useful to be able to refer people with problems to something like this.

It could/should be evolved going forward as better information came available....

ian