THYROID ISSUES PART II

[justme]

I had my total thyroidectomy done na rin last week. I started taking eltroxin na rin yesterday.

[roxybrat]

hi, can u recommend a good endo within pasig or ortigas at un di naman sobrang mahal maningil.. thanks..

[artegirl]

^try Dr. Michael Villa.  He's got clinic in Medical City.  He used to be my doctor and maalaga talaga. 

[artegirl]

I too got hyperthyroid , was diagnosed back in 2000 and until now still taking my medicines. I was planning on taking RAI na. The nearest is in Cebu but i don't know who's the best doctor there.

Medyo matagal-tagal na din kasi akong hindi nakabalik sa doc ko in cdo, luckily i don't feel anything in my neck like may nakabara or something. My problem is the heat, super sensitive ako.. i easily feel warm and sweaty even in a cooler environment. Air conditioner in full blast really helps but in my line of work i sometimes go out in the field and it so hot!!
 
        any advice?

sis, I'm not sure if RAI is a good option?  ako kasi, I was diagnosed with hyperthyroid in 2001.  and I had RAI.  little did I know that it's side effect is that there's a high chance that you'll be hypothyroid in the future.  we'll in 2005, I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism.  same case sa sister ko.  maybe you should check out other options....

[diane danica]

pwede ba magtake ng pills ang may goiter.. nndto  kasi ako sa malaysia may alam ba kayong gamot pwede ko mabili dito sa malaysia.nung pinas ako iniinom ko gamot [textspeak!] krabinex at PTU. naubos na ang gamot ko dito sa malaysia. wala naman ako alam pwede ko take na gamot... may really concern ko talaga pwede ko ba pagsabayin ang pills at ang gamot sa goiter. hindi pa kasi ako handa mabuntis at maliit pa ako anak .. tnx

[geminitalks]

^ hi sis!yup..actually, nababasa ko na rin 'yan a couple of times whenever i googled about hyperthyroidism effects & treatment. That always comes up that the effect of RAI is that you become hypothyroid all the way...why, what's the downside of being hypothyroid sis?

....mahirap ba siya i-manage unlike being hyperthyroid?

[artegirl]

^in my case, weight gain talaga kalaban ko.  mataas na din dosage ng medicine ko (150 mcg).  Hindi ako nakapagpa-checkup the past 2 years, so baka my dosage has to be adjusted again =(

Other things that I experience is the bloated feeling and gas

I didn't experience taking meds for hyperthyroidism, so I don't know how difficult it is to manage compared with hypothyroid.  Nung kasing ma-diagnose yung hyperthyroidism ko, RAI agad recommended nung doc. 

[tintoink]

hi mga sis.
nagpunta ako sa st lukes kanina kasi sinamahan ko ang tita ko ng mgpaultrasound ng thyroid niya. since kamag anak  ang nguultrasound nagpaultrasound narin ako initially kidneys ko pinachek ko kasi nga may stones ako before, before cleared namn na daw. then sabi ni tita pacheck ko narin neck ko

ayun may nakitang parang mass or ewan ko kung ano un sa left side na nasa .8cm ata, so nagulat ako
at naparanoid narin tuloy. nabasa ko sa isand website na prone  daw and 12 out of 15 women sa ganun and most of the time daw benign.

naparanoid ako kasi i nakakafeel ako ng pagod agad, pero kasi anemic ako. tapos reg weight gain/loss
i only gain weight kapag super lakas ko kumain and kapag ng diet [textspeak!] ako or normal food intake babalik sa dati..

i have 3 kids na hindi ako ng smoke or what. so hindi ko alam kung ano talga ito. kasi hindi parin ako nakakapagpachek up.

pero after kong manganak sa 1st baby ko nafeel ko na laging may need ako para lumunok, na parang may bara lagi sa lalamunan, e nasa side ng neck ko..

ay naku.. ;( sad talga. nawawala ba to?

