THYROID ISSUES PART II

[shinta]

normal na ulit TSH ko, pero parang medyo enlarged pa din thyroid ko. di na ba talaga babalik sa normal pag nagka-thyroid problem?

[Princess_Chill]

Anyone who is taking iodine and potassium iodide supplements? What brand?
I was trying to look for Lugol solution but wala sa mercury.
Yun gamot ng Tita ko, under Dr. Litonjua.

sis hyper ba or hypo auntie mo? para saan daw iyan?

[Anne_Ponce]

Hi shinta.....ask ko lang kung san ka nagpa thyroid scan at RAIU...medyo takot kasi ako lalo na may iinumin na pill diba...hindi ba masakit ito sis?Schedule ako ng RAIU AT THYROID SCAN S SEPT 24 at 25..at ASian hospital...

[mdy]

^^Yung RAIU and thyroid scan ko before sa MMC pa-inject yung dye. Wala naman any discomfort afterwards unless you are allergic to seafood.

[Anne_Ponce]

Thank you sis mdy for the info regarding thyroid scan and uptake..

Hi sis mei..same tayo ng problem lahat ng ginawa mong lab nag negative din ako pero andun parin ang symtoms kaya nag pasecond opinion din ako dito na sa asian at yung second thyroid test ko nag positive n ako mataas ang ft4 ko pero yung ft3 ko at tsh normal ganun daw talaga yun ngbabago kaya after 1 month thyroid test ulit ako plus thyroid scan and uptake para mas sigurado..sino sis ang endo mo sa asian...

[mdy]

^Parang ganyan yung case ng mother ko. Palaging normal yung TSH. Nagkakaron lang ng elevation either FT3 or FT4. Pero sya kasi may nodules na nakita sa scan so nag-undergo pa sya ng biopsy. Benign naman. She's taking thyroid hormone ngayon and every 6 months yung repeat ng mga blood test nya. Napaka-gastos

Today I started na with Eltroxin 100mcg. Will have my blood test done again after 1 1/2 month. Phase out na pala yung Synthroid na brand dito sa Phils. Mas okay pa naman yon saken.

[*nightdreamer*]

Per Dr. Tan Ci Shou's leaflets ( TCM - alternative medicine ), clients with goiter/thyroid should avoid cabbage, radish, eggplant and carrots. Hope it helps. 

[shinta]

Hi shinta.....ask ko lang kung san ka nagpa thyroid scan at RAIU...medyo takot kasi ako lalo na may iinumin na pill diba...hindi ba masakit ito sis?Schedule ako ng RAIU AT THYROID SCAN S SEPT 24 at 25..at ASian hospital...

sa PGH ako nagpa-thyroid scan and RAIU sis, dun sa private clinic nila sa FMAB. pero sa asian ako nagpapaconsult, kay Dra. Gonzales. Triple kasi presyo sa asian.

sa RAUI, may pinainom lang sakin parang tubig then measure sa may hita at throat area.

sa thyroid scan, iniject naman.

both procedures di naman masakit, parang wala lang. wala din binawal na pagkain. bawal lang lumapit sa mga bata at buntis for a few days.

[snowyice]

I asked my  ENT about my thyroid but wala akong dalang mga lab test dahil hindi naman yun yung sadya ko.  Ang sabi niya minsan nagiging abnormal ang blood test due to stress, pagod and etc. kaya dapat relax for a week before magpa blood test. Problem ko rin thyroid ko hindi siya controlled kaya medyo nababaliw ako.

[Princess_Chill]

Per Dr. Tan Ci Shou's leaflets ( TCM - alternative medicine ), clients with goiter/thyroid should avoid cabbage, radish, eggplant and carrots. Hope it helps. 

sis naka indicate why need to avoid these food?

[soumy01]

RAI na yung nirerecommend ng endo ko kasi yung case ko daw up and down lang, malapit ng magnormalized tapos bagsak na naman yung mga test ko. 3 years na akong naggagamot. naghahanap lang ako ng mahabang days na walang pasok sa school para dadalhin ko muna yung anak ko sa bahay ng mother ko.

sabi lang ni dra na pwede akong maging hypo naman after the treatment pero mas madali daw kasi i manage ang hypo kesa sa hyper, every after 6 months lang kami magkikita, kasi ngayun every other month sobrang gastos sa mga test. 
ilang days ba dapat i-isolate mo saliri mo sa ibang tao? nakakataba ba talaga?

hindi ko kasi pinadiscuss na kay dra yung details eh,kasi sabi ko sa summer na lang ako mag patreat. pero meron pala bakasyon sa school bago mag nov.1, baka pwede ko dun ipagawa.

[mariomaria]

Hello newbie here.
Sorry don't know how to post so I replied to this post na lang:)

For those who went under the knife for total thyroidectomy, how much did it cost and in which hospital?
May nagpa-surgery na ba dito sa Southern Luzon Hospital in Laguna? how much kaya dito. Bukas pa kasi clinic ng doctor ko. She has no mentioned kasi magkano ang surgery. 150k lang kasi covered ng HMO ko.

I am neither hypo nor hyper but I have nodules. Diagnosis is non-toxic goiter and my doctor advised total thyroidectomy since nasa 5cm na yung bukol 2 sa right and a few sa left. Ayoko rin kasi mag-medication kasi matagalan and baka maapektuhan liver ko.

