[copper07]

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I have my surgery friday may 16 at 0800. came home from hospital at noon on saturday. everything went well, i was sweating profusely when i woke up in recovery and was super nauseous. they were giving me anti-nausea meds so thankfully i didn’t vomit as that would hurt! lol
i did eat that evening a muffin and yogurt, sore throat but it was ok. orange juice bad idea as the acid burned my throat – more from the tube down the throat than the surgery.
i do have a high pain tolerance but i took the prescribed T3 (x2) every 4 hours. its day 2 post op and i’ve only had one today, i don’t like the way T3 makes me feel so i’m going to drop to extra strength tylenol instead.
when i woke during the night last night i was in a pool of sweat but upon return from bathroom i was freezing! i supposed this up and down will happen for a while? still sleeping lots as i had zero sleep in hospital (so much for a place to rest lol).
i started on 175 mg synthroid today and taking calcium and a prescribed vit D as my calcium level was borderline low but good enough to get discharged.

well that’s all i can think of to write for now. take care out there!

[adenure]

#1182543

Hi!

Congratulations on moving forward! Sounds like you’re off to a pretty good start! Yes, all the ups and downs are normal and will most likely continue until your Synthroid/ levo. is the right dose. Make sure to get labs in 6 weeks or so to see how things are looking. Any sooner than that will not accurately reflect what’s happening. My dr. said it takes about 2 weeks to 2 months for the body to be depleted of its own natural stores of thyroid hormone- so you’re up and down bc of recuperating from surgery, your body adjusting to life without a thyroid, using up your thyroid hormone stores and getting used to levo. It took me about 4 months for everything to even out (one dose change after the initial dose of 100 mcg after surgery). I was increase to 112 mcg and then everything started to be better after being on that dose for 2 months.

I had to lower my dose awhile back (back to 100 mcg twice a week and 112 mcg five days a week as my TSH went to 0.29). I’m doing pretty well now. No more cruddy symptoms. For the first 4 months I had daily headaches, bad insomnia, low level depression, anxiety, night sweats, heart palpitations 2 night- probably anxiety related). It was a little rough. But, at that 4 month mark all of the above went away. Some of the symptoms crept back- so I got my labs done and sure enough, my TSH was too low. So, we adjusted my meds. those 2 days, and I felt better again.

Take it easy and give yourself time to get better- it is a journey, but you will be well. I do notice that I tend to catch every stupid cold out there since my surgery- so my doctor suggested probiotics, non GMO foods, exercise, healthy eating, and a good multi- vitamin- basically- take care of yourself!!! Good luck!

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