Small vent, but do have post surgery question.

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I love my doctor -- he's been my doctor since the day I was born, so

I'd love to say he knows my body more than anyone. I am a little unsure

and frustrated about something and confused. My last blood tests stated

my TSH was 4.82 and my Free t4 was 12 (range 9-24). Anyway I don't feel

normal but he says I'm absolutely normal. I'm tired, have dry brittle

hair, been experiences heart palpatations...and he said it's all

stress. So I dunno.

Anyway, just a little vent there, but I do have a different kind of

question...to anyone out there who has had a complete thyroidectomy. I

had mine one year ago when I was 21...because the goiter was soo big it

was pressing on my trachea really hard...it was actually making it

smaller. Anyway, I do sometimes feel short of breath, post surgery, and

was wondering could that just be because my tests really aren't normal

and I'm hypo or could it be of some stress that big goiter had on the

trachea?

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>

> I love my doctor -- he's been my doctor since the day I was born,

so

> I'd love to say he knows my body more than anyone. I am a little

unsure

> and frustrated about something and confused. My last blood tests

stated

> my TSH was 4.82 and my Free t4 was 12 (range 9-24). Anyway I don't

feel

> normal but he says I'm absolutely normal. I'm tired, have dry

brittle

> hair, been experiences heart palpatations...and he said it's all

> stress. So I dunno.

>

> Anyway, just a little vent there, but I do have a different kind of

> question...to anyone out there who has had a complete

thyroidectomy. I

> had mine one year ago when I was 21...because the goiter was soo

big it

> was pressing on my trachea really hard...it was actually making it

> smaller. Anyway, I do sometimes feel short of breath, post surgery,

and

> was wondering could that just be because my tests really aren't

normal

> and I'm hypo or could it be of some stress that big goiter had on

the

> trachea?

>

Once you have no thyroid why would the doc want you to have a TSH and

say that is normal..what exactly is that TSH going to signal to

produce more hormone?

Even Synthroid themselves states T4 should be tested and be in the

upper 1/2 of the range..so that for you would be 16.5 for a

T4..although most people tend to feel better with a T4 in the upper

2/3 end of the range. so 19 or higher..

This is why you feel hypo, your body needs thyroid hormone to

function. It does effect every function in your body.

Now I do not want to dis your doc..but I would be asking your doc

questions.. tell him where you want your T4, how you are feeling and

ask him if it is wise to have a TSH over 1 with out having a thyroid

for it to stimulate.. not all docs deal with hypo patients..and

thyroidectomy tends to put you in another league of a hypo patient as

most hypo patients do have some thyroid function. My mom's doc

dropped the ball big time after she had RAI..but the right questions

got them both on the same page.. and you need to ask your doc some

serious questions and decide if the doc is going to work in your best

interest..

Kats3boys