[spc]

Have it checked na sis...same situation tayo...di ko sha pinansin dati then after a few years pag lumulunok na ko obvious na un bukol pero deadma pa din. until pag nakasideview ako super obvious na na malaki yun leeg ko. ayun dun pa lang ako natakot...hahaha!

[tintoink]

ay nakakatakot lalo magpatingin.. pero kailangan nga talga. sayang wala na kong health card.
tsk tsk. kasi sa tita ko super daming test ipapagawa puro blood. mga 5 or 7 ata.

sayo sis anong pinagawa?

[geminitalks]

^in my case, weight gain talaga kalaban ko.  mataas na din dosage ng medicine ko (150 mcg).  Hindi ako nakapagpa-checkup the past 2 years, so baka my dosage has to be adjusted again =(

Other things that I experience is the bloated feeling and gas

I didn't experience taking meds for hyperthyroidism, so I don't know how difficult it is to manage compared with hypothyroid.  Nung kasing ma-diagnose yung hyperthyroidism ko, RAI agad recommended nung doc.

^sa hyper sis is weight loss but if your on medication, controlled na siya. Ang kalaban talaga is yung init..cannot tolerate hot weather or humid temperature then concern sa eyes kasi if not taken care
it might lead to its protusion..they call it graves disease...

[green-aholic]

^nagagamot pa ba ang protrusion or graves disease?

[geminitalks]

^ i don't know din sis.... kasi so far i haven't came across any article regarding that topic...if mababalik pa sa dati  yung eyes, which is very scary talaga!

[green-aholic]

^kase i'm experiencing this. super duper laki na ng difference sa dati kong eyes yung eyes ko ngayon. wala pa akong money para makapagpagamot. alam ko mahal magpagamot eh. hay! i'm losing confidence na nga when dealing with other people.

[geminitalks]

^ same din sis....@ first i thought eyebags lang kasi for so long my eyes were okay naman 'coz i wear shades whenever i'm out under the sun and i've read somewhere in a medical blog that it really helps us....

    so when i noticed my eyes getting bags i thought because i sleep late and i tried the remedies for those with normal eyebags until it became more pronounced then i started worrying that it's due to my hyperthyroid nga...

      that's when i'm saving for my laser treatment na baka babalik cya sa dati..hopefully, God's mercy!

[green-aholic]

^balitaan mo ako sa results sis, pls..

[geminitalks]

^ naku sis...matagalan na ipon pa ito..last info from my doc is that laser capsule is around 15k and as per his advised i probably need 2 capsule then andyan pa ang 1 week stay sa hospital kasi laser treatment is radioactive so a patient needs 1 week isolation from the rest so from what i heard it might run to around 50k...tight pa ang budget same as you sis!

     but let us not lose hope...baka manalo tayo sa hehe...

[spc]

ay nakakatakot lalo magpatingin.. pero kailangan nga talga. sayang wala na kong health card.
tsk tsk. kasi sa tita ko super daming test ipapagawa puro blood. mga 5 or 7 ata.

sayo sis anong pinagawa?

naku andami...thyroid scan...biopsy...blood tests...ultrasound na din...nalimutan ko na un iba...in the end recommendation ng doctor is total thyroidectomy.so i have to take eltroxin everyday na.

[Isha_Lorraine]

I have been diagnosed with Graves and I would like to get some information. Has anyone had RAI treatment for graves disease?. If so, what were the results like? Have you had any adverse reactions to the treatment? I have heard that there is a risk of cancer much later on in life. Is this true? where can I get the information? what studies have there been? I hope someone can help. D.

[roxybrat]

i got my result today para sa ft4 and tsh test kaya lang di ko pa nababalik sa doctor para ipakita.. mukhang nasa normal range naman ata. eto nakalagay sa result ko.. FT4 - 1.89 (0.80-1.90 ng/dl) TSH - 0.657 (.40-4.00 ulU/ml) tingin nyo need ko pa pakita sa doctor?? thanks..