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Hyper or Hypo Thyroid

leagirl36
  • By leagirl36 · New reply 3:51 pm
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • Hello, My name is Lisa and I received a call from my doctor after some blood work and he told me that I need to be seen by a endocrinologist asap that my TSH was>0.100 way to high, he asked me what kind ...

Somebody PLEASE HELP!!! ={

pwrsrg77
  • By pwrsrg77 · New reply yesterday at 10:54 am
  • Journal · 81 replies
  • Well, I'm now 2 years into a disease that is sucking the life out of me. If I had a nickel for every time I've balled my eyes out & said my famous quote "I can't take this anymore" I'd be a very rich ...

SO excited to share what I have found!

pwrsrg77
  • By pwrsrg77 · New reply November 6, 2009
  • Journal · 15 replies
  • I have received TONS of wonderful support from this amazing community of people just like myself. All that struggle with debilitating symptoms, wrong diagnosis, less than quality doctors etc... I wish ...

Newly diagnosis

angeltex23
  • By angeltex23 · New reply November 6, 2009
  • Discussion in Hyperthyroidism · 2 replies
  • My husband has just been diagnosised with hyperthryoidism and we are trying to figure out the best course of action. We were recommended two treatment options: radioactive iodine treament or surgery ...

Out Damn Spot!

dizzybee
  • By dizzybee · New reply November 4, 2009
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • have been having trigeminal neuralgia (fancy word for pain from Hades) since around Sept. 23 -- been to ER twice one shot of dilaudel and next time a shot of morphine. Finally got an MRI -- i basically ...

Flu Shot

Pawndy
  • By Pawndy · New reply November 4, 2009
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • I have four doctors and so far I have called three of them and they do not have the flu shot medicine. They have told me that the government has made it to difficult to get it. Monday I geuss I will call ...

I need some advice

christy1228
  • By christy1228 · New reply November 3, 2009
  • Discussion in Hyperthyroidism · 23 replies
  • I seen my doc this past Tuesday and he scheduled me for an iodine uptake test which will be completed today. He is urging me to do the RAI possibly next week to kill the thyroid. I am very skeptical on ...

Have no clue whats going on

Jeffers0714
  • By Jeffers0714 · New reply November 1, 2009
  • Discussion in Hypothyroidism · 1 reply
  • I am 21 yrs old not gonna say my weight but about 10 years ago I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and was put on Synthroid and doing good. Then I wasn't able to afford my medicine so I went off of it ...

my NIH experience

dizzybee
  • By dizzybee · New reply October 29, 2009
  • Journal · 32 replies
  • THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE -- I HAVE TRIED TO LEAVE THE DOCTORS' INVOLVED NAMES OUT SO AS NOT TO CAUSE ISSUES -- AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. Well, where to start--nurse took my vitals and some allergy ...

Can I stay thin after my thyroidectomy?

Df
  • By Df · New reply October 29, 2009
  • Discussion in Living with a thyroid disease · 7 replies
  • I have Papillary Thyroid Cancer. I am having a thyroidectomy next Thursday. First, I am relieved to learn that the cancer is not life-threatening. Now that I'm over the "c" word. I am scared to death ...

Will I ever be normal again?

moon29
  • By moon29 · New reply October 28, 2009
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • My story started July 4, 2009. I was at the beach and even though I was only there for around an hour and went to the beach every wknd all day, I got really hot in seconds my heart was beating sooo fast ...

Armour thyroid and the FDA what are they up too!

Valarie
  • By Valarie · New reply October 27, 2009
  • Discussion in Hypothyroidism · 4 replies
  • Hello all, I just wanted to post, as I have come across alot of information about the FDA and Armour thyroid. I am disgusted that it has now come down to people who take this drug not being able to get ...

Help! from Medullary Thyroid Cancer Survivor Trying to Get Pregnant

mamanlou
  • By mamanlou · Posted October 25, 2009
  • Discussion in Other thyroid diseases · 0 replies
  • Hello to all. I had a TT in January 2008 (Medullary Thyroid Cancer) and over a year later I have a few questions: 1) My TSH has been as low as .03, with absolutely NO SYMPTOMS of hyperthyroidism, NONE ...

Graves disease and pregnancy.

Meplus3
  • By Meplus3 · Posted October 25, 2009
  • Discussion in Living with a thyroid disease · 0 replies
  • Hi all! Im a 26yo female and i started to get a racing heart over 2 years ago but it was another 12 mths before I went to my GP. She sent me for a blood test which said i had hvperthyroidism, but it wasnt ...

Weight loss remedies??

Cantona
  • By Cantona · Posted October 23, 2009
  • Discussion in Treatment · 0 replies
  • I am feeling quite lost as usual, had total thryroid removed following the discovery of papillery carcenoma on the right lobe. Had moved ino some lymph nodes around the central neck region, had the I131 ...

weight loss after a thyroidectomy

joynae
  • By joynae · New reply October 14, 2009
  • Discussion in Hypothyroidism · 19 replies
  • I am trying to find out if it is possible to lose weight (significantly) after a THYROIDECTOMY. I am 31 years old and I had a thyroidectomy at 29 while I was 7 months pregnant, due to a compression on ...

Just diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism

christy1228
  • By christy1228 · New reply October 13, 2009
  • Discussion in Hyperthyroidism · 20 replies
  • Well let me begin by introducing myself, I'm Christy Snapp and I live on the East Coast. For the past eight months I have noticed some strange things that have been happening to my body. I started noticing ...

surgery and RAI treatment for cancer

cadid
  • By cadid · New reply October 6, 2009
  • Discussion in Treatment · 2 replies
  • Hi all, I was diagnosed last week with papillary thyroid cancer. I have an appointment with the surgeon in a couple of days. Just wondering what to expect with the actual surgery and with the RAI treatment ...

Hi All From Dove Remission or not??

Dove
  • By Dove · New reply October 3, 2009
  • Journal · 21 replies
  • Hi everyone I had a unscheduled check up a couple of weeks ago my doctor was away on family emergency. So I saw his stand in I have been passing blood from the cervix. When he examined me he said he could ...

Poor Stamina

jdwalton46
  • By jdwalton46 · Posted October 1, 2009
  • Discussion in Hypothyroidism · 0 replies
  • Hello everyone, I am new here and hope that I can get some advice. Ever since I was diagnosed with Graves Disease in March of last year my stamina has been terrible. Even after I had RAI and put on 75mg ...

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