I have elevated antibodies for both Hashimotos and Graves. Currently hyperthyroid with a TSH of 0.01. 10 years of absolute hell dealing with kidney stones, dilated bile ducts with strictures, weird rashes, swollen joints, high heart rate, bloody diarrhea and extreme anxiety. I went to UCLA last November and finally got diagnosed with a multitude of issues. Graves Disease, Dermatomyositis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and just recently Chrohns Disease. I had changed my diet and avoided sugar, dairy and gluten 3 years ago but the symptoms still persisted and worsened. I’m on a boatload of medications now and they are talking about surgery but I’m not ready to face that yet. It’s so overwhelming I sometimes think of giving up but I have two wonderful boys and an awesome husband so I will soldier on.
@therealartvalero
Жыл бұрын
Your story totally hit home for me, I was dealing with all those symptoms as well and more. Diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism/Graves and developed TED. Dealt with this shit for about 10 years or so, misdiagnosed multiple times. I was put on methimzole 10mg for over a year in 2015 to 2017 went into remission was taken off meds and in 2018 felt like crap again all symptoms came back. I tried to do a natural protocol, no alcohol, no dairy for over a year, cut sugar out, more of a whole food regimen, taking, methimzole, for 6 months got off it do to rashes and allergic reaction, started taking bugleweed, motherwort, and lemon balm it helped a little but all my lab numbers doubled in 5 months so symptoms were bad. This disease caused havoc in my personal, family, career and health. So my endocrinologist referred me to meet with an endocrine surgeon, I was trying to stay away from surgery especially because most of the feedback from the internet and support groups are very negative and horrifying which I'm sure patients have had those outcomes, so I put off surgery for years and still wanted to try again doing it the natural way. After speaking with my surgeon he said this next phrase that changed my mind, he said....."Art, if your disease would've been caught at its early stages we would be having a different conversation, but it wasn't unfortunately and you have been dealing with this for years and I can tell you really need it, if you were my brother I would tell you to get the surgery because you are going to feel so much better". If the surgeon never would been direct with me and told me that I still would've been in the same bad place and not get the surgery. I'm so glad I listened to him and got the surgery, RAI was not an option due to graves disease/TED, but as of today I am 2 months post Total Thyroidectomy surgery and wow I feel so good, I feel like my old self, all the symptoms went away, and I am feeling happy, posititve and hopeful. I know every individual is different and we have to make our own decisions, but I am glad I stopped reading all the negative comments on these fb support groups. I got my life back, I am glad I had a great surgeon, but everyone needs to do thier own research. Hope you feel better.
@lindapelle8738
Жыл бұрын
I love this Dr because he’s keeping it real and speaking the truth via research trial n error. He looks like he just got out of bed and threw a T-shirt on and he’s just standing there telling the truth and I believe him, why don’t we have more doctors like this darn it! Thank you for educated us because many if not most of our drs do not.
@drwestinchilds
Жыл бұрын
Lol, I look that way because that's exactly what happened! Hope the info helps :)
@ceilconstante640
Жыл бұрын
Dr. Childs, THANK YOU SO MUCH for all of this information! I'm going to watch next an older video you did about the diets that help Hashimoto. I'm a strong believer in doing whatever we can to improve.
@sarahmontuori6164
Жыл бұрын
Tell me why do doctors, even specialists, act like it's no big deal, there is no treatment other than wait and watch? I was diagnosed with Hashimotos 7years ago and have acted like it's not a big deal. I refused the biopsy and so treatment was denied to me. I don't want to know if I have cancer. Why can't doctors treat you for what needs to be treated rather than holding you hostage to do what they want? I have tried going the holistic route, but that is so expensive. I am finally going to try the keto diet and hope that it works out. These videos are informative, yet scare the shit out of me and I try to keep fear out of my life.
@therealartvalero
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Dr. Childs for all your info it has been very helpful.🙂
@jackiegroden416
10 ай бұрын
Well that’s the most fucking depressive video I’ve listened to…
@CharlesEastwood-v2e
5 ай бұрын
We can reduce our antibodies. x
@danacaro-herman3530
3 ай бұрын
@jackiegroden416. Do you have to swear with filthy language about it though?
