I've been diagnoised with this illness for a little over a year now
and i have had the radioactive iodine treatment and have gained about
20 lbs i've have been on synthyroid and it seem to make me have a
smelly underarm odor so now i'm taking levoxyl 112mcg and i haven't
had the side effects that the synthyroid gave me.If anyone knows how
to reduce the weight gain and what type of vitamins you are using to
supplment please send me a email.Thankyou!
I've been diagnoised with this illness for a little over a year now and i have had the radioactive iodine treatment and have gained about 20 lbs i've have been...
I was diagnosed last week with thyroid cancer and am scheduled to have a thyroidectomy. I have been suffering from debilitating fatigue for over three years,...
Hi Frankie, I'm Chrissy from the uk. I had thyroid cancer in 1990. and yes you do need to see a oncologist for a follow up. when the thyroid is removed and the...
Hi Frankie, Welcome to our group :-) I was diagnosed with papilliary thyroid cancer in February 02, and had my thyroid removed three weeks later! I was...
Dear Deborah, I live in Pennsylvania (near Pittsburgh), and my endocrinologist has mentioned having a single RAI after the surgery, as well as a body scan....
Hi Frankie, Your endocrinologist sounds very much like mine, and I think my doc is wonderful. But I know EXACTLY how you feel! I had the same patronizing...
Debbie, Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions. I don't know if I mentioned that I have papillary cancer too, so it sounds like I will be following...
Deb, Had my thyroidectomy a little over a week ago, and am noticing a real improvement in the symptoms that have been bothering me - fatigue is easing off,...
Hi Frankie, Reading your posting, brought back so many memories, I had forgotten I had!!! You should have been warned prior to your surgery that because your ...
Thank you both for taking the time to write back. You have really set my mind to rest. I don't know why my doctor acted so concerned, except she seems like a...
Hi Frankie, Just got back from a few days in San Fransico with my hubby. Fantastic place - we loved it. I can honestly say, apart from the expected husky,...
Deb, Glad you enjoyed your trip to San Francisco. It was once a dream of mine to kayak the pacific coast and stop at all the cities along the way - all the...
Hi Frankie, I worked in a National Mountain Center in Wales (UK)for 10 years, I used to love kayaking around the lake that the Center was built next too, but I...
Deb, I'm off all meds now. Stopped everything four days ago. I stopped taking my Synthroid after the surgery on the 28th of February, but continued to take...
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