Thyroid removal ten months ago

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Hello just joined site as it looks like my experiences are similar to some ,had throid removed ten months ago on 125 but in reality I'm a changed person my moods are terrible I'm really snappy and sometimes just horrible which is not what I was before my op

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Welcome

You're still healing from surgery, full recovery is approx 18 months. Finding your optimal levo dose takes a long time too because meds are usually only adjusted every 10/12 weeks after testing.

Read and absorbe. You'll maybe cut out a decade of being poorly treated.

Everytime you are tested INSIST on a printout of the results with lab ranges. Don't be fobbed off by receptionist, nurse or GP telling you everything is fine or normal. Get results and look for optimal.

If you're feeling like hell ask for your calcium, vitD, ferritin, B12 and folate to be tested and post results. Do this prior to supplementing if you can.

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HI there

I really identify. I had a TT two years ago. And I'm only just starting to feel better now because I've decided to try natural thyroid hormones six months ago. Most people with a TT need some form of T3 as well as Levothyroxine (T4). What are you blood test results? You need TSH, FT4 and FT3 - we need to figure out if you are converting the inactive T4 hormone into the active form of T3. Lots of people with TT cannot do this and therefore need some kind of direct T3. If you have a doctor dosing you by the TSH then that doctor is an idiot and you need to find another. Why did you have TT by the way? Did you have any other treatment such as RAI? Did you have autoimmune thyroid disease?

Low Vit B12, low iron, tired and sluggish adrenals, low Vit D3, low calcium, messed up gut bacteria, wonky sex hormones will all prevent your meds from working and if you add T3 to this picture it will create false or pseudo hyper symptoms see here: tpauk.com/main/?page_id=1599 that will trick you into thinking you are on too many meds, thus sending you further hypo, and so the nightmare continues! Getting your 'ducks in a row' is very important especially iron and adrenals if you need help there.

Balancing electrolytes post TT can be tricky so making sure you get enough unprocessed gray salt and potassium (99mg in a good multi mineral would be good) as well as magnesium is important - epsom salt baths are very good, and there is a magnesium all spray by Better You. Most of us take high doses of Mag Citrate. Drink plenty of fresh water.

Vitamin C is very important for the adrenals - you can take it up to bowel tolerance. Get a good brand not those fizzy things. Good fats also helpful - coconut oil etc. A good B complex is also helpful.

Most of us are gluten free. I eat the Paleo diet so no grains, no gluten, no sugar, no processed carbs. That will help.

Here's some more info about T4 greenmedinfo.com/blog/how-n....

Also start by reading the Stop the Thyroid Madness Website stopthethyroidmadness.com/

Keep asking questions, start reading, it'll all click.

Best wishes

Rebecca

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[Heloise in reply to Hidden]

Hi Girl, I hope you will post the link to tpaulk.com from time to time. It's such a clear, concise, summary and finally brings out the progesterone problem around menopause as well. New patients need to see the many issues, some of which may apply to them and some which may not, but surely something they should know. Perhaps a copy to every Endo would be helpful but more likely, not.

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Hi Rebecca

I love the idea of 'getting your ducks in a row'! Great way to put it - makes a lot of sense.

Liza

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my daughter has hyperthyroidism from birth recently she had bad mood swings and was then very manic they diagnosed bi-polar but after alot of tests they found out that she was slowly being poisoned by her thyroxin ( thyroid tocicosis ) get yur bloods checked and ask them to look at your t3 and t4 levels closly