1 week and counting to RAI...Questions

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Good to see that you are my people...LOL

I am dying of exhaustion and the world around me just doesn't

understand. I have never been on thyroid medicine. I had my thyroid

removed over 6 weeks ago. I had a nodule and they couldn't tell if it

was cancereous in the biopsy. I went into surgery thinking they were

going to remove half my thyroid and woke up with cancer.

I am going for the interview and pill on Friday Jan 10th and body

scan

on Monday Jan 13th. The RAI treatment on Jan 14th.

I saw some of the posts where doctors didn't even want people driving

when off the medicine. I have been working full time because I am at a

new job and do not have enough sick time or vacation to cover my days

until my treatment. Whine..Whine...LOL.

Ok, for my questions now.

1st question. I am going to be starting taking medicine for thyroid

replacement after my treatment. My doctor was not believe in

Synthroid(has never be FDA approved). She prescribes the pill that

combines T4 with T3. I was wondering if anyone could tell me how they

were doing on it?

2nd question. Once you went back on the medicine did most of you lose

the weigh that you gain off your meds?

3rd question. Also I was wondering of weight loss/weight gain in

general. Are you able to maintain normal weight with medicine?

4th question. Also what have you heard about Soy and thyroid

problems....as a vegatarian...the low iodine is about to kill me. I

really can't eat much. Any vegatarians out there live through the Low

iodine diet? Any tips?

I feel like the line from the Prince song... " Please forgive me if I

am

rambling. " Two weeks ago my TSH was 35(sure it is a lot worse now)

and

I worked 9 hours today, so my message might not be as clear as I

would

like it.

Thanks for any advice you can give me,

D....going to go take a nap now.