Sana may mag-reply.
Thanks

[*nightdreamer*]

sis princess, hindi nakasulat reason sa leaflets kasi yun mga foods and activities to avoid lang naka-indicate depende sa sakit mo. Though when you google it, they belong daw to goitrogens which stimulate goiter. By the way, may separate thread din si Dr. Tan also under health concerns for further references.

[shinta]

sis soumy01, baka you have thyroiditis. ganyan din kasi ako, from hyper naging hypo. unang consultation ko pa lang with my endo, suspetsa niya thyroiditis na. i have mixed symptoms kasi. sa RAUI and thyroid scan yun nadetect. kasi kung blood test lang, you're just either hypo or hyper, hindi madedetect if you have thyroiditis.

1 week ding akong di lumapit sa pamangkin ko.

ang alam ko ang nakakataba pag hypo ka, kasi mabagal metabolism mo. pero di naman ako pumayat o tumaba, siguro kasi pabago-bago nga.

[mdy]

Re: Hypothyroidism, mas madali sya i-manage though kelangan talaga strict compliance sa medication. Every morning lang naman tine-take before breakfast pa. Yung weight gain kasi happens pag wala kang meds na iniinom tapos sedentary lifestyle pa plus unhealthy eating.

[soumy01]

sis shinta thanks sa pagsagot. ang tagal din pala, pero ok lang na may kasama sa bahay na adult (yung asawa ko)?

sis mdy thanks sa info, takot akong tumaba maliit lang kasi ako eh. 

[mdy]

^ako din sis maliit lang yung body frame ko pero napabayaan ko. Ilang years din ko hindingttake ng meds kasi feeling ko okay na ako, except that I'm gaining weight. I'm overweight right now pero nagstart na ulit ko mag meds, mag-exercise and healthy eating nung nag-RAI ako, may mga visitors ako sa hospital. Bawal lang talaga ang pregnant and children. Tapos yung pag nag-pee or poop ako, twice ko pina-flush plus lysol just to make sure na thoroughly flushed yun inexcrete ko. Toxic pa din kasi yon because of RAI.

[agape]

Hello newbie here.
Sorry don't know how to post so I replied to this post na lang:)

For those who went under the knife for total thyroidectomy, how much did it cost and in which hospital?
May nagpa-surgery na ba dito sa Southern Luzon Hospital in Laguna? how much kaya dito. Bukas pa kasi clinic ng doctor ko. She has no mentioned kasi magkano ang surgery. 150k lang kasi covered ng HMO ko.

I am neither hypo nor hyper but I have nodules. Diagnosis is non-toxic goiter and my doctor advised total thyroidectomy since nasa 5cm na yung bukol 2 sa right and a few sa left. Ayoko rin kasi mag-medication kasi matagalan and baka maapektuhan liver ko.

Sana may mag-reply.
Thanks

Wag ka mag pa thyroidectomy. I personally don't believe in removing any body part especially when it's a vital organ. Sana Malaman mo cause ng nodules mo so you can address it. Baka pag wala ka ng thyroid saka lumabas other problems mo Kasi wala ng papalit sa thyroid mo. Baka kelang ka sa iodine, the thyroid itself keeps 50mg of it to function properly. Try to get second opinion from alternative doctors.

[agape]

Per Dr. Tan Ci Shou's leaflets ( TCM - alternative medicine ), clients with goiter/thyroid should avoid cabbage, radish, eggplant and carrots. Hope it helps. 

True. It depletes our iodine Kasi. But I think the benefits outweigh the disadvantage.

@Princess_chill, my aunt is hypo now. She had radiation years when she was young, may pinainum Lang daw for her goiter yun. Ako Lang nagsabi sa kanya to have her thyroid checkup recently I have been reading stuff e. ayun me thyrax Medicine na siya now. And her doctors don't believe in iodine supplements like kelp. They are not taught that in medical school. But Japanese eats lots of seaweed in maki.

I have always had normal blood t3 t4 ft4 tsh tests annually. I also had thyroid scan normal, once. My allergologist said wag na pansinin comments ng mga other doctors and people about my chubby neck. Diraw mag change thyroid ko until my next life event, like getting pregnant, or the next 5-10 years of my life siguro. My mom and Lola and dad Kasi have thyroid problems din.

[soumy01]

^ako din sis maliit lang yung body frame ko pero napabayaan ko. Ilang years din ko hindingttake ng meds kasi feeling ko okay na ako, except that I'm gaining weight. I'm overweight right now pero nagstart na ulit ko mag meds, mag-exercise and healthy eating nung nag-RAI ako, may mga visitors ako sa hospital. Bawal lang talaga ang pregnant and children. Tapos yung pag nag-pee or poop ako, twice ko pina-flush plus lysol just to make sure na thoroughly flushed yun inexcrete ko. Toxic pa din kasi yon because of RAI.

baka nga summer na lang ako mag pa RAI, pero minsan naiisip ko wag na lang kaya mag pa rai, parang wala naman kaibahan kung hyper o hypo pareho pa rin namang iinum ng gamot. kaso sabi nga nila mas ok kung hypo kesa sa hyper.

may nakapagtry na kaya dito ng naturopathic medicine para sa sa hyper o hypo yung kay dr.tam yung sa salamat doc.