@jackiegroden416
3 ай бұрын
@@danacaro-herman3530 ummm yes I do 😂
@danacaro-herman3530
3 ай бұрын
@@jackiegroden416 What a lady🙄
@jackiegroden416
3 ай бұрын
@@danacaro-herman3530 I certainly am thank you very much
@BlueBlossomsBlues
Жыл бұрын
So what happens when one is in end stage of Hashimoto's and the thyroid is basically destroyed and antibodies somewhat drop.. At this point.. I just give up... I'm exhausted. I never managed to reduce antibodies for long... To top it of I just had a chest ct scan which is also highly radioactive and dramatically increases cancer risks...
@AprilArick07
2 ай бұрын
It doesn't dramatically increase your cancer risk. You get just as much radiation from that as going to the airport
@alejandrarivera1087
Жыл бұрын
Well…is definitely scary !!!😢
@Sirie7206
Жыл бұрын
Dr. Childs, I read why you stopped practicing and I think it’s total BS! But I’m glad you’ve gone this route. It’s interesting because telemedicine is everywhere now. I hope I’m the future you practice again.
@dennisguilder1
Жыл бұрын
Do a video on treating this with using umbilical blood stem cells from healthy birth babies. They can administer these stem cells to you through Iv injection or shot directly to thyroid. The cells lack HLA. Other things for autoimmune diseases are helminth therapy, and FMT
@suewolmarans6195
11 ай бұрын
This sounds amazing. Yes please do a video on this.
@HablaConOwens
Ай бұрын
TSH3 1.65 0.45-5.33 (uIU/mL) F Total T4 14.2 H 6.09-12.23 (ug/dl) F T-Uptake 51.1 H 32-48.4 (%) F T7 18.1 H 5.93-13.13 (ug/dl) They didnt do my antibody yet. I have to wait til monday but im losing it. The hospital said they don’t do antibody test there.
@Primetime_dads
3 ай бұрын
Whats the study showing that TPO under 500 is fine
@liepa7768
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Can you say what happens to the ATB when they "eat up" the whole htyroid?
@keriwhite2521
Жыл бұрын
So the swelling in my face and neck could be the cause of my headaches, pressure behind the eyes and retinol vein occlusion I am experiencing.
@sageneldner9648
Жыл бұрын
Me watching this after my 4 year old has 1046 tg antibodies 😮
@karenfaye3848
Жыл бұрын
Dr Childs. I had Graves at age 13I have had Hashimoto's for years. I was a Board of Director for The Thyroid Foundation based out of Mass General and in Dr David Cooper’s double blind study there for 2 1/2 years. How can I get in touch with you? Please, I would love to speak with you. Many thank yous.
@sallymorgan6453
4 ай бұрын
holy shit......my Abs have been elevated for 25 years, and none of my physicians have expressed any concern about it!
@e.williams13
25 күн бұрын
So I should just take my thyroid out at this point. Doesn't that decrease the antibodies??
@jaxson9660
Жыл бұрын
So Is it better to have the pancreas removed if this are the warning signs that you can have..
@babettestaiger5856
Ай бұрын
OK. So, the thing is to calme inflamations down. So, what can you do?
@jamclibusmar
Ай бұрын
Can low thyroid cause seizures? I have them about every 21 to 25 days. A nurse told me it sounded hormonal. I asked her to explain and she said she better not say another word.
@Willow_moon364
Ай бұрын
I'm the same. I read about how it can be connected, low iodine diet has reduced tremors and stopped the seizures for me
@aliveinheels4540
Жыл бұрын
Injectable methylcobalamin is no longer available in the US. Pls could you let us know what b12 injections would still work subc
@RachelECONeill
Жыл бұрын
What test should I ask my doctor to see what type of thyroid problem do I have?? I think I have hashi Moto but I'm not sure!
@DarkAngel-cj6sx
Жыл бұрын
Check his website he has the tests you have to do
@susanferguson4271
3 ай бұрын
What about TSI
@garyssimo
Жыл бұрын
I was super healthy 70 yr old who had avoided covid tll February this year. I think it affected my thyroid cause I have most all of the symptoms. Will be getting a full panel including tpo soon. I take l tyrosine, eat two brazil nuts,take zinc, 225 mcg kelp a day so im getting the building blocks at least of t4. My 17 yr old cat has hyper t. and I give him methimazole daily which helps a lot.
