... Has your tsh been suppressed since the RAI? ... (1 replies)
... I had a total thyroidectomy in mid Jan. I did not have RAI so I started 100mcg Synthroid after the surgery, within a week went up to 125mcg. My last TSH Level in Mid March was 6.7 above the ref. range....I am now on 150mcg. of synthroid and feel worse than ever, cold and tired etc. etc. ... (3 replies)
... when it was 10 at night. Now, I feel SO MUCH better, still have plenty of symptoms, but basically I am 'feeling' okay. And my TSH level is still above 100...so I also wondered how high it really got. I am wondering how I will be when it gets in the normal range...makes me wonder. ... (15 replies)
... d prefer but it hasn't worked out that way. This is why I request what other people take when they have absolutely no thyroid left. Most things I read indicate a TSH level above 20 should start out on around 100 mcg's of levothyroxine. Since my levels are out of this world, I don't know how strong I would like to go... ... (8 replies)
... The labs came back from this last blood draw and thyroglbulin levels are encouragingly low, but TSH seems extraordinarily high. What does a 118.03 TSH level mean at this point? ... (2 replies)
... weeks after surgery my TSH was 35. At that point the ENT raised my synthroid to .125. I went back this week and it's only down to 26 so he raised my meds to .150. ... (2 replies)
... My name is Lauren. I live in Southeastern United States. I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Papillary thyroid cancer on February 24, 2010. I underwent a TOTAL thyroidectomy and left and central neck dissection on March 18, 2010. ... (5 replies)
... Despite what your doc says you are probably quite hypo. Your TSH is far too high for good hormone replacement, most need it to be 1 or below. ... (4 replies)
... your system needs! Because if you've had a thyroidectomy because of cancer, it is crucial to keep your tsh where the doc wants it. ... (9 replies)
... Wondering if i could get some opinions on this. I had a total thyroidectomy due to cancer on july 31st. ... (4 replies)
... which causes secretion into your bloodstream and they don't want to throw you into a thyroid storm. At the time of my surgery my tsh level was 0. ... (13 replies)
... y past experience ....I will need to "guide, motivate, PUSH" my doctors to even begin to look outside the box to help me. Every year I have a blood test to check TSH levels. They say it's just fine and it stops there. Should I push to have T3 and T4 levels checked REGARDLESS of the TSH level? ... (4 replies)
... i had to stay in the hospital for 3 days because 1 of my parathyroid glands was removed and my calcium level went to 7. ... (173 replies)
... After the surgery I felt like myself and my TSH levels actually continued to be within the range. Preop 1.2 and Postop 3.2. I was only put on 50mcg's about two weeks ago to suppress my left lobe. ... (173 replies)
... If you opt for the RAI you will need a very high TSH so you have to ask yourself if you and your family and job can stand the strain. ... (22 replies)
... years. Had RAI 2 years ago. Taking Tapazole too. My TSH started to get better but then six months ago my Thyroid was back to where it started before the RAI. ... (0 replies)
... mine likes my TSH to be LESS than 0.1, andhe will increase my thyroid meds until the TSH drops below that level. ... (1 replies)
... I just got back my test results 8 weeks post complete thyroidectomy for follicular cancer. ... (5 replies)
... I'm surprised (but happy for you) that your FT4 didn't drop any lower - it's still quite hypothyroid.
TSH has a mind of its own and, if you do indeed have TSH receptor antibodies, their level could have increased due to the fact that you have been hypo - this will further decrease TSH.
Of course a doctor wouldn't want you to have thyroid storm during/after surgery - I... (54 replies)
... range and usually closer to the high end of the range. Based upon your lab's ranges, a healthy person would have a FT4 level above 1.05 and more likely closer to 1.35. ... (54 replies)
