2 weeks Post Thyroidectomy and feeling amazing

[DonnaDuck3]

Hi

Ive found the posts here absolutely fantastic to get context, recently i started coming back to this page because i had to have a thyroidectomy due to long long term Graves and Thyroid cancer. What i was seeking was to find out if i would feel better but struggled to really find any strong positive stories.

Hopefully im not writing too soon and this all turns around on me...but here goes, im 55 year old female

2 weeks after my thyroid has been removed:

the headaches of the last 7 years have gone

my fibromyalgia is gone

my skin is beginning to look less reptile-more human and im not glowing red

IM NOT BOILING HOT ANYMORE!!!

im not starving hungry

the swelling in my legs has gone

my weak thighs are normal

walking is a pleasure

the brain fog has left-i am still smart!!

the rampaging cranky cow is now a bit chilled out and a much more civil person to talk to ( i think my thyroid was my venom sack)

my knots in my back and back pain is gone

im only crying at/for the stuff i should

i think my labido is returning

So if the op is coming up for you, mine had a few extra bits and pieces to fix but within 4-5 days the healing is well and truly underway, the meds are easy (just 1 tab each morning) and drinking down a big glass of water each morning with it also makes your bowels work better

my heart goes out to the precious should here still in battle-sincerely, if i could only express my gratitude for how much loneliness and fear your generous sharing of your stories saved me

I truly hope these changes stay for me and RAI works in the coming months to ensure my cancer is gone but for now i just want to share that there is some light at the end of the tunnel, it may just be all ok, you can go back to work healthy (i work in mining so ive really struggled over the last too many years).

Thank you all for being so awesome xxxxxxx

[tattybogle]

Hi Donna .. glad to hear you're feeling good...

out of interest .. what dose are you taking .... is it Levothyroxine (T4) ?

or Liothyronnine (T3)

[DonnaDuck3 in reply to tattybogle]

Im on 100mg Levothyroxine T4

[pennyannie]

Hello again

Glad you are feeling amazing and long may it last :

It is very early days in your recovery, rest and relax knowing it's all over :

Just for reference - a fully functioning working thyroid would be supporting you on a daily basis with trace elements of T1. T2 and calcitonin + a measure of T3 at around 10 mcg + a measure of T4 at around 100 mcg.

We generally feel best when our T4 is in the top quadrant of its range as this should convert to a decent level of T3 at around a 1.4 ratio T3/T4.

T4 is a storage prohormone which the body needs to be able to convert into T3 which is the active hormone which runs the body and said to be around 4 times more potent than T4.

Conversion of T4 into T3 can be compromised by on optimal levels of ferritin, folate, B12 and vitamin D, any physiological stress ( emotional or physical ) inflammation, dieting, depression and ageing.

The thyroid is a major gland responsible for full body synchronisation from your physicality, through to your mental, emotional, psychological and spiritual well being, your inner central heating system and you metabolism.

Some people can get by on T4 only thyroid hormone replacement.

Some people find that T4 seems to stop working as well as it once did - and find that by adding in that little bit of T3 their own thyroid once supplied them with they feel better.

Some people can't tolerate T4 and need to take T3 - Liothyronine only.

Whilst others find their health restored better by taking Natural Desiccated Thyroid which contains all the same known hormones as that of the human gland and derived from pig thyroids dried and ground into tablets referred to as grains.

[HeartWoman]

That is wonderful you are feeling so much better. Isn't amazing how such a tiny gland can cause such havoc for so many people.

Watch your labs carefully and if any symptoms start cropping up, address them as soon as possible.

[Cavapoochonowner]

Hello there, I'm 1 year on from a total thyroidectomy for graves.I too feel so much better after my operation.I have taken each day as it comes,appreciated all the good things and not worried about the bumps in the road.I am having to tweak my dose at the moment but know I'll get there in the end.Be kind to yourself and take your time.I think we forget it is a major operation.I am trying to eat well, get fresh air and being active and have done a blood test which showed I was deficient in vitamin D so I am now supplementing.You have done so well to be able to continue to work,all the symptoms you had so did I and it's awful.

Wishing you all the very best for the future.