[Ski]

#1063609

Thanks so much, Ruby! It’s so good to know that you’re feeling better ~ and the detail you’ve given here is priceless to those who come after!

[optimist]

#1063610

Glad you are feeling better ” title=”Smile” />

[lhc11]

#1063611

I have been wondering about you and am so glad to hear this! (Synthroid under the tongue is weird…I can’t stand the taste of it if it even gets caught in my throat so I’m glad no one has told me to do this…did your endo give you a reason?)

best,
lhc11

[Bobbi]

#1063612

Great news, Ruby! I am so happy to hear that you are doing so well.

[teacherhelper]

#1063613

Good morning! Glad to hear things are better. I’m just 2 1/2 weeks out from RAI. I’m not sure about how I’m feeling yet, but I think better. My mind seems to be clearing up. I had a meeting on Saturday at my church. It’s the first time that I felt really "connected" to the group. I think that’s a VERY positive sign. I haven’t had bloodwork yet (get that on Nov and go see my endo on the 15th. He put me on PTU the day after the RAI. I think that’s helped me "keep my cool" while all this is going on. I do think I’m starting to feel better and that’s the best feeling. I’ll post more after my labs and drs visit.
Joanie

[snelsen]

#1063614

Hi Ruby, it is so nice to hear from you! I was equally happy with my thyroidectomy.

I second lch11’s question about taking Synthroid sub-lingual (under the tongue. Would you check with your endo about this when you see/talk with him/her again? Did he/she have an explanation for this?
Synthroid is metabolized in the small intestine, specifically the duodenmum, jejunum and ileum. It would be a good thing for you to discuss with endo. Surely the labs and Synthroid would be affected by this. It seems that you would be getting much less available drug. I have not heard of this method,either.
Shirley

[genuinruby]

#1063615

Sublingual administration of medicine is not new. A good explaination of how and why it works can be found at Wikipedia- search "Sublingual administration". I never questioned my endo because I didn’t think it a big deal, just found it "curious" because I do not know anyone else who takes their thyroid medication this way. But, now you have me more curious, so after work I went to two different pharmacist, and asked for clarification. Both, gave me an explaination similar to the one on Wikipedia, and as one said, "it is an off-label way of administering thyroid medication", many doctors prescribe it that way. Both, also said that medications that were made specifically for sublingual administration were made with a quick disolving coating. Synthroid is not in that catagory per say, but, it does dissolve quite rapidly as it is. Maybe, those going to the conference could get someone to shed some light on this. I am certainly very interested.~~~Ruby ” title=”Smile” />

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