Hypothyroidism with Ovarian Cancer

[freshair]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has hypothyroidism with ovarian cancer?

I was diagnosed after the first chemo treatment. It runs in my family also. My sister and mother have it.

[BeachGal7]

Hi FreshAir, After my first chemo, my oncologist diagnosed me with goiter, which is the same as underactive thyroid or hypothyroidism.  The most common symptoms are fatigue and hypersensitivity to cold water or exposure to cold weather.  My oncologist diagnosed this by touching the hollow under my adam’s apple.  According to him it was slightly swollen.  Chemicals or medicinal drugs disrupt the immune system and throw the thyroid on such a rampage.  The best way to naturally treat hypothyroidism is to have a pinch of powdered kelp in a soup or liquid drink on a daily basis.

[freshair]

Beachgal, Yes I'm sure the chemo brought it on. Mine is hashimoto so I have to take the Levoxyl medication and it has really helped. I use that seaweed also in my miso and with a green drink. Organic coconut oil is good too they say. I like to use it when I saute cabbage.

I skip my medication now on the day I do chemo and half my medication the next day. The steroids that are given with chemo hype you up enough.

Thats good with you Mary that yours was caught early!

You know the thyroid is directly involved with the ovaries.

Anyway with the thyroid, menopause, and these drugs, my hair never grew back to normal as some women's hair comes in thicker.

[Mary 53]

I don't know if this information will be helpful or not, but I, too, have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism. I had a radical hysterectomy for an ovarian cancer diagnosis (discovered during another procedure) in 2000.

I have heard that menopause and thyroid problems go hand in hand, so in my case, I attribute my problem more to the symptoms I have had due to the surgical menopause. My cancer was caught very early and I did not go through chemotherapy.

Take care,

Mary

[rmarie]

hashimoto's hypothyroidism tends to run in families and is believed to be autoimmune in causation.  It probably was diagnosed with chemo because of the blood work-up and extra testing  that is done.  

As we age most of us will end up on a thyroid suppliment, the gland does not work as well.  I have been on Levoxyl for 8 years now, long before my cancer.  My husband has hashimoto's as does his mother.

[MickeyVicki]

Yes, Hashimoto's thyroiditis is an auto-immune disorder.  One can be tested for the anti-bodies and learn whether one is likely to develop the disease long before any symptoms begin.  The chemotherapeutic process, with its extreme effects on the immume system, is a possible cause of  activating the disorder.   And, as also mentioned,  other health conditions can effect the thyroid gland.   Menopause does seem to be one of them. (I have to know these things since all but two adults in my family in the past three generations have suffered from one type or another of thyroid disease!)