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Total thyroidectomy for GD. Thyroxine stopped. Consultant says TSH too low. Carbimazole prescribed. Has anyone any experience of this?

Over 2 years ago I was diagnosed with Graves Disease. Following two unsuccessful rounds of RAI, I had a TT last August. Afterwards I was started on 125mg of...

Over 2 years ago I was diagnosed with Graves Disease. Following two unsuccessful...

Square-Peg

•10 years ago

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Can anybody relate to how I am feeling?

I have been diagnosed with an under-active thyroid and only recently began treatment and I have been doing plenty of research and trying to get well informed....

I have been diagnosed with an under-active thyroid and only recently began treat...

Dani14

•10 years ago

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can anyone relate to my story

hi had my thyroid removed a year ago within 2 months of finding lump, multiple nodules aggressively increasing in number and size.never had any symptoms of...

hi had my thyroid removed a year ago within 2 months of finding lump, multiple n...

paulam

•10 years ago

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What to say when I go back to gp

Hi everyone I'm new to this page and wondering if anyone can give me some advice. I have been taking 100mcg levothyroxine for 3 years. I felt it helped after 6...

Hi everyone I'm new to this page and wondering if anyone can give me some advice...

Hidden

•10 years ago

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Can i please give blood and how?

I have started to find i am developing a needle phobia as increasingly when i go for my blood tests they struggle to get blood from me and its gradually...

I have started to find i am developing a needle phobia as increasingly when i go...

henrythewasp

•10 years ago

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Hashimoto's and Graves?

Can you have Hashimoto's and then get Graves Disease. I'm so confused now? I'm swinging Hypo to Hyper and back to severely Hypo with a 25mcg drop in Levo....

Can you have Hashimoto's and then get Graves Disease. I'm so confused now? I'm ...

angelharley

•10 years ago

15 Replies

Hi lovely people. I don't have a question but want to share a research article related to thyroid. It's on http://Thebea.st/1p8cb9B

Shows how a leaky gut affects a lot of immune diseases including thyroid

mado

•10 years ago

1 Reply

Is anyone aware of any studies about the effects of stress on the thyroid health and the impact of stress on hypothyroid patients?

I have noticed that while my stress levels escalated in the last one year, there was a corresponding need to increase my levo. Have other people noticed this?

I have noticed that while my stress levels escalated in the last one year, there...

mado

•10 years ago

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Hi first time on this site but wondering if anyone can help me.

I had a total thyroidectomy 12 months ago for multiple benign nodules. I am an eltroxin and once i got settled on it 9 months ago i have had no real problems...

I had a total thyroidectomy 12 months ago for multiple benign nodules. I am an e...

paulam

•10 years ago

14 Replies

HU/Thyroid UK membership: Now 15,000+

Sometime earlier today, membership of this forum reached 15,000. It took around two years from the start to reach 5,000; it has taken the next two years to...

Sometime earlier today, membership of this forum reached 15,000. It took around...

helvella

Administrator•10 years ago

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Hearing loss.

Has anyone had hearing loss since being diagnosed with hashimotos . A recent hearing test has reported 50 % hearing loss in both ears .

Has anyone had hearing loss since being diagnosed with hashimotos . A recent hea...

hjane

•10 years ago

3 Replies

Seeing endo for first time next week - what should I make sure is tested in bloods?

I've got my first endo appointment next Tuesday evening and I'm pretty certain they'll do a blood test but I'm really keen to make sure everything is tested...

I've got my first endo appointment next Tuesday evening and I'm pretty certain t...

Jules_Essex

•10 years ago

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Swinging from Hyper to Hypo

My blood tests from Jan 2014 TSH 0.14 mu/l Range 0.34-5.60 Free T4 7.9 Range 7.9-20 Free T3 4.9 Range 3.80-6.00 Reduced meds from100 mcg to 75mcg Blood...

My blood tests from Jan 2014 TSH 0.14 mu/l Range 0.34-5.60 Free T4 7.9 Range 7...

angelharley

•10 years ago

4 Replies

Constant weight gain, low calories to maintain weight. Need input please!

Hello Everyone I've recently been diagnosed with hypothyroid and as such been given Levothyroxine for treatment. I have a ongoing problem with Prolactin (I...

Hello Everyone I've recently been diagnosed with hypothyroid and as such been g...

Frustrat3d

•10 years ago

6 Replies

how to convince GP to send me to endo .

HI, Completely new to this so forgive me if I waffle. I was diagnosed with underactive thyroid about 5 years ago and currently take 75mg levothyroxine, no...

HI, Completely new to this so forgive me if I waffle. I was diagnosed with under...

foggybrain31

•10 years ago

7 Replies

My Visit to Dr P- No Armour for 1 week!! ....er...I feel GOOD. HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY

Hi Everybody, A week ago I saw Dr Peatfield and said I would report back: I have Hypo/Adrenal Fatigue: So this is the 2nd time I have seen him as feel crap...

Hi Everybody, A week ago I saw Dr Peatfield and said I would report back: I ha...

cat69

•10 years ago

1 Reply

Can anyone recommend a good pill cutter? ThanksX

sheenah

•10 years ago

10 Replies

How can I post a recommendation?

The hospital endocrine dept I attend deserves a favourable comment and recommendation to others!

