Guest guest Posted August 13, 2002 Report Share Posted August 13, 2002 Since I am really new to this, I am not sure how this works, but here's my story. Three years ago I had my thyroid out due to the cancer, I have had radiation treatments and have now had 2 clean bills of health. The last time I went to my Dr. he reduced me to .112 mcg of Synthroid. I started gaining weight and feeling tired all the time. Seems I had been taking twice that amount and felt good and was keeping my weight down. Anyone got any suggestions as to what to do? What are others taking and how do you handle the tiredness and aching muscles. He says that is all part of it???? But then I have gotten mixed information from him before. I have started experiencing chest pains on occassion and he says it is nothing? Any answer/comments will be appreciated. Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2002 Report Share Posted August 13, 2002 Did he say why he decreased your medication by half? Seems to me that is quite a reduction. Has he done any blood work? When was the med decreased? Any mention of future blood work? Any other doctor you can see about this? This is your life, you need to assert yourself and take control of your treatment. Good Luck, Helen, TT 2/02 RAI 4/02 Scan 5/02 HP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2002 Report Share Posted August 14, 2002 Comobley - It sounds like you have been trusting the doctors to treat you, without trying to understand for yourself what is going on. Until now :-) Do you know for sure that you had been taking twice the amount of Synthroid? If a 50% reduction was appropriate, then you were tremendously overmedicated before (although it sounds as if you were feeling fine). Who is the doctor who reduced your medication? It may be that s/he doesn't have an understanding of thyroid cancer protocol and the fact that it is recommended to have your TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) suppressed to a level that would be considered hyperthyroid for other people. I agree with Helen; you need to assert yourself and take control of your treatment. First, however, you need to educate yourself about your health issues, thyroid cancer in particular, so that you can understand what is going on and be in a better position to asses your doctors' capabilities. I do agree that regardless of their medical abilities, your doctors should be able to hear your complaints and explain his or her thinking to you, but that's another conversation. If you don't already have copies of your medical records, now is a good time to start acquiring them. You should have copies of everything - pathology, surgery, treatment, and every blood test report. It doesn't matter that you may not understand everything that's written in them; it's a good first step to knowing what is going on with your health and your body. good luck - NYC comobley wrote: > Since I am really new to this, I am not sure how this works, but > here's my story. > > Three years ago I had my thyroid out due to the cancer, I have had > radiation treatments and have now had 2 clean bills of health. The > last time I went to my Dr. he reduced me to .112 mcg of Synthroid. I > started gaining weight and feeling tired all the time. Seems I had > been taking twice that amount and felt good and was keeping my weight > down. Anyone got any suggestions as to what to do? What are others > taking and how do you handle the tiredness and aching muscles. He > says that is all part of it???? But then I have gotten mixed > information from him before. I have started experiencing chest pains > on occassion and he says it is nothing? > > Any answer/comments will be appreciated. Thanks in advance > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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