Hi Karen Of course I don't mind you asking! That's the whole point of this group :-) It's VERY unusually to have 3 doses of RAI. Most people only need one or...
Blimey Eric it just goes to show what a lottery our health service is! I think it's quite disconcerting that surgeons differ so much from one area to another,...
Hi Ruth I've been clear from Thyca sine 1999 and I still have 6 monthly checkups - to tell you the truth i'm quite happy about this as I do tend to get ...
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Hi Wendy, Thanks for that. They've not told me yet what will happen long term so its nice to know whats normal other places. So what do they do every 6 months?...
At last we have a support group for thyriod Cancer. Last year was a very lonely year for me, don't get me wrong the love and support I had from my family was...
Hi Paul, Always nice to meet a fellow Scot :) (presuming you are Scottish living in Coupar Angus!) 300mg does sound a lot from what i've heard although...
Hi again Wendy Good to hear from you again - so how DO you feel then? Are your dosages right , do you think? I still have 6 monthly checks 12 years on - they...
Hi Paul Well it's nice to see you again! Glad you joined us. I wondered what happened to you last year - the last I heard from you, you were having awful heart...
I have just been reading some of the stories deary me. can I tell you all a funny story. I think Liz knows what I am going to say. My G.P. found a lump in my...
Hi Paul, glad to hear that the worst seems to be over for you! Why did your heart go into overdrive like that - was it a reaction to the C word? I think we'll...
Hi Folks, just a little note to say that I have set up the domain http://www.thyroidcancersupportuk.org/ which points directly to this forum. Please feel free...
Oh great - thanks - much better. I was getting fed up with the other one! How nice to have someone around who actually knows what they're doing! Liz...
Hi Ruth They take my blood samples to test my throxine levels and also calcium levels to see if they are normal and compare them to last time, they also have a...
Wendy Gillam
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Jun 2, 2005 2:39 pm
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HI Liz As far as I know my dosages are all OK i'm sticking to the 175mg of throxine. I actually thought that after quite a few years it went to 9 monthly...
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Hi paul 300mcg sounds alot to me but i'm on 175mcg I think men need to be on higher levels anyway so its probably about right, mind you if you are still...
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Hi Ruth I was just interested in what you said about taking the tablets not on empty stomach or with calcium and iron? is this right? I haven't been given...
Wendy Gillam
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Hi all, Just to let you know I'm actually having the best week I've had all year and that's because I've been upping the Vitamin D slowly and I think I might...
Hi Wendy, yeh aparently thyroxine will bind with quite a few other things and so not get absorbed properly. the main culprits are calcium and iron, so i think...
Hi everyone, sorry not posted anything before, been on post wedding duties. The thank you card list is endless and picking the photos is a nightmare. Just...
Hi Ruth, Nice to hear from you. I had dissolvable stitches in my first op (got a lumpy scar) and one pull out stitch in my second (which has made a better...
Hi Ruth I've put the link up from my website now, so hopefully people should be able to seek support if need be. My staple marks are very faint, you can only...
Hi Wendy I see a consultant every six months for a check up in ENT. They have a feel around my neck because even after a total thyroidectomy I have glands...
Hi Ruth, thanks for putting that link in - you get a lot of newly diagnosed people to your site so hopefully more people can find us if they want to. I'm sorry...
Hi Ruth, I didn'thave staples either, just a single running stitch which was pulled out after 24 hours!!!! Felt like my head might drop off!! There's no...
Hi everyone Good to read about your experience Paul. My reaction to being told I had thyroid cancer was even more unusual!!! :-) When I was told the lump they...
Hi Jenny, Was away so didn't get to say I'm glad it went well on friday. You must be pleased they don't want to operate again. But still a stressful scary time...
Evening people, I would be interested to know what does of thyroxine you are on. I get the inpression I am on a really high dose . My last two blood test...
