thyroid

[Guest guest]

Hi

My mom had a hyperactive thyroid and they gave her radioactive iodine I do

believe and it killed her thyroid now she has blood work every 3 months and gets

her medication adjusted accordingly. From what she remembers the idea was to

give her enough to kill part of it and hope some remained. I don’t know if

they can do that or not.

Heidi

From: Palmer

Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 3:27 PM

To: Stillsdisease

Subject: Thyroid

Hello Girls and Germ's;

I have been taking a bunch of test here these last few weeks and am

[Guest guest]

Hi

My mom had a hyperactive thyroid and they gave her radioactive iodine I do

believe and it killed her thyroid now she has blood work every 3 months and gets

her medication adjusted accordingly. From what she remembers the idea was to

give her enough to kill part of it and hope some remained. I don’t know if

they can do that or not.

Heidi

From: Palmer

Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 3:27 PM

To: Stillsdisease

Subject: Thyroid

Hello Girls and Germ's;

I have been taking a bunch of test here these last few weeks and am

[Guest guest]

Hi

My mom had a hyperactive thyroid and they gave her radioactive iodine I do

believe and it killed her thyroid now she has blood work every 3 months and gets

her medication adjusted accordingly. From what she remembers the idea was to

give her enough to kill part of it and hope some remained. I don’t know if

they can do that or not.

Heidi

From: Palmer

Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 3:27 PM

To: Stillsdisease

Subject: Thyroid

Hello Girls and Germ's;

I have been taking a bunch of test here these last few weeks and am

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

My Sister had to have her Thyroid removed, she didn’t have a choice because of

the size of the nodule (it was visible, the size of a tennis ball). Anyway, she

has been on Thyroid meds for years now. From her experience, it takes months and

months to get to the right dosage and then you still have the blood test every

three months. She has had times through the years where she also has had crashes

when her body has changed and the ‘right dosage’ is no longer the ‘right

dosage’ and goes through months of finding the correct dosage again.

I have hypothyroidism myself and am on Thyroid meds myself. I also get it tested

every 2-3 months. I was a total mess before I started it. For me, it has helped

me dramatically. I can tell when the dose is not correct.

The reason it is so hard to determine the right dose is because it is one of the

medicine that has so many doses, even more than prednisone. It comes in

micro-grams, and there are so many doses of it available that they are trying to

find the one that is perfect for your needs and everyone is so different.

You have a hard decision to make. I trust you will make the best on for you.

Does taking thyroid meds have a negative impact on the bones? My Rheumy and

Endocrinologist have me take Vit D 5000 daily with the thyroid meds, I wonder

if that counter acts negative impacts?

Hugs, Alli

[Guest guest]

Thanks Sally. I have given her Withania but she thought it was making

her sleepy so asked her to take it at night and she still thought it was

having that effect. Perhaps I'll try again. I forgot to mention that

she had surgery for a right plunging ranula - she though it was a

" cervical ranulas are associated with mucus extravasation along the

fascial planes of the neck. " - and at the back ofher mind thinks it's

connected with they hypothyroid diagnosis.

Liz