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More thyroid issues??? ( hypo to hyper)

Posted by mcmurf2 @mcmurf2, Jul 15, 2019

I posted several months ago with my labs and symptoms and history. Today, I got another epidural in my neck. When they checked my BP, it was low.. all 3 readings. ( now, I"ve tried to get into my health portal for that hospital and it is being a butt.. won't let me in to get you the exact numbers), But they were in the 96??/ 60?? range. It has never been this low. Also,, I"ve lost 43 lbs since last fall. NOT trying. I can't do anything but sit around due to my neck issue so it is not like I"m working it off.... starting to get a red flag. I also sweat a lot.. granted,, it IS hot and humid now,, but I can lay butt naked in front of the AC and sweat. I also take a lot of showers. ( and my feet are cold). Had to move my primary dr appt from this Thursday to next week. Don't see the endo for my follow up for another 2 weeks... should I be concerned??? Also get headaches but think this is due to my neck.. they stay for 4-5 days... meds don't help.

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mcmurf2 | @mcmurf2 | Oct 14, 2019
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@dorisena

I checked with my daughter and it has been almost nine years since I had my thyroid removed. I complained about low thyroid for years and I did after the surgery, but now the doctors say I must stay at my lower dose to prevent risk of more cancer. Well, it can't be thyroid cancer again because it is gone!
So that is a main reason why I avoid sugar because it does feed cancer cells. This was my second cancer. My first cancer was a breast cancer lump which was removed and I had 42 radiation treatments. If I just had more energy to do more work, not as much as in the past, I would be quite happy. I have to blame the diabetes for some of that, I suppose. Dorisena

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well,, I am lucky,, my issue is not cancer. But,, my next worry IS diabetes... I"m getting in range.

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dorisena | @dorisena | Oct 14, 2019
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@mcmurf2

well,, I am lucky,, my issue is not cancer. But,, my next worry IS diabetes... I"m getting in range.

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I have studied diabetes for many years, about my late husband who did nothing to help himself, and for me for the past 12 years. What I read over and over is to check your waist size and if it is over 35 inches, try to do something about it as it is a part of metabolic syndrome.
They do not recommend heavy dieting because they have learned that you need some good fat in every meal for metabolism. I was doing fine until I had my knee replacement and didn't work hard in the garden bending over that year. Fatter waist ever since! Before that it only took a few weeks bending over and planting and pulling weeds to get the waist smaller. Now I can't get into ready made dresses.
So I must eat low carb and try to be more active the rest of my life. I think I do better than my friends who don't study. Dorisena

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sandrajane | @sandrajane | Nov 19, 2021
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@mcmurf2

ok,, update: I've had 2 doctors blow this theory off,, so now waiting for a pelvic ultrasound result ( will CALL tomorrow) been 5 days......sigh.

anyway. I wrote Mayo here on the site, they came back with Stumii ovary. ya.. look it up.. another rarity.. that is me!!!!!!!!!!! but it all fits.

1. Thyroid going from hypo to hyper.. labs are off the wall.
2. Growth on my uterus ( not all these stumii's are on the ovary). ( had it for 3 years now.. dr thought is was a fibroid last time.
3. The wt loss
4. nodule on thyroid
5. monocytes very elevated , along with the D-dimer ( which I"m told is no big deal if elevated). it is at 4.4

Sigh,,, after I see the endo next month, and my primary this tue,,, if I don't get any answers.. I"m going somewhere else , to someone that can put all this together....

will let you know..

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Hope you are doing well. My d-dimer was 700. Normal is up to 500. How does this translate into your 4.4? Thank you. Trying to find out if my level is concerning enough to undergo this test.

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mcmurf2 | @mcmurf2 | Nov 19, 2021
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@sandrajane

Hope you are doing well. My d-dimer was 700. Normal is up to 500. How does this translate into your 4.4? Thank you. Trying to find out if my level is concerning enough to undergo this test.

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well,, it wasn't a stimii, it was Graves disease. So I would definitely see a endocrinologist and not a primary if you are having similar symptoms and with labs. Mine is in remission right now but now my thyroid peroxidase antibody is at 190.5 ( normal is less than 5.6). so,,, if it ain't one thing it is another.

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