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Regulating TSH after Thyroidectomy
by PurpleKate28, Oct 19, 2008 06:44PM
I was diagnosed with Papillary Cancer when half of my thyroid was removed on 10/17/07. One week later, the rest of my thyroid was removed, and about 5 weeks later I had RAI. Since then, we've been playing the game of regulating TSH. I was getting *close*.... got to .9 in July but it made my heart race; I was on 175 mcg Synthroid at that time, so they decreased it to 150. I just went for follow-up bloodwork and my TSH has jumped above 11. (I should've known... I've been feeling awful!) I was shocked that with a decrease of just 25 mcg, my TSH could climb so out of control.
Has anyone had something similar happen?
How long did it take to regulate your TSH after TT?
I'm just SO READY for good news... enough bumps in the road and setbacks already!!!
Has anyone had something similar happen?
How long did it take to regulate your TSH after TT?
I'm just SO READY for good news... enough bumps in the road and setbacks already!!!
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