Re: [SPAM] Just Plain Scared!

[Guest guest]

,

I just had TT surgery at the end of

November. I was diagnosed with Hashimotos/Hypo and I can tell you for my past

experience that on more than one occasion I was almost sure I was having a

heart attack. You have to remember that the thyroid is fighting back and will

dump hormones (make you hyper) and other times you can swing really hypo too it

just a matter of days. I had lots of scar tissue that built up due to the inflammation

caused by the Hashimotos. Scar tissue can contract and infact the surgeon

found that my thyroid (right lobe) had wrapped around my esophagus and that my

thyroid was compressing my windpipe. The palpitations and high blood pressure are

scary too but all part of the hyperness that also can come with Hashimotos.

One of the worse bouts I experienced was

after seeing the doctor and receiving steroid shots. It really messed me for

days. My thoughts and prayers are with you for a rapid recovery.

Penny

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Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008

4:27 PM

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Just Plain Scared!

Hi All,

The past few weeks have been an absolute mess. I've been in the ER 4

times....

It started after a Christmas trip to Mexico (which was taxing, but I

felt great while I was there, minus one bout of heart " flip-flops "

that scared me). When I got back, I had a horrible sinus infection

(actually eustachian tube dysfunction, that I blame on RAI a year

ago). I had a bad reaction to 2 antibiotics and was put on a

SoluMedrol dose-pak. The sinus infection seems to be gone and I

finished the antibiotics and steroids last week.

Well, last Thursday night, I was feeling " weird, " took my bp and it

was 140/110, so I went to the ER. They ran every test imaginable and

the only thing that came up abnormal was my TSH (5.75). Friday, I the

hypertension continued and I had uncontrollable shaking and dizziness

and hot/cold flashes. I went into Dr. R's office and they gave me some

IV fluids and valium. (And thank you Sharon

for letting me cry!). My

bp came down a little, but Dr. R. upped my beta-blocker (that I've

been taking for heart palps). Yesterday, I had horrible diarrhea all

day and felt so yuck. BP was still high, but not crazy-high.

This morning I woke up with diarrhea again, went back to sleep and

woke up with blurry vision in my right eye and the right side of my

face was numb and a horrible headache. So, off to the ER again. My bp

was down to 137/81, HR still around 90-100. CT Scan and lab work were

fine, so I'm at home again. Oh, and TSH there (2 days AFTER being

5.75) was 2.5.

I go for my lab work with Dr. R. in the morning. I'm just so scared.

I'm scared that increasing my Armour (which I obviously need) is only

going to make my bp rise and my palps worse. I'm maxed out on Xanax, I

feel like I'm just losing it. My poor husband has been through the

ringer this week, not knowing what to do with me.

Is it possible that the steroid dosepak really messed me up this bad?

Would a case of food poisoning cause my bp to spike?

Has anyone else been through anything like this? I do have

Hashimoto's. I'm just plain scared. I'm only 30 years old. I can't

even take care of my 5 year old right now.

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Kim

[Guest guest]

I'm thinking that you must have had those whopping doses of Prednisone shots that rapidly reduce inflammation, right? The doses given for adrenal fatigue are very small doses of hydrocortisone, nothing like these huge doses for relieving inflammation. After having the steroid shots, what do you believe caused the Hashi's flare right after that?

RE: [sPAM] Just Plain Scared!

,

I just had TT surgery at the end of November. I was diagnosed with Hashimotos/Hypo and I can tell you for my past experience that on more than one occasion I was almost sure I was having a heart attack. You have to remember that the thyroid is fighting back and will dump hormones (make you hyper) and other times you can swing really hypo too it just a matter of days. I had lots of scar tissue that built up due to the inflammation caused by the Hashimotos. Scar tissue can contract and infact the surgeon found that my thyroid (right lobe) had wrapped around my esophagus and that my thyroid was compressing my windpipe. The palpitations and high blood pressure are scary too but all part of the hyperness that also can come with Hashimotos.

One of the worse bouts I experienced was after seeing the doctor and receiving steroid shots. It really messed me for days. My thoughts and prayers are with you for a rapid recovery.

Penny

[Guest guest]

,

I had a shot of SoluMedrol and a SoluMedrol Dosepak. I'm not sure if

they are as strong as Prednisone or not. I had a blocked eustachian

tube/sinus infection at the time.

--Kim

[Guest guest]

Yes, those are the very strong antiinflammatory packs, in much larger amts

than our adrenal glands ever would produce.

Re: [sPAM] Just Plain Scared!

> ,

>

> I had a shot of SoluMedrol and a SoluMedrol Dosepak. I'm not sure if

> they are as strong as Prednisone or not. I had a blocked eustachian

> tube/sinus infection at the time.

>

> --Kim