Hi all-
I guess I have been more depressed than I thought and haven't been here in a while. Here is where I am...
I was scheduled for my RAI for Monday, Jan. 19th. Got to DR office and found out my TSH which was a 24 was now down to 7!!!! He said I must have had enough thyroid tissue that it kicked in. I must admit, I started to feel better, not worse, like I should have been getting. So, I had to have emergency Thyrogen injections to bring my numbers back up. Did that for a couple days, then blood, and had my RAI on Thursday morning. For those who had Thyrogen, do you feel like your elbows were going to break? Man, mine are so sore; I can't fully straighten or fully bend. I hate this.
So, I have been on my LID for well over 2 weeks by the time I had my RAI and I was very, very good...never cheated! How long did you all stay on yours after your dose? They told me 2-3 days after but didn't give me exact time so I want to make sure that I don't mess up and be on the safe side. Plus, they told me that I need my WBS (whole body scan) 7-10 after my dose. I have seen others do it earlier like 3 days but my doc says 7ish. If I start eating normally, will this mess with my results? I hate this, again.
I thought I was doing ok emotionally but now I see, as I write this, I am not. I am so ready to been done with all of this. I guess I am super hypo and feeling it but it doesn't make it any easier. I can start my syntheroid on Sunday, thank heavens to that! I will take 4 pills (125 each) the first day and then one a day after. He also told me I could add a half a cytomel for the first 4 days. Please let me know of all your course of actions so I have a sense of what I am doing is right.
Thanks all!
Cindy