Life after TT......

[blsdnsvd]

Has anyone ever gotten back to their old self after having a TT??? I ask this because it's been a year basically for me and thank god i do feel more funtional than i have up to 6mos after the surgery and taking the med's....however, i have developed medical issues that i pray will go away but doesn't seem likely...such as: extra heart beats (skipped)...unregulated bp, anxiety, tiredness....and i'm sure there is more but can't think of any extra...

[kl42]

yea you can. it takes a long time for some. 2 years here. but with some time, adjustments. mabey having to change brands or to natural and different brands(alot of trial and error) you will and can get back to normal, some people are luckier than others back to normal in a few months other it takes longer and is more complicated. you'll get there. hang in there don't give up Kevin

[Totie]

I finally got back to my old self after a year of getting the dosage right.  I had a RAI / TT 16yrs ago. Back to work & being a wife/mother.

Now this is just me (my life), I am fortunate enough to NOT have had any issues, physically/mentally. Now for me i never over anaylzed my thyroid. I am still the same person at 40 that I was at 23.

[blsdnsvd]

Thanks for all of the responses...God is my Rock and Faith is my motivater. I thank him for every living day of my live and everything that comes with. I wanted to hear from those whose had the same experience (TT) and within all of the responses,everyone has their own story. I am happy that i did have the TT because of the nodule that could've turned cancerous, however besides that I had no other issues related to the thyroid...Once the thyroid was removed I developed issues that i never had and the issues that i did have became more prominant. I take one day at a time because that's all I can do. I am working a full time job and i'm blessed to be able to because there are others who find it challenging....

Thanks Again and Happy Holidays to all......

[stella5349]

You ask a question that can be taken into many roads.....

1. I think when we lose this gland and battle to get our meds to stabilize us again we get an appreciation like nothing we ever had for the real things that count in our lives. For the patients fortunate - as me - who spent years in he// on this - and then recovering - is a miracle that I never take for granted nor take my health wellness for granted either.

2. In the times of the battle of achieving wellness after - many feel doomed and will never get back what they were. It can happen - have faith but you may not come out exactly as you were.

3. I can't say I am my "old self" - all I can say is I am better -  spiratually, emotionally and physically and appreciate everday I feel that way but things lack for me also. My had and eye coordination is terrible. (I certainly can't type as well as I did) and I am slower in my thinking. That however may be the best thing that ever happened to me :)

knowledge of thyroid and SELF tuning is so the #1 key in all this. Finding your answers and taking each day as it comes when you find a little bit more and improve while making the change you felt you had to is the best thing you can do. This means - meds, supplements, life style changes, weight and diet changes and the list can go on and on.......

[mrsomes]

Yes.  I'm 18 months post TT and honestly, I feel better than I did for years prior to my surgery.  I had some juggling to do with my meds; that was the biggest thing for me.   I'm sensitive to everything so I had to watch what meds I took and what fillers they had etc.  But once I got those under control everything just started to get better.  I also remember when things weren't getting better quickly enough for me I automatically blamed my TT.  The dizziness and heart fluttering must be thyroid.  But other more subtle things changed for me and were impacting how I felt.  My ability to process sugar has changed since the surgery so I have to pay a little more attention to what I eat and when.  ie:  oatmeal for breakfast instead of bagels, making sure I get enough protein etc.  I am 56 and all that post-menopausal stuff factored into how I felt.  Talk to your Dr about other things that may just be adding up to feeling like crap.  Now I take vitamin "D" every day and calcium when my stomach can tolerate it.  I try to walk more and get outside when I can.  So yes, you can get your old self back.  

[HessyKat]

Unfortunately I am one of the ones who had the TT in 2006 and everyday seems to just be a battle. I get so frustrated at the symptoms that my nerves sometimes just go haywire. I take my little pill and complain about how I feel to the doctors and all I get is your levels look ok. Now, I pray constantly to the man above to please help because these dumb doctors cant or wont!

[redheadaussie]

Short answer; No. Long answer; I wish.

Been 3 years for me on Dec 14 and I am still cruddy. Problem it seems is that the medical profession fail to see that we without thyroids have a slightly different issue than those with them. We don't convert at peak performance. The thyroid normally obtains the TSH message to produce T4 but when the TSH has no where to be received, the T4 already being in the body from a pill, the body just produces the Free T3 and hopes that when the pituitary gets the message there is T4 and T3 in the system it won't need to fire off more or less TSH....but guess what?The pituitary doesn't realise the thyroid ain't there anymore and it keeps going nuts trying to figure out what the heck is going on!

Amazingly enough, some people are doing fantastically well after their TT's, most don't.

[ACNSC]

I just had my TT friday, I am feeling ~much~ better, though it could be the pain meds,lol. I have had more urination lately and had to have a cather after surgery b/c I couldn't "go" and released 660 cc...alot for a previously diagnosed IC patient. Wouldn't it be wonderful if my thyroid was the reason for my constant swelling?.?.  I hope you feel better soon. :D