RE: Thyroid Medications/reply

[Guest guest]

I all ready take thyroid med right now it's a pretty high dose, does anyone know

whether once u get your weight down if it can reverse your thyroid problems? I

have my consulation in 3 weeks, I just pray I qualify since I'm on a lot of meds

for other health problems. My pcd told me I could take liquid meds for b/p and

that they have pain patches I could be put on for the fibro. I also have

diabetes type 2. some mild heart problems but my cardiologist ok'd me to have

the surgery, he said with my health problems the insurance ought to pay me to

have the surgery for it would be less they would have to pay out in the long

run. I'm concerned about the walking and excersing we will have to do after

surgery since the fibro gives me fits just to walk around the grocery store and

mall shopping is out these days but I'm determined to do it regardless of the

pain just to get this weight off and feel like a real woman again. I don't get

to be on much so can't read all of the emails for I

can't sit for long periods at the puter and my mail has been runing in the

thousands but I do skim the things I see that I should know before going thru

with this.

Tricia in AL

Dora McCary wrote:

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Thanks. That is good to know.

Re: Thyroid Medications

and Dora:

I went to the dr. for my thyroid on friday and he put me back on synthroid, the

lowest dosage. he said it should be absorbed in my system, but i need to get my

blood work re-done in 2 months to check it out. i know someone else had said

already that they had no problems absorbing thyroid medication so it should be

fine. my levels were the highest they have ever been this time, but hopefully

the medicine will do the trick and i won't feel as fatigued either.

julia in delaware

lap rny 3/10/04

261/169/120

[Guest guest]

really, i was always under the impression it doesn't get better, but that is

great news. thanks, i appreciate it. something more to look forward to.

julia in delaware

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[Guest guest]

as far as i know, once you have thyroid disease you always have it. they

thought they had misdiagnosed mine, that was why the endocrinologist had taken

me off my meds. you may be able to decrease your dosage, but i don't think it

ever goes away that i am aware of.

julia in delaware

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[Guest guest]

I hate to hear that. My doctor just put me on medicine last month for

hypothyroidism and I was hoping that once the weight came off I would be able to

come off that medication. I hate taking medication. Oh well, it could be

worse.

Dora in Tennessee

Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004

Vanderbilt Hospital

[Guest guest]

No that is incorrect... My sister had it also, had surgery, and now she is fine,

and skinny as a rail... amy

jca523@... wrote:as far as i know, once you have thyroid disease you always

have it. they thought they had misdiagnosed mine, that was why the

endocrinologist had taken me off my meds. you may be able to decrease your

dosage, but i don't think it ever goes away that i am aware of.

julia in delaware

lap rny 3/10/04

261/169/120

[Guest guest]

When I was in my twenties I was diagnosed with hypothryoidism,

Synthroid and I did not get along so I took myself off it. My blood

work has been good since my thirties. I asked my doctor and he said

my body " recovered " from various stress that I have in my early

twenties. Hope you too can come off medication.

Pat in RI

> I hate to hear that. My doctor just put me on medicine last month

for hypothyroidism and I was hoping that once the weight came off I

would be able to come off that medication. I hate taking

medication. Oh well, it could be worse.

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> Dora in Tennessee

> Lap/Open RNY 9/20/2004

> Vanderbilt Hospital

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