Re: Post TT, RAI & Thyroid Hormones

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In a message dated 10/13/02 9:46:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

yvonne.wright@... writes:

<< my taste buds have been " off " since the RAI.

My toungue feels like it's been burnt and the taste of food is very

faint, almost flavorless. I read that it may take several months for

taste buds to return to normal...anybody have sny experience with

that? >>

Taste changes seem to be very common after RAI. I was really disappointed to

discover that my first nonLID meal had very little flavor. For me this

lasted about 2 weeks. Sometimes it lasts longer, but I haven't heard of

anyone's taste not returning to normal.

~Kim in NJ

pap ca 3.9 cm

TT 1/8/02

RAI 7/2/02

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In a message dated 10/13/02 9:46:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

yvonne.wright@... writes:

<< my taste buds have been " off " since the RAI.

My toungue feels like it's been burnt and the taste of food is very

faint, almost flavorless. I read that it may take several months for

taste buds to return to normal...anybody have sny experience with

that? >>

Taste changes seem to be very common after RAI. I was really disappointed to

discover that my first nonLID meal had very little flavor. For me this

lasted about 2 weeks. Sometimes it lasts longer, but I haven't heard of

anyone's taste not returning to normal.

~Kim in NJ

pap ca 3.9 cm

TT 1/8/02

RAI 7/2/02

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In a message dated 10/13/02 9:46:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

yvonne.wright@... writes:

<< my taste buds have been " off " since the RAI.

My toungue feels like it's been burnt and the taste of food is very

faint, almost flavorless. I read that it may take several months for

taste buds to return to normal...anybody have sny experience with

that? >>

Taste changes seem to be very common after RAI. I was really disappointed to

discover that my first nonLID meal had very little flavor. For me this

lasted about 2 weeks. Sometimes it lasts longer, but I haven't heard of

anyone's taste not returning to normal.

~Kim in NJ

pap ca 3.9 cm

TT 1/8/02

RAI 7/2/02

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Post TT, RAI & Thyroid Hormones

> I had RAI, 103 Mci, on Sept 23. I felt worse the 2 1/2 weeks after the

RAI than I did after surgery and during the LID prep for the treatment.

Absolutely NO energy and very depressed.

Perfectly normal!

Just when we think " it's all over, now I'll start to feel better " -- we

still haven't hit bottom. It takes a while to climb out of the hypo-pit. It

takes a while after putting on the hypo-brakes (starting meds) for them to

take effect, meanwhile we continue to roll down a bit more!

Bummer.

> I started taking 150mg of Levoxyl on Sept 24 and my Endo also prescribed a

half tab of Synthroid for several weeks to help " jump start " things, as she

put it.

>

Are you sure it was *Synthroid* in addition to the Levoxyl? They are the

same active ingredient (T4). Perhaps you meant *Cytomel*, which is a faster

acting but shorter duration thyroid hormone (T3). It's common to take some

for a while in addition to T4 after being hypo for scan or treatment. You

might want to doublecheck just what you are taking (name and dose).

Best wishes.

bj

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> Post TT, RAI & Thyroid Hormones

>

>

> > I had RAI, 103 Mci, on Sept 23. I felt worse the 2 1/2 weeks

after the

> RAI than I did after surgery and during the LID prep for the

treatment.

> Absolutely NO energy and very depressed.

>

> Perfectly normal!

>

> Just when we think " it's all over, now I'll start to feel better " --

we

> still haven't hit bottom. It takes a while to climb out of the hypo-

pit. It

> takes a while after putting on the hypo-brakes (starting meds) for

them to

> take effect, meanwhile we continue to roll down a bit more!

>

> Bummer.

>

> > I started taking 150mg of Levoxyl on Sept 24 and my Endo also

prescribed a

> half tab of Synthroid for several weeks to help " jump start "

things, as she

> put it.

> >

>

> Are you sure it was *Synthroid* in addition to the Levoxyl? They

are the

> same active ingredient (T4). Perhaps you meant *Cytomel*, which is

a faster

> acting but shorter duration thyroid hormone (T3). It's common to

take some

> for a while in addition to T4 after being hypo for scan or

treatment. You

> might want to doublecheck just what you are taking (name and dose).

