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I was on treatment for hcv and was taking the new drug boceprivir now that im of the drugs (interferon,rabovirin,boceprivir) at 6 months the virus is still undetectable.  but now my thyroid is 003 and I have been gaining a lot of weight the nurses said to have it treated.    first is that a bad number? and what kind of meds will i have to take? will it ever get better?  Im always tired       I did the treatment to get better and now i dont feel any better actualy i feel worse
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Can you check your lab report and see what is "003"?  I suspect there's a decimal point in there somewhere, and it's probably TSH they tested.  Did they do any other thyroid tests?
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of course no one in the medical community has an answer because either the ******* drug companies hide the truth from  the doctors or the doctors really dont give a rats *** for your health just the fat *** paycheck!
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