[mamabear]

#1071136

No advice but wanted to give you a hug the only way I know how…..

Hope all is ok!

[Hopeful23]

#1019358

so i have my first dr appt since my rai. what all r they looking for. i mean has my levels even changed? im not feeling any different other than being really tired. wonder y that is. i figured i would be hyper. i just hope its wrkn.

[npatterson]

#1071137

I think I can possible help with this one: Remember that doctors deal in specifics when possible. Facts like: how many hours you are able to sleep; heart rate; strength/weakness walking up stairs; leg muscles; upper arm muscles; ability to focus–if distractibility was a problem. If you dare: Ask a close friend or your spouse what they have seen. They are usually very observant.

You can look back over your presenting symptoms, and do a contrast and compare. The doctor will be doing that with your bloodwork.

Hope you have a good report. Remember, it may not be working as fast as you would like.

[Mickey65]

#1071138

You have to give it time. I had my RAI in Dec ’08, and it took a couple of months before I felt better and had the strength to even step up on a curb!

After a month I had an appt with my endo and then 5 times after that, I had to go back to her every 2 weeks for blood work and a weigh in, and they checked my blood pressure and felt my neck.

It wasn’t until mid-April of this year that I started on Synthroid – once my levels were "hypo".

I don’t have to go back to my endo for 4-6 months now, but in a month, I have to do some bloodwork so they can check my TSH levels again – since I was 6.22 last week and then got my Synthroid dosage upped from 125 mcg to 150 mcg.

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