The hospital endocrine dept I attend deserves a favourable comment and recommend...

mumcat2

•10 years ago

5 Replies

A snippet about T3

I went to see my lovely endocrinologist in Sheffield yesterday, and he says (quite rightly) that at present there isn't a "chronologically correct" replacement...

I went to see my lovely endocrinologist in Sheffield yesterday, and he says (qui...

mumcat2

•10 years ago

8 Replies

responses to my posts

each time I check my emails I receive many "responding to me"when they are not and are actually responding to other peoples comments.why is this?

each time I check my emails I receive many "responding to me"when they are not a...

anbuma

•10 years ago

3 Replies

I am trying to find out if there are any thyroid study anywhere north west or private doctor I. Manchester area. Asp please

My tsh has been 2.5, 2.5, 3.89, 2.98, now 1.98 with a vitamin D of 22, igm whatever that's for raised think it was 2.41. Think it was a...

My tsh has been 2.5, 2.5, 3.89, 2.98, now 1.98 with a vitamin D of 22, ...

shirley7

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Reference vs normal ranges

Somewhere in all the reading I have done, I saw an article which expressly said reference ranges should not be referred to as normal ranges. Of course, now I...

Somewhere in all the reading I have done, I saw an article which expressly said ...

HarryE

•10 years ago

9 Replies

Can Doctors do Mathematics?

Am interesting question you may ask. Of Course! I hear you say. I could never do algebra and logarithms, couldn't see the point in it, but I could add,...

Am interesting question you may ask. Of Course! I hear you say. I could never do...

sheenah

•10 years ago

11 Replies

Hyperthyroidism- thyrotoxicosis differences ?

My hyperthyroid symptoms come from a recent thyrotoxicosis diagnosis . Can you tell me the difference, which is worse outcomes etc.? How long does it last ?...

My hyperthyroid symptoms come from a recent thyrotoxicosis diagnosis . Can you t...

Hidden

•10 years ago

13 Replies

Support Groups

Does anyone know if there's a support group near Dunfermline, Fife? Should add I'm hypothyroid. Thanks in advance.

Does anyone know if there's a support group near Dunfermline, Fife? Should add I...

tiredandsad

•10 years ago

2 Replies

What do you think about 24hr urine tests for cortisol (adrenals) vs 24hr saliva cortisol tests?

My friend has been seeing a Harley St Endo who is reluctantly testing her adrenals. (There's a bit of a back story which Is explained following my last...

My friend has been seeing a Harley St Endo who is reluctantly testing her adrena...

Charlie3055

•10 years ago

3 Replies

off topic should i send this to my gp?as my next appointment will be in a months time.

searched "rock hard stomach" and this came up.seeing as my gp says I don't have OC and I am certain I don't have IBS,could this be the problem.? I know its not...

searched "rock hard stomach" and this came up.seeing as my gp says I don't have ...

anbuma

•10 years ago

63 Replies

Panorama - who is paying your doctor?!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b041drpn/panorama-whos-paying-your-doctor worth a watch MaryF

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b041drpn/panorama-whos-paying-your-doctor ...

MaryF

•10 years ago

5 Replies

B12 assessment

http://b12d.org/b12-signs-symptoms-assessment Here is a quiz to assess the deficiency of B12, which is a subject which arose today at our Chorley meetup. It...

http://b12d.org/b12-signs-symptoms-assessment Here is a quiz to assess the defi...

fennel

•10 years ago

10 Replies

TSH has come back perfect (mid range) and I'm seeing the Endo in 3 days....What shall I do?

Back in November I had been feeling all the symptoms of HYPO so my GP put me on Levo 25mcg as I was coming up "borderline" anyway.I felt much better on it but...

Back in November I had been feeling all the symptoms of HYPO so my GP put me on...

joannec123

•10 years ago

6 Replies

Posts - Thyroid UK | HealthUnlocked

Thyroid UK

All posts for April 2014

Total thyroidectomy for GD. Thyroxine stopped. Consultant says TSH too low. Carbimazole prescribed. Has anyone any experience of this?

Can anybody relate to how I am feeling?

can anyone relate to my story

What to say when I go back to gp

Can i please give blood and how?

Hashimoto's and Graves?

Hi lovely people. I don't have a question but want to share a research article related to thyroid. It's on http://Thebea.st/1p8cb9B

Is anyone aware of any studies about the effects of stress on the thyroid health and the impact of stress on hypothyroid patients?

Hi first time on this site but wondering if anyone can help me.

HU/Thyroid UK membership: Now 15,000+

Hearing loss.

Seeing endo for first time next week - what should I make sure is tested in bloods?

Swinging from Hyper to Hypo

Constant weight gain, low calories to maintain weight. Need input please!

how to convince GP to send me to endo .

My Visit to Dr P- No Armour for 1 week!! ....er...I feel GOOD. HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY

Can anyone recommend a good pill cutter? ThanksX

How can I post a recommendation?

A snippet about T3

responses to my posts

I am trying to find out if there are any thyroid study anywhere north west or private doctor I. Manchester area. Asp please

Reference vs normal ranges

Can Doctors do Mathematics?

Hyperthyroidism- thyrotoxicosis differences ?

Support Groups

What do you think about 24hr urine tests for cortisol (adrenals) vs 24hr saliva cortisol tests?

off topic should i send this to my gp?as my next appointment will be in a months time.

Panorama - who is paying your doctor?!

B12 assessment

TSH has come back perfect (mid range) and I'm seeing the Endo in 3 days....What shall I do?

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