Guest guest Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Thanks Sherry, I'll do just that! . . . I'm post-menopausal though. Would that make a difference? I started with Synthroid whie I was peri-menopausal. I recently had a lumpectomy (and radiation) for an early stage breast cancer. Does thyroid levels have any effect on cancer? Thanks again, Rogene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 I do not think thyroid levels have any effect on cancer, one way or another. I think your thyroid, once it starts going downhill, continues to do so unless we find ways to naturally increase the levels. It is extremely common for women over 50 to have thyroid problems, and we have found out that implants have made it more common for women over 30 to have problems, probably just accelerating what would have happened later in life. I don't think being post-menopausal makes a difference, unless the lack of estrogen somehow causes the thyroid to lessen its activity. Lynda At 09:08 AM 5/20/2006, you wrote: >Thanks Sherry, > >I'll do just that! . . . I'm post-menopausal though. >Would that make a difference? I started with Synthroid >whie I was peri-menopausal. > >I recently had a lumpectomy (and radiation) for an >early stage breast cancer. Does thyroid levels have >any effect on cancer? > >Thanks again, > >Rogene > > > > >Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given >by licensed health care professionals. Consult your physician or >licensed health care professional before commencing any medical treatment. > > " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians >mislead you. Find out what the facts are, and make your own >decisions about how to live a happy life and how to work for a >better world. " - Linus ing, two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, >Chemistry; 1963, Peace) > >See our photos website! Enter " implants " for access at this link: ><http://.shutterfly.com/action/>http://.shutterfly.co\ m/action/ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Other than on thyroid cancer, I don't think so but, as you know too well, radiation surely generally affects everything. Menopause is a period of tremendous hormonal imbalance. This is an appropriate time to have a thorough evaluation of your thyroid function and, perhaps, an adjustment in your replacement dosage. Hugs, Sherry Re: Sherry - question Thanks Sherry,I'll do just that! . . . I'm post-menopausal though.Would that make a difference? I started with Synthroidwhie I was peri-menopausal.I recently had a lumpectomy (and radiation) for anearly stage breast cancer. Does thyroid levels haveany effect on cancer?Thanks again,Rogene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Actually, this is not so. For example, thyroid damage often results in chidlren who have been treated for cancer. Thyroid damage is common in patients following radiation to the neck and head regions. Depending upon the angle of your radiation, you could have experienced damage to your thyroid. Fortunately, diagnosis, treatment and management are highly effective and very easy. The incidence of hypothyroidism grows by five times the rate in women past age sixty. And, in women within the first six months following having delivered babies, a Postpartum Thyroiditis is common. The association with implants is probably more related to Hashimoto's Thyroiditis which, actually, has a significant genetic component. Sherry Re: Sherry - question I do not think thyroid levels have any effect on cancer, one way or another.I think your thyroid, once it starts going downhill, continues to do so unless we find ways to naturally increase the levels.It is extremely common for women over 50 to have thyroid problems, and we have found out that implants have made it more common for women over 30 to have problems, probably just accelerating what would have happened later in life.I don't think being post-menopausal makes a difference, unless the lack of estrogen somehow causes the thyroid to lessen its activity.LyndaAt 09:08 AM 5/20/2006, you wrote:>Thanks Sherry,>>I'll do just that! . . . I'm post-menopausal though.>Would that make a difference? I started with Synthroid>whie I was peri-menopausal.>>I recently had a lumpectomy (and radiation) for an>early stage breast cancer. Does thyroid levels have>any effect on cancer?>>Thanks again,>>Rogene>>>>>Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given >by licensed health care professionals. Consult your physician or >licensed health care professional before commencing any medical treatment.>>"Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians >mislead you. Find out what the facts are, and make your own >decisions about how to live a happy life and how to work for a >better world." - Linus ing, two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, >Chemistry; 1963, Peace)>>See our photos website! Enter "implants" for access at this link:><http://.shutterfly.com/action/>http://.shutterfly.com/action/>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Thanks Sherry . . . Good information. In my case, my thyroid wasn't affected by radiation. I had Mammosite radiation therapy. . . A high dose of radiation delivered to the site ten times over a five day period. No burns, no fatigue, no pain. I qualified by 1.1 milimeter! I have felt that age has been playing a role in my thyroid problems . . . The antineoplastic medication they put me on apparently puts one on fast-forward for aging. I couldn't handle the side effects. I'd rather live a shorter good life than a long one feeling like that! Hugs, Rogene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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