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1569091 tn?1295808551

2ND 3RD OPINIONS BEFORE THYROIDECTOMY

Are there any people who are truly living their lives, as before TT. Is it possible that we can find the magic pill to do that. Will we ever fill whole again.
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1569091 tn?1295808551
Hi,

Interested to know what thyroid medcine you are on, your age, and your change from what to what. Thanks
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1569091 tn?1295808551
Hi,

I had a TT in Sept of 2010. I struggled to get as far as I am now. Sometimes, I feel well, and other times, I do not. The one thing that I had to wrap my head around, is that after TT, you are different. Looking to feel as before is a no no. As soon as I accepted my new life, I began to live better. I for one do not believe that you ever feel as before TT. How can you. The little butterfly that controls essentially our whole body is gone. It takes getting on the correct meds, having a caring concerned doctor, and a positive attitude. If you can obtain those things, life will be close to normal, but, not as before. You can live a good life, but, just not the same life. Always, always remain positive. Good luck.
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Careful and keep a watchful eye on your current symptoms. Graves can sometimes lead into a "thyroid storm" as I had two before my TT.
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1569091 tn?1295808551
Thank you. I love hearing that people are doing well. That gives me the incentive to overcome any obsticles that may present themselves. I am presently on Armour. Have been on since February. Still adjusting. Sometime good, sometimes not so good. The one thing that concerns me is that I am loseing weight, abd have water retention in my ankles and foot. Never had this before, in my whole life. Having all kinds of tests done to rule out anything else going on. I have heard a few others complain about the same thing on dessicated hormones though. Thanks all.
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I had one done almost 17yrs ago. No issues, just the dosage change as I grew older...

I still work 40hrs a week; am a wife, sister, friend & mother. Nothing changed for me. Do understand everyone is different from how much dosage we need to how we react to medication. Nothing is guranteed.
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I had a TT in May 2006.  Best thing I ever did (I have Graves Disease) for me.  I only needed one adjustment in my Synthroid dosage, and have been rock solid with my counts ever since.  I have had a problem losing weight, but that's no different than before my thyroidectomy.  It took a little while to stop blaming my thyroid (or lack thereof) for every issue I had - turned out to be more menopause related than anything.  I feel better now than I did when I still had my whacked out thyroid and was taking methimazole every day.  I don't know if I am lucky to have adjusted so quickly (based on what others on the forum have said), or if others have been as successful and just aren't participating in the forum any more.

This is a tough decision.  I made the one that was right for me, and you need to be comfortable with your decision for you.
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I haven't had a TT, but my endo and I both think my thyroid is effectively "dead" from Hashi's.  I don't think it's ever possible to be 100%...nothing replaces the natural hormones and processes completely, but 99% is achievable, and that's pretty darn good.

Do you have recent labs to post, FT3, FT4 and TSH?  If so, please do along with reference ranges which are lab specific so have to come from your own lab report   It sounds like your meds may not be adjusted properly for you.  With labs, we might be able to make some suggestions.
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