Terrific news, Deb! One less thing to worry about.
Gloria
I am blessed
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Thanks! From reading other thyroid cancer stories I am very lucky. For many, it is not the "good" cancer that it's made out to be.
Deb
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead, where there is no path, and leave a trail.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
2007 CC
2013 thyroid cancer- total thyroidectomy
2013 Hashimoto's - numbers always "normal"
2017 Lyme's Disease
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead, where there is no path, and leave a trail.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
2007 CC
2013 thyroid cancer- total thyroidectomy
2013 Hashimoto's - numbers always "normal"
2017 Lyme's Disease
Thanks Marie, its amazing what you can get through with a good support network. Thanks to all of you!
Lori, so far I've noticed an improvement in my energy but my stamina is not anywhere close to normal. I have been told it takes six weeks to recover from the surgery so I wont rush myself. I am taking 2/50mcg of levothyroxine made by Mylan before bedtime and it seems to be a good fit so far. I have to get labs done in a few weeks to see if the dose needs to be adjusted. I dont know how TSH fits in with someone who has no thyroid but my levels were normal before it was removed so I have no use for it anyway. Same for the Free T3 and Free T4- always normal. I just ordered the Stop the Thyroid Madness book so I can learn more. I still dont fully understand it (yet) and dont know where my numbers should be and I know I will have to lead the doctor on what I want to get my health back. Hopefully he will be willing to oblige. I am working on some of my vitamin and iron levels now because they are at the low end of normal. No one seems concerned but I want them up because it only makes sense to raise them before looking at increasing the levothyroxine. I also need to look into the suppression of TSH to prevent a recurrance on the cancer. I am still waiting to get the pathology report. So far, my experience could have been much worse.
Lori, so far I've noticed an improvement in my energy but my stamina is not anywhere close to normal. I have been told it takes six weeks to recover from the surgery so I wont rush myself. I am taking 2/50mcg of levothyroxine made by Mylan before bedtime and it seems to be a good fit so far. I have to get labs done in a few weeks to see if the dose needs to be adjusted. I dont know how TSH fits in with someone who has no thyroid but my levels were normal before it was removed so I have no use for it anyway. Same for the Free T3 and Free T4- always normal. I just ordered the Stop the Thyroid Madness book so I can learn more. I still dont fully understand it (yet) and dont know where my numbers should be and I know I will have to lead the doctor on what I want to get my health back. Hopefully he will be willing to oblige. I am working on some of my vitamin and iron levels now because they are at the low end of normal. No one seems concerned but I want them up because it only makes sense to raise them before looking at increasing the levothyroxine. I also need to look into the suppression of TSH to prevent a recurrance on the cancer. I am still waiting to get the pathology report. So far, my experience could have been much worse.
Deb
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead, where there is no path, and leave a trail.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
2007 CC
2013 thyroid cancer- total thyroidectomy
2013 Hashimoto's - numbers always "normal"
2017 Lyme's Disease
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead, where there is no path, and leave a trail.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
2007 CC
2013 thyroid cancer- total thyroidectomy
2013 Hashimoto's - numbers always "normal"
2017 Lyme's Disease