Guest guest Posted September 28, 2001 Report Share Posted September 28, 2001 > Now, I've been on Levoxyl for a full month and physically everything is > back to normal. Problem is that I'm feeling bummed out again. Maybe it's > just the realization of my own mortality. Or could this be the start of a > 'mid-life crisis' ?? > > Dave > Age 45, TT 7/2001 with 2 Pap tumors Hi Dave; Its probably a bit of both... realizing you're mortal - and a mid life crisis (i found a turbo charged convertible to be the cure for the mid life crisis) :-) its also the let down... when you get the initial diagnosis, and then surgery, and RAI and all this stuff to learn and do and be upset about, the panic, the tears, the denial, the action , the worry, the surgery to prepare for, the RAI to prepare for.. and once its all done.. its just you, and your Levoxyl and life... and its (at least it was for me) a let down.. like " now what do i do?? " and its a feeling that also (at least for me) falls into the category of " this too shall pass " ... I don't know if others have experienced it that way.... barb TT 8/99 RAI 4/00 Clean Scan 12/00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2001 Report Share Posted September 28, 2001 Well, I've only been on levoxyl for three days, but I feel so wonderful. I mean not physically yet, but emotionally. I've already gotten my hair cut and and ready for the new me. I'm ready!!! I'm looking forward to what is to be...I don't want to look back (even tho I know I will have to). I look at this as a speed hump on the road called life... Think positive...do something new for you!!! I am only 30 with two small kids...I can't go out and buy a new car and I'm no where near a mid life crisis...but darn it...I'm celebrating life LIFE!!!! Re: when hypo... > Now, I've been on Levoxyl for a full month and physically everything is > back to normal. Problem is that I'm feeling bummed out again. Maybe it's > just the realization of my own mortality. Or could this be the start of a > 'mid-life crisis' ?? > > Dave > Age 45, TT 7/2001 with 2 Pap tumors Hi Dave; Its probably a bit of both... realizing you're mortal - and a mid life crisis (i found a turbo charged convertible to be the cure for the mid life crisis) :-) its also the let down... when you get the initial diagnosis, and then surgery, and RAI and all this stuff to learn and do and be upset about, the panic, the tears, the denial, the action , the worry, the surgery to prepare for, the RAI to prepare for.. and once its all done.. its just you, and your Levoxyl and life... and its (at least it was for me) a let down.. like " now what do i do?? " and its a feeling that also (at least for me) falls into the category of " this too shall pass " ... I don't know if others have experienced it that way.... barb TT 8/99 RAI 4/00 Clean Scan 12/00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2001 Report Share Posted September 28, 2001 Amy, Your attitude is wonderful! I hope all continues to go well for you! Gail dx: 1968, TT,pap. & foll. well differentiated, RAI, rad.neck dissection,lung surgery,hashimoto,iodine resistant,existing thyca nodules in lungs. Last surgery 1972 -- In Thyca@y..., " Amy " <lionsdove@s...> wrote: > Well, I've only been on levoxyl for three days, but I feel so wonderful. I mean not physically yet, but emotionally. I've already gotten my hair cut and and ready for the new me. I'm ready!!! I'm looking forward to what is to be...I don't want to look back (even tho I know I will have to). I look at this as a speed hump on the road called life... Think positive...do something new for you!!! I am only 30 with two small kids...I can't go out and buy a new car and I'm no where near a mid life crisis...but darn it...I'm celebrating life LIFE!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2001 Report Share Posted September 29, 2001 Amy and Barb - Thanks for the advice. Maybe I'll wait until spring for the convertible. Fall is here in Massachussetts and that means show tire shopping... Maybe it's time for some vacation - I've been back into work full-swing with no time off since my RAI a month ago. And here's something you might find depressing too, Barb - my company is heaving out the OpenVMS computer systems that I've been doing software development work on for the last 10 years. And replacing them with Win NT. