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OT Thyroid discussion
On Thu, 7 Sep 2006 10:48:59 -0500, "Shillelagh" spewed
forth : "hesira" wrote in message roups.com... Hi Wooly, I'm thinking about you. Glad you have a good endocrinologist who'll treat you right. I'm staring down the same barrel, but it hasn't happened yet. Do you mind if I ask how long you've been hypo, and what treatment you are taking? I thought that once you were on synthetic thyroid hormone, things got so much better. Here's hoping, Hesira I didn't realize how scary hypo is until I read your & Wooly's posts. My symptoms were very mild (I think). Every body is different. RAI induced hypothyroidism is a permanent thing requiring lifetime thyroid replacement. Maybe you got lucky and your hypothyroidism was a temporary thing. Next time you see your doc ask for a full thyroid workup and see what the results are - it can't hurt to ask and you might save yourself $5/mo on the medication +++++++++++++ Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account... |
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YarnWright wrote: On Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:23:32 GMT, Mirjam Bruck-Cohen spun a fine yarn This Ng is Empty ? mirjam --- Mirjam, So far, Georgia, Hesira, Judy, Wooly, and I have responded. We're all HERE, present and accounted for, grin! Noreen Oh, me, too, just busy! Michelle |
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"Wooly" wrote in message ... (Shelagh wrote) I didn't realize how scary hypo is until I read your & Wooly's posts. My symptoms were very mild (I think). (Wooly wrote) Every body is different. RAI induced hypothyroidism is a permanent thing requiring lifetime thyroid replacement. Maybe you got lucky and your hypothyroidism was a temporary thing. Next time you see your doc ask for a full thyroid workup and see what the results are - it can't hurt to ask and you might save yourself $5/mo on the medication My doctor tests me regularly for it and says I'm on the meds for the rest of my life. ;P I don't worry about the costs of most meds since both DH & I have benefit plans and we are usually 100% covered. Even when mine ends in 3.5 years, I will still be 80% covered by his. Shelagh |
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You know, Shelagh,
It's funny how many things you don't realize are wrong, until they start to get better. I had all sorts of strange problems before my symptoms got bad enough to go to the doctor. Once I got on meds, and had my thyroid irradiated, lots of those little things were resolved. Hesira Shillelagh wrote: Hesira I didn't realize how scary hypo is until I read your & Wooly's posts. My symptoms were very mild (I think). 5 years ago I was trying very hard to lose some weight. Lost 30 lbs, and then nothing. It didn't matter what I did or ate, I was stuck. And this was no normal plateau. I was at the doc's office for a check up or something and complained bitterly about the stop in the weight loss. He sent me for blood tests and phoned me to tell me I had it. I didn't have the fatigue and most of the other symptoms. I was amazed - I had no clue. It took a while to regulate the dose of thyroxin that I take (100 mcg). As I read the symptoms list, I realize that I also have trouble concentrating, especially for reading a book - which I used to love to do. I put that down to my age (I'm not getting any younger). I guess my weight isn't the only reason for elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Bleah. So I'm on a statin for that. Double bleah. My mom had hypo too, and I didn't know it until my sister informed me when I first found out about having it. As for the thyroxine, I take it because the doctor said I had to. I haven't noticed one bit of difference in the way I feel. Go figure. Hang in there my knitting friends. I hope all goes well with your health. Shelagh |
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Here they give something called
Eltroxin mirjam |
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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote:
Here they give something called Eltroxin mirjam Good morning Mirjam! |
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Doses Of Throid hormones aren`t related to your weight , but to
the level of your TSH [it should be 0.35-5.5 mIU/L for a woman in her 60 and T4-free [it should be 10-20 pmoI/L for a woman in her 60 mirjam On 7 Sep 2006 07:32:21 -0700, "hesira" spewed forth : Yikes! I"ve got Graves, too. I had RAI about a month ago, and didn't have a storm. I felt a little worse for a while, but nothing I couldn't handle. I've been feeling great for several weeks, but I'm starting to slow down a little. I'm hoping the hypo won't be too bad, and I can continue to function, but nobody said anything about slurred speech or loss of fine motor control. I have a friend who just flew through her Graves, after treatment of course. I guess everyone is different. If you're starting to slow down now is the time to ask your doc to start you on replacement therapy, not in a month or two when you're having the speech and coordination problems. I knew that 50mcg wasn't going to be adequate, my doc knew it too. Based on my current weight I'm thinking 100mcg ought to be adequate once it kicks in, then I may be able to drop the dose slightly as I start losing weight again. But we'll see; when I was slightly hyperthyroid I felt fabulous and had plenty of energy, so I may need to bump up to 125mcg or more before I start feeling "fabulous" again, then gradually reduce the dose as I'm able to start losing weight again. I hope you get your dosage worked out soon. What a terrible drag. I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Thanks, and same to you +++++++++++++ Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account... |
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"Leah" wrote in message ... Also, with online pharmacies, you have to watch for bait and switch, first order was $30 from a "Mexican" pharmacy (it shipped from India), and when we went to reorder, they jacked the price up to $100 for the same med in the same dose and quantity! Most online pharmacies charge a flat $15 shipping fee, which isn't bad for international mail. Be aware, though, that when you order from a foreign pharmacy it can take a month to arrive, so reorder earlier than you would from other online places. We've had good service from Pharmacy Geoff and RX2world. Leah Try some of the Canadian on-line pharmacies. Shelagh |
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On Fri, 8 Sep 2006 09:43:58 -0500, "Shillelagh" spewed
forth : If (gods forbid) we lose our insurance coverage and have to start paying OOP my thyroid replacement will be the cheapest thing on our "family" drug list, I think. My copay for the 100mcg tabs was $3 - that's at 30% patient pay, so my OOP would about $10.50 for 30 and less if I could use the mail order service for the stuff. But until I get my dose dialled in I'm a moving target... +++++++++++++ Reply to the list as I do not publish an email address to USENET. This practice has cut my spam by more than 95%. Of course, I did have to abandon a perfectly good email account... |
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