~ MONDAY MORNING ROUNDUP ~ Post upcoming tests, surgeries, procedures here ...

[ChitChatNine]

for easy access for all to keep track of your important dates!

Cheryl

[hyper_what?]

Pre-Op bloodwork on Friday morning. First appt. with the ENT surgeon next Monday morning @ 8:30 a.m.

[TheCarMan]

Found my clone........George Clooney. Ah, I'm kidding. It's Brad Pitt.......yeah, right.

Cheryl, I messed up your post idea, didn't I?
Start one again, I'll behave myself.

[Kab_Sav]

I would be a rich woman indeed if I could do that ... I will keep you all informed!

- Kab_Sav

[utahmomma]

If you come across a cloning service (that would make a younger, healthier, better-looking, smarter version of ourselves) - let us *all* know!  :-)

[Kab_Sav]

Tell me more about your "word retrieval issues".  I often have trouble remembering the word I am trying to say when I'm talking to someone, but have no troubles with it when writing, for some reason.  My current job involves working with lots of high-speed, low-drag folks and I often find myself struggling to get my thoughts out to them.  I have previously put this down to just feeling self-conscious around these really smart people, but in the wee bit of reading I've done on hypothyroid in recent days I've begun to wonder if there might be a connection.  

I hate this problem of my halting speech -- I know it frustrates people I'm trying to talk with and I also think they must think I'm a moron -- which reinforces the self-consciousness.  Drat.

Anyway, my most recent bloodwork (earlier this month) showed a TSH of 11.75!  In the past it's *always* been less than 5.  I think it was around 8 or so when I was diagnosed hypothyroid, so it's never been as high as it is now.  My endo recently changed my diagnosis to Hashimoto's, and told me my TPO AB is positive -- but he didn't say what the number is.

Tomorrow morning I am having a fasting blood draw -- I think to check blood calcium levels and also do a more detailed antibody study.  The confounding issue is I am in the military and am moving to a new job at the end of Feb.  I just met with my endo last week and found out about the high TSH and Hashi's, so in the midst of all the craziness of moving I now also have to get the thyroid issue back under control.  

Does anybody know a reliable cloning service?? (^_^)

Thanks to all of you for being here.  I've never been very concerned about my thyroid but the drastic change in my numbers kind of has me freaking out a little bit (in addition to the stress of the move) -- so it's nice to be able to chat with you guys about this.

All the best to all of you.

- Kab_Sav

[ChitChatNine]

Good to get all the paperwork and carry it with you .. this I am doing with my daughter and her recent gallbladder surgery as we need to followup with a brand new GI group bcz the one in the hosp is out of network grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

Welcome to the board .. on the synthroid ? it takes a full 6 weeks to build up but you can always call your Doc and ask for a TSH draw ... it may be too high a dosing but you will know and then can figure it out from there .. usually they will do a simple TSH w/o a problem but some stick to their guns and make you wait the full 6 weeks!

I get anxiety and word retrieval issues when dosing is too high.  I am on 88mcgs for supression and TSH is 1.5 at last draw .. below 1.0 is not good for me .. good for the Cancer but not for me.

My surg was a yr ago .. 2 small encapsulated no lymph nodes involved were found .. orig nodules were benign.  Still have a 3mm STABLE nodule on other side that we do ultrasounds ev. 6 mos and so far so good.  


c~

[ChitChatNine]

The 29th is almost here .... praying that nasty spot is merely tinfoil in the brain in a very benign way :::::::hugs:::::, C~

[utahmomma]

Getting in to see an ENT on 29 January to try to get a biopsy.  See if that nasty spot in my head is metastases.  Wah-freak'n-ho.  :-)

[Joni65]

I leave for MD Anderson Cancer Center on 1/29/08 for a consultation Re: thyroid cancer and treatment!  I know they will be doing various labs, CXR, and ultrasound.  I have all my labs/xrays/ultraounds/path slides from Bx and surgerys for them to review from the past 2 years.  I will keep you posted on the out-come.  I will be taking a lap top computer with me to keep ya'all informed!

Joni