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 29, 2001 Report Share Posted September 29, 2001 Amy, I love your attitude.. " a bump in the road called life. " That attitude will take you far. Dave, could your thyroxine dose need adjusting? Someone correct me if I'm wrong here, but I " think " that too much med can make you as tired as too little. Could also be the other things you & Barb mentioned. Personally, my recent hypo trip was not so bad. I walked each day and this helped all but the memory lapses. Thanks to ALL here for helping me through it. Grammy D aka son from OH ThyCa and Hypoparathyroidism onset 1965 176 mCi RAI 1982 for chest mets 9/10/01 Clean Scan PTL! Has anyone experienced an emotional change when being hypo? I went thru a terrible emotional time to the point I brole up with the man that I still love..and I am having a hard time understanding what went on.. I hope I hear from some of you. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2001 Report Share Posted September 30, 2001 Grammy D. I walked every too, while hypo...still walking every day...but my endo told me to walk everyday to keep the little bit of energy that I had left. He said that was the only think helping. I walked all but one day during hypo hell. I agree, it helped... all but the memory loss. Amy Re: when hypo... Amy, I love your attitude.. " a bump in the road called life. " That attitude will take you far. Dave, could your thyroxine dose need adjusting? Someone correct me if I'm wrong here, but I " think " that too much med can make you as tired as too little. Could also be the other things you & Barb mentioned. Personally, my recent hypo trip was not so bad. I walked each day and this helped all but the memory lapses. Thanks to ALL here for helping me through it. Grammy D aka son from OH ThyCa and Hypoparathyroidism onset 1965 176 mCi RAI 1982 for chest mets 9/10/01 Clean Scan PTL! Has anyone experienced an emotional change when being hypo? I went thru a terrible emotional time to the point I brole up with the man that I still love..and I am having a hard time understanding what went on.. I hope I hear from some of you. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2001 Report Share Posted September 30, 2001 Oh, hon, that's horrible! I know, though, where you are coming from. I, too, had an emotional time of it. Got very depressed. I remember on New Year's Day, 2000, I was so depressed that I didn't talk to anyone for the entire day. I just sat in a chair and didn't say a word and didn't eat or anything. And I would cry, have anger fits, lots of that sort of stuff. I'm usually happ and smiling but not through hypo. could you perhaps talk to the man you love and try to get some resolution? Explain that yuou weren't yourself and see what he says? Hugs and sympathy! when hypo... > Has anyone experienced an emotional change when being hypo? > I went thru a terrible emotional time to the point I brole up with the man > that I still love..and I am having a hard time understanding what went on.. > I hope I hear from some of you. Thanks, > > > For more information regarding thyroid cancer visit www.thyca.org. If you do not wish to belong to this group, you may UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to thyca-unsubscribe > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2001 Report Share Posted September 30, 2001 I had to do that, too, increase my dose of antidepressant. It only marginally helped, too. Hugs! when hypo... > > > Has anyone experienced an emotional change when being hypo? > I went thru a terrible emotional time to the point I brole up with the man > that I still love..and I am having a hard time understanding what went on.. > I hope I hear from some of you. Thanks, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2001 Report Share Posted September 30, 2001 - Maybe my levoxyl dose IS out of wack. I have lost 20 pounds since my last ENDO visit (and his using my weight to calculate dosage). This is a result me going on a diet for the first time in my life to get back to my pre-thyroid-disease size. But I suppose starting a diet at the same time as an RAI is really asking for pain!!! Oh well, 20 pounds down and 20 more to go!!! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2001 Report Share Posted September 30, 2001 Hello , you say you 'think' that taking too much thyroxine can make you tired... I am currently taking T3 while I wait for my RAI. My consultant increased my dose by 25% (now on 100 mcg tertroxin) 10 days ago, I felt fine for a few days but the last week has been dreadful. I'm doing a great impresson of Rip Van Winkle, my legs are like lead, my feet don't belong to me and the memory has gone. Does anyone know if this is usual or am I just getting old ? While I'm here I'd like to ask if anyone has any info on the effect that RAI has on fertility. I know that this is a bit personal so if anyone wants to reply privately that's ok by me. Thanks for keeping me sane, I've felt so much better (mentally) since finding this group. Regards follicular thyca pt 91 tt May 01 waiting for RAI ---------- >From: grammydx2@... >To: Thyca >Subject: Re: when hypo... >Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 03:28:19 -0000 > >Amy, I love your attitude.. " a bump in the road called life. " That attitude will take you far. > >Dave, could your thyroxine dose need adjusting? Someone correct me if I'm wrong here, but I " think " that too much med can make you as tired as too little. Could also be the other things you & Barb mentioned. > >Personally, my recent hypo trip was not so bad. I walked each day and this helped all but the memory lapses. > >Thanks to ALL here for helping me through it. > >Grammy D aka son from OH >ThyCa and Hypoparathyroidism onset 1965 >176 mCi RAI 1982 for chest mets >9/10/01 Clean Scan PTL! > > >Has anyone experienced an emotional change when being hypo? I went thru a terrible emotional time to the point I brole up with the man that I still love..and I am having a hard time understanding what went on.. >I hope I hear from some of you. Thanks, > > > >For more information regarding thyroid cancer visit www.thyca.org. If you do not wish to belong to this group, you may UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to thyca-unsubscribe > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2001 Report Share Posted September 30, 2001 , I've been creeping along the road to suppression for about a year now and every time my dose is raised I get minor hyper symptoms about ten days to two weeks after I begin a new dose. These go away after a week or two and are no longer present when I go to get my levels checked after about 6 weeks on the new dose, so I don't report them. The last raise in dosage was a 20 % hike to 150. The second week after raising the dosage, my thigh and back muscles left on vacation and failed to take me with them. Walking up stairs or climbing hills were all-consuming events. This, too, resolved in less than a week. I don't think it is unusual, although I don't know what the mechanism is that allows your body to compensate for the new hormone levels. I'd like to know. Anyone with any hints to guide my reading? hurthle cell carcinoma (pt,dx 8/00; tt,01/01; RAI 150mCi 3/01) aclong wrote: at Hello , you say you 'think' that taking too much thyroxine can make you tired... I am currently taking T3 while I wait for my RAI. My consultant increased my dose by 25% (now on 100 mcg tertroxin) 10 days ago, I felt fine for a few days but the last week has been dreadful. I'm doing a great impresson of Rip Van Winkle, my legs are like lead, my feet don't belong to me and the memory has gone. Does anyone know if this is usual or am I just getting old ? While I'm here I'd like to ask if anyone has any info on the effect that RAI has on fertility. I know that this is a bit personal so if anyone wants to reply privately that's ok by me. Thanks for keeping me sane, I've felt so much better (mentally) since finding this group. Regards follicular thyca pt 91 tt May 01 waiting for RAI ---------- >From: grammydx2@... >To: Thyca >Subject: Re: when hypo... >Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 03:28:19 -0000 > >Amy, I love your attitude.. " a bump in the road called life. " That attitude will take you far. > >Dave, could your thyroxine dose need adjusting? Someone correct me if I'm wrong here, but I " think " that too much med can make you as tired as too little. Could also be the other things you & Barb mentioned. > >Personally, my recent hypo trip was not so bad. I walked each day and this helped all but the memory lapses. > >Thanks to ALL here for helping me through it. > >Grammy D aka son from OH >ThyCa and Hypoparathyroidism onset 1965 >176 mCi RAI 1982 for chest mets >9/10/01 Clean Scan PTL! > > >Has anyone experienced an emotional change when being hypo? I went thru a terrible emotional time to the point I brole up with the man that I still love..and I am having a hard time understanding what went on.. >I hope I hear from some of you. Thanks, > > > >For more information regarding thyroid cancer visit www.thyca.org. If you do not wish to belong to this group, you may UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to thyca-unsubscribe > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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