@jenniferr6967
Жыл бұрын
NOOO KELP BC IODINE IS BAD WHEN YOU HAVE HASHIMOTOS
@taichihead42
4 ай бұрын
So your vaxed up to the eye balls then. Say goodbye to your health and your thyroid. Covid stands for Certificate of Vaccine I D. Exactly what sort of a virus is called that. Your 70 years old and you still haven't woken up to Big Pharma posion.
@lynnebradley5857
2 ай бұрын
Jesus! This is a depressing video. I have GD and TED. I haven’t even thought about cancer. Wish I hadn’t watched it now.
@lovepeace8918
Жыл бұрын
My thyroid hurts from watching this video. I'm traumatized now my kidneys will shut down, my Cancer will spread, my Uterus will explode, my colon is fried to a crisp and I can just feel the breast cancer tingling in my nipples, and I'm a guy, yes guys get breast cancers too ! all the time, especially when thyroid attacks those antibodies everywhere in the breasts colon kidney thyroid, omg I'm going to die, I need to go to emergency before my cancer spreads from me to my family like Covid. help me help me I'm dying, the cancer is making my anxiety go thru the roof, I can't breathe, black lives matter, help me. Wait but I'm white !? But I identify as black so it doesn't matter, help me I can't breathe, get this cancer off my throat, my thyroid, the room is spinning, this is the end, I'm going to kick the bucket ! Goodbye cruel world !
@jillianluscombe8638
7 ай бұрын
Ha,ha,ha..there is that effect after this clip! l've had diagnosed hashimotos since 2000,l'm now 73(24 years on ) and still alive and kicking despite high antibodies which are sometimes blood tested but NEVER discussed by the doctor. Fingers crossed l have no cancer YET?
@Lppt87
3 ай бұрын
@@jillianluscombe8638i got diagnoses in 2018, both hyper and hypo, shifted from hyper to hypo every month to two months, in the end had to take both metimazole and levo at the same time, but was killing my liver, got cancer at 2020, and two suspicious of the cancer coming back at 2022 and 2024. My tpo never went away. I always have some lympth nodes swollen in my neck, and it hurts. I mean, i am happy that you are in your 70s and didn’t stress too much over this disease. But not everyone is as lucky. 😢
@thehammersfamily3943
Жыл бұрын
Theirs soo much different information out here that I am completely lost!Could you do a video on what actual studies show with doing a keto diet and Hashimotos and hypothyroidism?I cant tell you how much it would help me and Im sure others too.Thanks for the all you do😊
@-living4jesus4ever-
Жыл бұрын
Anyone have super sore feet like a tendinitis feeling and swollen fingers? I’m only 39 but I woke up with this about seven weeks ago. My tgab antibodies show 470 and all other lab stuff shows autoimmunity. So I started the NP thyroid. Did anyone’s joint pain and ligament pain go away after they started medicine?
@sageneldner9648
Жыл бұрын
My four year old tgab is 1046 and always complains about her feet so now I’m curious if that could be linked as well
@elizabethf8078
Жыл бұрын
Good lord.. I had all the Hashi's symptoms, then my crackpot endo pointed at my supracavicular fat pads and tilold me theybwere my thyroid. Inargued, he ordered a sonogram, and whoops..my thyroid was gone. He accused me of lying and having it surgically removed.🤪🤪 🤪🤪 Needless to say
@juliehillebrand3920
Жыл бұрын
It has been about 20+ years since I had my Thyroglobulin and Thyroid peroxidase antibodies done. My Thyroglobulin autoantibodies was 640 and my TPO AUTO ANTIBODIES was greater than 2000. My TSH jumped up from 0.84 to about 25 in 6 months. I went on Levothyroxin and my antibodies went down. I also have hypertension and MOBITZ II second degree heart block with marked bradycardia. Heart rate 29. I have a pacemaker to manage the cardiac issues. I have had a couple of close calls with lumpectomy but fortunately it was only a fibroadenoma And pre cancerous issues of my cervix. ( had a LEEP biopsy ). Caught those early. The broken ankle and arm from simply accidents. Bone density ok.