> Best wishes.

> bj

Hi BJ,

You are absolutely correct about the meds...I am taking Cytomel (half

tab) along with the Lyvoxl.

Did you have a problem with your weight after surgery and RAI?

Someone wrote me that she heard that some folks said that after about

6 or 8 weeks, their weight just fell off. I'm trying not to obsess

about this and just focus on eating balanced meals, cutting the fat

and exercising and let my body do what ever it's going to do.

But...I would like to know if the Lyvoxl will help restore some

semblance of metabolism.

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> Post TT, RAI & Thyroid Hormones

>

>

> > I had RAI, 103 Mci, on Sept 23. I felt worse the 2 1/2 weeks

after the

> RAI than I did after surgery and during the LID prep for the

treatment.

> Absolutely NO energy and very depressed.

>

> Perfectly normal!

>

> Just when we think " it's all over, now I'll start to feel better " --

we

> still haven't hit bottom. It takes a while to climb out of the hypo-

pit. It

> takes a while after putting on the hypo-brakes (starting meds) for

them to

> take effect, meanwhile we continue to roll down a bit more!

>

> Bummer.

>

> > I started taking 150mg of Levoxyl on Sept 24 and my Endo also

prescribed a

> half tab of Synthroid for several weeks to help " jump start "

things, as she

> put it.

> >

>

> Are you sure it was *Synthroid* in addition to the Levoxyl? They

are the

> same active ingredient (T4). Perhaps you meant *Cytomel*, which is

a faster

> acting but shorter duration thyroid hormone (T3). It's common to

take some

> for a while in addition to T4 after being hypo for scan or

treatment. You

> might want to doublecheck just what you are taking (name and dose).

> Best wishes.

> bj

Hi BJ,

You are absolutely correct about the meds...I am taking Cytomel (half

tab) along with the Lyvoxl.

Did you have a problem with your weight after surgery and RAI?

Someone wrote me that she heard that some folks said that after about

6 or 8 weeks, their weight just fell off. I'm trying not to obsess

about this and just focus on eating balanced meals, cutting the fat

and exercising and let my body do what ever it's going to do.

But...I would like to know if the Lyvoxl will help restore some

semblance of metabolism.

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> Post TT, RAI & Thyroid Hormones

>

>

> > I had RAI, 103 Mci, on Sept 23. I felt worse the 2 1/2 weeks

after the

> RAI than I did after surgery and during the LID prep for the

treatment.

> Absolutely NO energy and very depressed.

>

> Perfectly normal!

>

> Just when we think " it's all over, now I'll start to feel better " --

we

> still haven't hit bottom. It takes a while to climb out of the hypo-

pit. It

> takes a while after putting on the hypo-brakes (starting meds) for

them to

> take effect, meanwhile we continue to roll down a bit more!

>

> Bummer.

>

> > I started taking 150mg of Levoxyl on Sept 24 and my Endo also

prescribed a

> half tab of Synthroid for several weeks to help " jump start "

things, as she

> put it.

> >

>

> Are you sure it was *Synthroid* in addition to the Levoxyl? They

are the

> same active ingredient (T4). Perhaps you meant *Cytomel*, which is

a faster

> acting but shorter duration thyroid hormone (T3). It's common to

take some

> for a while in addition to T4 after being hypo for scan or

treatment. You

> might want to doublecheck just what you are taking (name and dose).

> Best wishes.

> bj

Hi BJ,

You are absolutely correct about the meds...I am taking Cytomel (half

tab) along with the Lyvoxl.

Did you have a problem with your weight after surgery and RAI?

Someone wrote me that she heard that some folks said that after about

6 or 8 weeks, their weight just fell off. I'm trying not to obsess

about this and just focus on eating balanced meals, cutting the fat

and exercising and let my body do what ever it's going to do.

But...I would like to know if the Lyvoxl will help restore some

semblance of metabolism.