Guest guest Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 phyllisranu wrote: > I was wondering if a rising TSH (9.92 presently) and taking synthroid > correctly, not missing any, could have any significance. My Doctor > has just increased the dose and will recheck in 6 weeks. I am > wondering why it is suddenly going up. Phyllis, The one and only time my TSH went up, my endo wrote me a new prescription and suggested that I toss my current batch of pills and get a new one from a different pharmacy. That solved the problem. In addition to taking your Synthroid correctly, it's also important to store it correctly; heat (from a radiator, sunlight, a closed car, etc.) can reduce its potency drastically. And even if YOU are storing it correctly, there's never any way of knowing what that poor batch of pills went through between the factory and the pharmacy. Sometimes the only solution is to get new pills and hope they weren't delivered in the same truck as the old ones! ellen -- mailto:ellen@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 > Hello, > > I was wondering if a rising TSH (9.92 presently) and taking > synthroid correctly, not missing any, could have any significance. > My Doctor has just increased the dose and will recheck in 6 weeks. > I am wondering why it is suddenly going up. Phyllis, you probably already have thought of these things, but just in case: Have the pills been exposed to heat? Could you have defective pills? Have you recently changed anything (started estrogen, menopause, other medication or food changes?) There are a lot of things that can interfere with the absorption of T4, even if you are not missing any doses. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/11763 Cheers, Alisa Currently - 140mcg Levoxyl 2/15/2002: Nodule found 2/27/2002: FNA 3/4/2002: Hysterectomy/oopherectomy-possible ovarian cancer - BENIGN!! 4/9/2002: TT - Stage 2 pap 2.5 x 2 x 1.6 cm nodule, dx Hashimotos 5/28/2002: WBS (2 mCi) and 100 mCi RAI --- 6/6/2002: WBS - No mets 12/16/02: WBS (5 mCi): clean scan - no thyroid tissue in body!!! Age: 49 -- Location: near Seattle WA --- Check out my posts: Radioactive Girl - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/19472 My LID - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/15872 My RAI - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/15873 LID thoughts, tips, ideas - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/25430 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 > Hello, > > I was wondering if a rising TSH (9.92 presently) and taking > synthroid correctly, not missing any, could have any significance. > My Doctor has just increased the dose and will recheck in 6 weeks. > I am wondering why it is suddenly going up. Phyllis, you probably already have thought of these things, but just in case: Have the pills been exposed to heat? Could you have defective pills? Have you recently changed anything (started estrogen, menopause, other medication or food changes?) There are a lot of things that can interfere with the absorption of T4, even if you are not missing any doses. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/11763 Cheers, Alisa Currently - 140mcg Levoxyl 2/15/2002: Nodule found 2/27/2002: FNA 3/4/2002: Hysterectomy/oopherectomy-possible ovarian cancer - BENIGN!! 4/9/2002: TT - Stage 2 pap 2.5 x 2 x 1.6 cm nodule, dx Hashimotos 5/28/2002: WBS (2 mCi) and 100 mCi RAI --- 6/6/2002: WBS - No mets 12/16/02: WBS (5 mCi): clean scan - no thyroid tissue in body!!! Age: 49 -- Location: near Seattle WA --- Check out my posts: Radioactive Girl - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/19472 My LID - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/15872 My RAI - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/15873 LID thoughts, tips, ideas - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/25430 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 Hi Phyllis, TSH is not an indicator of cancer, it's an indication that you should be increasing your T4 dosage. If it's been increasing slowly over the past 6 months, your doctor should have increased your dosage to get it to a proper level. Did you recently have your TT and RAI? If so, it might be rising because thyroid cells are dying resulting in a need for more T4. Hope that helps. Betty mailto:bettyy@... TT: 7/00 RAI: 9/00 (150 mCi) 1st Scan: 10/01: Unclear 2nd Scan: 8/02: Clean! At 12:09 AM +0000 1/3/2003, phyllisranu wrote: >--Thank you for your reply. > >Actually the TSH has been going up slowly over a period of 6 months, >which would include more than 1 batch of meds. > >Can an increase in your TSH indicate a return of the cancer? > >Thank you for all the help and support. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 > I just had my first TSH done since my TT 2 weeks ago and it is only > 20.14. My scan is supposed to be in 2 1/2 weeks. Do you think it > will be high enough in time? It should - 2 1/2 weeks is a long time away - and they'll test it closer to the time (probably a few days before) to verify it. I was worried because mine was 27.6 a few days prior to getting my scan dose. In those few days, it went up to 44. > Also, I forgot what TSH is normally (for an non Thycan). It may vary some, but my lab's " normal " is 0.3 - 5.0 Cheers, Alisa Currently - 140mcg Levoxyl 2/15/2002: Nodule found 2/27/2002: FNA 3/4/2002: Hysterectomy/oopherectomy-possible ovarian cancer - BENIGN!! 4/9/2002: TT - Stage 2 pap 2.5 x 2 x 1.6 cm nodule, dx Hashimotos 5/28/2002: 100 mCi RAI 12/16/02: WBS (5 mCi): clean scan - no thyroid tissue in body!!! Age: 49 -- Location: near Seattle WA --- Check out my posts: Radioactive Girl - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/19472 My LID - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/15872 My RAI - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/15873 LID stuff - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/25430 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2003 Report Share Posted January 22, 2003 Hi a, I get lower back pain when I go hypo, too. It helps a little to stretch it. I do knee lifts and a stretch where I bend at the waist and let my upper body just flow towards the floor. Betty mailto:bettyy@... At 2:51 PM -0800 1/22/2003, a Regan wrote: >Hi , >After going off meds (was on .175 synthroid and then a month of cytomel >3x25mg, my blood was drawn at Day 13 and it was 29.6 Please don't >change my schedule, I'm praying! They went ahead and test-dosed me >yesterday, got my upper body 24-hr uptake scan today. They also drew >blood again yesterday just to be sure (after the fact!) and it had >zoomed to 54.9, so although it varies obviously with everyone, it will >probably be well above 30. maybe they will even draw it again. I feel >more hypo than ever, obviously. > >By the way, I have lower back stuff and despite the pillow under the >knees, after my first " half " scan my back was killing me. Next time I'm >going to ask them to put a rolled towel under my neck if they can. > >good luck >a > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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