What should I do? RAI? Nothing? Help!

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Hi everyone,

You might remember my recent posts about my periods

being over 2 weeks long...wondering if I was going

hyper again...some of you recommended that I get

bloodwork done again as well as an ultrasound. I did

and the ultrasound is normal (yay), but I'm having

other problems as well and I don't know what to

do...here's a quick history of me to give you the full

picture:

I was hyperthyroid in 2004 (tsh was <.004) and was

diagnosed with Hashimotos (antibodies level is 329.7).

My doc wanted me to do RAI but I wanted a second

opinion, so I received no treatment. I had about a 5

month wait before I could see an Endo and by the time

I saw him, my tsh had gone up to 0.850 and my thyroid

was not as swollen. I felt some better too...so the

Endo didn't give me any treatment and said he'd

monitor me every 6 months and treat me when I move

from the " normal " phase to hypothyroidism. Up until

about a month ago, my periods had regulated, but I was

retaining a lot of water and feeling tired - I thought

I was heading towards hypo....but then about a month

ago, I started having different problems....

Last month and this month, my periods have lasted

about 18 days and I'm getting 2-3 yeast infections

each month. Also, I have heart palpitations (and my

chest hurts from them) and tremors, I can't sleep as

well either or concentrate...I had my bloodwork done a

couple days ago and my tsh is down to 0.259. So am I

going hyper again? It feels like it, but the weird

thing is that even though my tsh is higher than it was

in 2004, I feel SO much worse than I did in 2004. So

what's going on with me guys? I feel terrible and I'm

having a very hard time making it through work each

day.

My docs have told me and I kind of assumed that I'd

slowly go hypo over time and my thyroid would die.

I've read that some people with Hashis swing back and

forth between hyper and hypo. Is that what's happening

to me? If so, what do I do!? My one doc wants me to do

RAI, but what about the antibodies? Will I get better?

If I don't do the RAI, is there anything that can be

done for me? Will I continue to cycle and if so, how

long? My whole body and my emotions are a mess!

Please, I welcome any advice good or bad about RAI and

your thoughts, experiences, and suggestions....I feel

desperate...please help!

M.

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