worried about feeling good

January 11, 1998

I'm happy you're feeling good, sometimes reading so many accounts of " Hypo hell "

can put you in a negative mental state, on other hand forewarned is forearmed.

I'm 4 weeks post TT and also feeling OK, tired, but nothing terrible. After the

second surgery have been eating mostly fruit and veg, and I cut out bread and

crackers, as I am scared of weight gain. I'm 5 lbs lighter than when I went into

surgery, and it's occured to me that were I to eat like this normally, I'd

probably have even more energy. I also seem to have had little appetite - has

anyone else experienced loss of appetite. Long may it continue!

To another subject, my path report came thru, and it says thyroid with

lymphocytic thyroiditis + normal parathyroid gland. I realise there was no

cancer on that side, but was it healthy?

My scan is on Wed. I go in on Tues for the med. and I've been told not to eat

for a few hours, but can drink. They'd never heard of the LID but I've kept it

for a week.

PT 05 19 02

TT 06 30 02

Hanna in Jerusalem.

July 26, 2002

Sounds like you've been in bad need of a vacation for a while.

For some people, even simple dietary things like drinking a can of coke can

cause them to feel tired for the rest of the day.

You should try an experiment after you're not hypo anymore. Eat right,

exercise, and try to not let work bother you (maybe it's time to look for a

different job...) I'll bet you'll feel even better than you do now. Then you

can just keep running the experiment...

Shayne

> I know this is a weird complaint, but I'm starting to wonder...

> Anyone else feel like they were getting clearer, more awake, more

> alive when hypo? Maybe its just that I'm getting 9-10hrs. sleep, away

> from my hateful job and its stressors, eating healthy, excercising

> regularly, etc. This is the first time in a long time that I haven't

> felt depressed, tired, and hopeless. I'm motivated to get out of bed,

> interested in creating plans. I'm about to call and find out what my

> TSH on Wed. came in at. True I do have mild hypo symptoms, like

> intense bouts of irritability, but someone tell me I'm not crazy for

> enjoying being hypo.

July 26, 2002

I know this is a weird complaint, but I'm starting to wonder...

Anyone else feel like they were getting clearer, more awake, more

alive when hypo? Maybe its just that I'm getting 9-10hrs. sleep, away

from my hateful job and its stressors, eating healthy, excercising

regularly, etc. This is the first time in a long time that I haven't

felt depressed, tired, and hopeless. I'm motivated to get out of bed,

interested in creating plans. I'm about to call and find out what my

TSH on Wed. came in at. True I do have mild hypo symptoms, like

intense bouts of irritability, but someone tell me I'm not crazy for

enjoying being hypo.

July 26, 2002

Hi! Actually, I am kind of experiencing the same thing. My TSH, as of this

past Tuesday was 78.13. That's the highest mine has ever (to my knowledge,

and I have been keeping track for a long time) been. I am calling nuclear

med. monday to schedule my RAI. But yes. Ocassionally, I will get a little

bit depressed, or out of fatigue every few days or so, but other than that, I

lead the same active lifestyle (very physically active), that I did when " not

hypo " . I feel good, look good (in good health), have no real " hypo " symptoms,

like trouble maintaining weight, stomach problems, coldness, etc. So yeah, I

hear where you're comming from!

Cleveland, Ohio

5-02 FNA

6-02 Core Biopsy Dx papillary cancer

7-02 TT with 10 lymph nodes removed

July 26, 2002

Sounds like you've got The REALLY Good Cancer :-)

You're not crazy. Unusual, but not crazy. We all know that everyone

reacts differently to being hypo ( " YMMV " ), and it seems you've lucked

out. I hope it holds out.

I think is Shayne is right, though - if being severely hypo feels like a

vacation, it may be time to change jobs and treat yourself kindly all year

'round.

NYC

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