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Triple Negative Breast Cancer now S-TSH is 7.9 anyone else?
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It means my thyroid is now under active. My dr says I will need more tests. I was first diagnosed in January with TNBC. My thyroid tested fine in October but high in February. The current plan is 12 weeks of chemo with 4 rounds of immunotherapy then surgery followed by 8 rounds of chemo and immunotherapy. I have now done 1 round immunotherapy and just finished second week of chemo. So far I am doing well with it some nausea but meds work. Mostly achy and so tired.
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If your thyroid is under active, that can certainly contribute to the fatigue. No history myself but my husband who has a completely different kind of cancer started having this issue.
As soon as he started levothyroxine like @mir123 he started feeling better. We always had assumed he was just tired from his treatments, your body is going through a lot right now, be gentle with yourself.
Since our oncologist doctors are typically really focused on our cancers, have you talked to your primary care doctor about the thyroid?
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Wishing you well with the rest of treatment, including surgery.
In my experience, it was easy to treat my thyroid although it does need to be watched. I take levothyroxine to bring the levels up to normal and it works perfectly. It takes energy for you to deal with more than one thing--hope the next bit is smooth.