Hi James, thanks for your posts, they're quite a relief to me.

I think given what I've got and what I've had, It's probably not abnormal to have these things out of balance or things being blocked or hindered. I don't like to mess around with anything like hormones, I hate it. But I understand the aid in supporting them. I can well imagine most people do not have ideal levels. Also I have to remember that my latest dental work has really put a great strain on my already vulnerable system, so the test results may have reflected that also.

I would really like to do what my doctor has recommended, but I'll talk to her about the adrenal issue. I've got a phone appointment with her very soon today. So I'll mention that side of it.

I am supposed to take lugols iodine (4 drops in water daily), viractive liver immune powder (basically vitamins and minerals), selenium, magnesium and zinc and of course the natural thyroid (from a pig). I will only be taking low dose thyroid. She said it's no doubt temporary, as she really wants to try and build me up, but she's seeing if this will help me.

I need to do this regime for about 3 months and then be retested.

Thanks again Cara, and thanks Sunshine too. You guys are all great. It's just so much to take in and so much to do sometimes. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/looney.gif" alt="" /> I really wish in a way that I just simply had supplementary support and nothing more. That's all I really want.

Cara, I'm not sure what the name of the thyroid she's giving me is. It's from a pig.

I'll do the temperature testing too, thanks Sunshine. I'll give that a go. I'm delaying taking these things for a wee while anyway. I may leave them for another week.