Finally hitting me...

I think that this is all finally hitting me...I have been kind of down the last few weeks. Could be that I still don't have enough Synthroid in my system, but I don't feel like myself.

At least I have labs next week, so I can get a dose adjustment if I need it.

I WAS RIGHT!!!

...and now I have lab values to prove it!!! TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) is supposed to be (although there are some who disagree with the range) between 0.4 and 4.9. If it is too high, you are hypothyroid (because your TSH is trying to stimulate MORE thyroid production--your body is low...it needs more hormone). And...my nuclear medicine doctor said that post-cancer, TSH should be <0.1.


Mine was 53. (Or 530 times higher than it should be!!!)

My doctor upped my dose. Hmmm...go figure...I knew that 4 weeks ago. My Free T4 was 0.8, low or low normal range.


I hope this new, higher dose helps.