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Georgie
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 Posted: 04/05/07 - 17:19 Post subject: I am 32 an already whent for a full thyroidectomy |
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The doctors never warned me about my calcium levels and I had the same problems with the spasms. It feel like your whole body has needles and pinns and like there is a corsette around your waist pulling tighter & tighter. It has been a year and 7 months since the op. and I still have problems with my calcium. As soon as my period starts, it worstens. I do suffer from mood swings, hardened skin around my fingernails and I have no sexual urges anymore. I used to weigh 55-58 kg, now I way a wopping 84 kgs and I don't know how to get ridd of it. Everybody tells me to eat this or try that, but what they don't understand is that I have now metabolism. I do suffer from depression and I am so scared of chasing everybody Icare about away from me. Luckely I have a wonderfull boyfriend that stands by me every step of the way. If anybody can give me sound advice I would really like for them to contact me 'cause I don't know what to do anymore! 0760771700 South Africa Klerksdorp  |
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| Posted: 04/12/07 - 09:49 Post subject: |
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| I had a total thyroidectomy 2 weeks ago. I was started on full replacement dose (175 mcg) immediately afterwards. Hopefully this will help me skip the "hypothyroid" period and weight gain. I had hypothyroid before surgery and was taking 100 mcg. In about 2 weeks im going to have rai ablation with thyrogen shots. So I wont have to go off my medicine at all. |
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| Posted: 08/21/07 - 18:28 Post subject: thyroidectomy |
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I was told today that I need to have my thyroid completely removed. Although my biopsy was negative, my thyroglobulin was almost triple what it should be and the Dr. said this is a marker for cancer. Now, however, after doing research on the Internet, I couldn't find anything about this and after reading the nightmare posts of complications after surgery, I am thinking I should refuse to have this surgery. Does anyone know anything about thyroglobulin? Also, is there another way to diagnose cancer of the thyroid? More biopsies are not feasible because although I only have 5 or 6 large masses, I have many, many smaller ones.
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| Posted: 09/02/07 - 05:57 Post subject: Re: Thyroidectomy and Pregnancy |
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| kac123 wrote: | | My wife had her thyroid completely removed a little over a year ago when it was discovered that she had cancer. I was just trying to determine how difficult it is to get pregnant and if she does get pregnant what possible compliccations are due to the lack of a thyroid. |
If your wife has an endocrinologist she should see him/her in the planning process. I am in the same position and have been told by my endo that once the levels are regulated you can have a normal pregnancy. BUt that you remain on your medication and it needs to be adjusted throughout the pregnancy. Hope this helps!! |
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