HELP

[Pattypooh70]

I had a TT 01/18/2011 and almost died due to fever or unknow origin and I am very calcium deficent, magnesium deficient, vitamin D deficient and I feel like total "crap" and they tell me it due to malabsorption problems because I had a Roux-en-Y in 2005, but I had Hashimoto's bad and they told me I would feel better, NOT.  I see my PCP tomorow and I need to know what to take and what a gastric bypass patient can absorb, as I am really sinking and feel horrible.  I have nothing to work with due to I had a TAH and BSO in 2003 due to cervical cancer and now I truly feel terrible and I cannot take the numbness, tingling, twitches, heart palpitations, hot and then cold, flushing in my face, horrible headaches, increased urgency to urinate but urinate small amounts.  I am on 100 mcg of Synthroid and asked to be switched from levothyroxine to the brand name "Synthroid" because I truly think levo was making me sick.  I cannot live like this and no one will help me as far as my doctors.  When should I start feeling better and back to normal and how long do they keep you on a dose of Synthroid before the titrate it up or decrease the dose.  I am in desperate need of help and if this is living, I would rather not be in this world.  PLEASE HELP ME.  I also know I am having SEVERE anxiety and what can I take for that as I already take Zoloft 100 and amitriptlyine and nothing seems to be working.  

[ACNSC]

I hope you feel better soon. I know for me, every time I have surgery I get a fever. I think it is due to stress on the body not liking being cut on, hehe. I had my TT on Dec 3, 2010 and at first felt great, then horrid..now a bit better. Hang in there! *hugs*

[gimel]

Just having thyroid test results that within the so-called "normal" range is frequently inadequate to prevent symptoms.  Position within the range is very important.  Please post the actual test results and reference ranges.

[Pattypooh70]

My TSH, T3, T4 are holding normal but it is my calcium that is 8.1, my hemoglobin 9.2, crit 25.4, MCH and MCV low but not sure of the exact numbers right now.  I having horrible swallowing difficulties and a swallow study done and a direct largyngoscopy and they tell me right superior laryngeal nerve is bruised and paralyzed and may or may not recover and in 2 months they want to try E-Stim to that nerve.  I truly feel worse than I did before and I just do not understand what to do and where to go for help.  My endo just tells me stay on the Brand Name of Synthroid at 100 micograms and he will see back in June for more blood work and go from there, but he does not know how to fix my malabsorption issues regarding my calcium replacement, etc. because I did have a gastric bypass in 2005 and after gaining almost all my weight back is when they strated investigating further into my thyroid and low and behold several solid-appearing nodules and the right side via FNA came back suspicious for thyroid cancer and both very positive for Hashimoto's and one of my nodules was 5.2-cm pressing right up against my esophagus and hence made my surgery complicated.  If someone does not do something I am just stopping all meds and let natures take its course because this is not living and I do not even consider this even a functional level.  

[gimel]

It would help members in trying to assist, if you would post your thyroid test results and reference ranges shown on the lab report.