Re: ann. of the third month since surgery

[Guest guest]

Honey , I am here, I am recovering from Hypothyroid Myxedema. I am so lucky for the people here on the group they saved my life..

anti depressesants do nothign it,s not he solution,, Topper?? ?? we need to help her,

Hon Hang onto the rope we here to help,

ann. of the third month since surgery

Has anyone had thyroid storms? I experienced this after the surgery and was doing well up until about a week ago. Now I am having depression, anxiety, bad thoughts, despair and so much more. I had hoped that after they removed the thyroid these feelings would get better. ( I had some prior to surgery and things were getting worse)Had hoped the surgery would fix some of it, But now they are back and with a vengence. Most of the time I feel as though I am having a nervous breakdown or want to go to sleep and not wake up. Has anyone else experienced any of this? Could be chemical balance issues as well but at this point I am not sure what is happening and where to turn. They have (in the past) tried antidepressant meds but nothing seemed to work. If anyone has experienced these things after a thyroidectomy please let me know. and if you have any advise I am all ears.thanks.

[Guest guest]

hi,

i'm new here and don't know your story but at what point do they usually want to take your thyroid out? i'm hypo but my antibodies are sky high andd i'm fluctuating b/w hypo & hyper and its maaking me crazy and if removing it would help then i want it out....

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-- ann. of the third month since surgery

Has anyone had thyroid storms? I experienced this after the surgery and was doing well up until about a week ago. Now I am having depression, anxiety, bad thoughts, despair and so much more. I had hoped that after they removed the thyroid these feelings would get better. ( I had some prior to surgery and things were getting worse)Had hoped the surgery would fix some of it, But now they are back and with a vengence. Most of the time I feel as though I am having a nervous breakdown or want to go to sleep and not wake up. Has anyone else experienced any of this? Could be chemical balance issues as well but at this point I am not sure what is happening and where to turn. They have (in the past) tried antidepressant meds but nothing seemed to work. If anyone has experienced these things after a thyroidectomy please let me know. and if you have any advise I am all ears.thanks.

[Guest guest]

HI,

I have Hashi's and am working towards suppressing output of the

Thryoid gland. I have gone through enough of the Hashi swings that I

don't want another one! so suppression it is.

Gossimer

> Hi ,

>

> One of the bad things about Hashi's is that it will most likely

result in

> the gland burning itself out. There is a lot of controversy as to

how to

> deal with it. One school of thought is to just remove or kill the

gland

> and be done with it, the other is to take large enough doses of

thyroid

> hormone to suppress the gland and reduce the effect of the anti-

bodies.

>

> I guess it would all boil down to what you feel is the best way to

go.

> I've not had Hashi's so I really can't say first had what I would

do..

> but I no longer have a working thyroid.. and it does seem a whole

lot

> easier to add from zero than it would be to add (hormone/meds) to a

> fluctuating output from the gland.

>

> Any of you gals with Hasni's have some input here?

>

> Topper ()

>

> On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 20:27:55 -0500 (Central Standard Time) " "

> <coprhed@c...> writes:

> hi,

> i'm new here and don't know your story but at what point do they

usually

> want to take your thyroid out? i'm hypo but my antibodies are sky

high

> andd i'm fluctuating b/w hypo & hyper and its maaking me crazy and

if

> removing it would help then i want it out....

>

>

> visit our website

> www.geocities.com/tanyarn96/countryside.html

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

YES, get yourself to a Doctor that understands that mood swings are

a part of Thyroid Hormone malfunctions.

I don't know how heavy you weigh or how tall you are but it sounds

like you are not taking enough of $ynthroid for your bodies needs...

I was on 275mg at 5'7 " and my body was not able to convert the T4

over into the T3 that is the active part of Thyroid hormones that

the body needs!

I would personally check with my local Pharmacist to find out which

Doctors he/she knows prescribes Armour or its generic. I am always

amazed by the knowledge that Pharmacist's have on Doctors and

whether the Doctors watch what they prescribe to their patients. And

if the patients are happy with the Doctor. And whether the Doctors

are willing to accomodate the patients changing needs.

Get yourself tested again for your Free T3 and Free T4 levels and

find out what those numbers are! as well as what the lab ranges are

for these tests.

I hope this helps.

Gossimer

> To start with I had normal ranges on my thyroid levels. Nothing

ever

> showed up no matter how I was feeling. (I also have chronic

> fatigue/fibromyalgia) while doctoring for some bad episodes of

this

> my doc was trying to find any solution, for my extreme episodes.

SO

> he started doing a physical and found a mass on the right side of

my

> thyroid. I went in for a check with a specialist. He did 6

biopsies

> but could not conclude if it was cancer or not so sent me to a

> surgeon the same day. They said they wanted it out as it was

growing

> fast and they thought the possiblity of cancer was too high. So

the

> next week I had the entire thyroid removed. (they were only doing

> the right side unless the left looked in poor shape too - it did

so

> it went with the right) (It was NOT cancer!) I am now on synthroid

> 125mcg daily. I have had one check since then and they said all

> looked fine. However my levels have always been " fine " so do I

trust

> this?

> Prior to my surgery I asked the " specialist " if this (removing it)

> would help my moods and emotions as they were going further and

> further out of wack prior to the surgery. He said " no " the thyroid

> has nothing to do with your emotions.???????????? So after the

> surgery I ended up with the storm and after I got thru that,

thought

> things were going okay up until a few weeks ago. I cry constantly,

I

> have anxiety and panic attacks, I have even had thoughts of not

> wanting to live anymore. I know that is awful and I don't know

where

> it is coming from. I can't make a decision to save my soul and

when

> I do I dwell on it forever, causing more stress, second guessing

> myself on stupid decisions and not being comfortable in my own

skin.

> My poor family thinks I have gone over the edge and to be honest I

> am beginning to beleive I am too. This isn't me and I don't like

it

> anymore!

> I am wondering if looking for a doctor who " knows " the thyroid

would

> help me. Obviously the " specialist " I went to doesn't know much

> about the after effects or any effects. They never even talked to

me

> about the thyroid storm. Had I known about that, it would have

been

> helpful at the time.

> I am grateful for any thoughts and feed back.

> Thanks it is helpful knowing others are out there who have or are

> going thru this type of thing.