@orchidsrosesg_disone4431
Жыл бұрын
I just discovered that candida and parasites are causing my thyroid antibody problem took 3 different naturopathic drs to figure this out. My new one has started looking for parasites etc…..and I started a candida parasite cleanse FULL FORCE. Massive die off. I have Hashimoto’s. Parasites and candida can destroy the thyroid too. I think parasites and candida ran on my mothers side of the family stomach problems 5 generations later arriving at me. Numerous issues that are chronic food allergies that won’t improve, chemical sensitivities, pms problems that nothing helps…..I was at a point of almost throwing all my supplements in the trash 🗑️ because I literally felt they weren’t helping ….now I discovered parasites and candida have been eating EVERYTHING I PUT IN MY BODY……INCLUDING BIO IDENTICAL PROGESTERONE…..SO MY NEW DR HAS SWITCHED OVER FROM PILL FORM TO A CREAM ON THE WRIST OR SOMEWHERE ON THE BODY. I have been chronically ill since the womb like my mother before me and she is 72 almost degenerative in health all her life since a child. My new Dr 👩⚕️ naturopathic has me on IV natural therapy bypassing the gut entirely. So bugs can’t get the nutrients from the IV as it is going directly into my blood stream. Not my gut. Where my body can use these nutrients to heal immediately…..Available for use immediately.
@orchidsrosesg_disone4431
Жыл бұрын
My thyroid antibodies have been up and down for a decade. In Canada 🇨🇦 my last blood work was 239 thyroid antibodies wise….I know deep down this isn’t good and I have been researching my guts out to figure this out to SAVE my thyroid. Thyroid issues run on my fathers side. His mother had neither part of her thyroid or parathyroid removed was on meds till her death, my father his thyroid atrophied, his sister is on thyroid medication, now me his daughter mine fully started after a vaccine reaction 15 years ago. Plus I have had dizziness too for a few years I think candida has been brewing alcohol in my gut every morning I wake up with a hang over feeling and I feel a tad better as the day goes on…..especially after I eat……I am totally KETO …..off sugar, carbs, fruit ….full fat , protein, some veggies. Using liver supplements too . Fiber support too. Hugely important plus L Glutamine to heal the gut wall. I also have bladder issues from candida etc,…..frequent trips to the bathroom and incontinence. Super annoying. My last dr actually found leukocytes in my urine last September and my new dr 👩⚕️ believes that is what is causing my problems .
@orchidsrosesg_disone4431
Жыл бұрын
I am also supporting my estrogen metabolism in this too…..using DIM, SULFORAPHANE and Calcium D Glucarate to help with estrogen metabolism because if parasites and candida have been keeping me in a low progesterone state and eating my medication bio identical progesterone too then I need to help my body with this extra estrogen load. Praying this progesterone cream on the wrist improves a lot more too . Where bugs have no access to it. My mother had 2 miscarriages and 1 ectopic pregnancy. Before my 2 brothers and I were born. I know she had candida parasites too. Her health says it all.
@kimkilgore148
Жыл бұрын
Doctors tried telling me I was in peri and I keep asking my body do I feel like I'm in peri menopause I keep saying no,but my progesterone is at 1, I've been taking the pill form ,I don't understand why do parasites eat your progesterone?
@jessicaturner5398
Жыл бұрын
I had a full thyroidectomy 8 years ago and I still have high TPO antibodies. My doctors don’t know what to do to help me. 😢
@Lppt87
3 ай бұрын
I am in the same situation, had thyroidectomy 4 years ago, two new biopsies done due to suspicions of cancer again, my tpo are over 20. What about you?
@N_R_S_07
4 ай бұрын
How can I lower my elevated TPO levels ?
@estherbalisalisadalde-ie1me
Жыл бұрын
Thank you doctor Childs for sharing your information. God bless 🙏
@tommyhilfiger7113
Жыл бұрын
My mom has a solid cystic lesion with peripheral calification and internal vascularity at superior lobe of left thyroid 13*11*9 mm. Assessed as tirads 4. We have done a biopsy and waiting for results. We noticed swelling of the face as first symptom and then went for consultation. No significant enlargement of lymph nodes from assessment. Tsh level is 3 from latest blood sample. Could it be cancerous?
@sabinawasilewska7664
3 ай бұрын
dear Dr. do we know how to decrease TG antibodies ? Hashimoto case ? thank you so much 😊❤
@wisdomguy9837
7 ай бұрын
Can you provide the link of what you use as reference in your video?
@semakesen6608
5 ай бұрын
Hi, What do you mean by asking him a link? Is this also for you the first time you heard that antibodies cause cancer?
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