How long after thyroidectomy did you start to feel “normal”?

Of course your exactly right since posting I have felt a little better finally got my numbers in a healthy range! Working closely with Endos because yes I do workout 5-6 days a week cardio and weights thanks for the reply !

Welcome, @livi05. Calibrating the right dosage of thyroid medication is a journey. Have you talked to your endocrinologist about your weight and workout performance? What kind of workouts do you do?

NP has both T3 and T4. I feel much better on NP and synthroid. Synthroid only has T4.

I saw Dr. Gorospe , now retired.

@donnajones
I had thyroid surgery several months ago, and have not felt any ill effects other than scar on my neck. In the next month they will run blood tests and I'll find out if I need to start taking any meds.
Don

Which endocrinologist do you see?

Hello! Sorry I saw your reply. Were you in NP with the Synthroid or just by itself? I have been on Synthroid since last year and I feel like I have gained weight and my workout performance has decreased.

Check the website Drugs.com for info on NP thyroid. There are other websites that offer info too by searching under the medication name.

The first 24 years after my 1st surgery, and on Synthroid, I never felt great. I was always tired, even after my second surgery, until I started taking Armour. It has T4 and T3 both. The T3 finally made me feel alive again. After 5 years, however, the Armour no longer seemed to help. I don't know if is because I switched to a new pharmacy during my course with Armour, but something changed, be it my chemistry or a manufacturing issue. And Armour can be tricky to adjust because the ratio of T4/T3 is something like 4:1, whereas human ratio is more like 14:1 (if I am remembering correctly). That means if you need alittle more to get your T4 into range on the bloodwork, your T3 levels can suddenly be too high. I've read that there can be 5% variance in the stated dose and the actual batch of thyroid medicine. So, I had my doctor try me on Synthroid again, and I immediately and for several months felt horrible. Now I take Tirosint (the last 6 weeks) and I may feel a tinge better, but I am still always tired. MD Anderson told me whenever I gain or lose 15 lbs, I should have my labs drawn again and dosage adjustments for T4, and I'm very diligent about doing that. At one point while on synthetic thyroid, I also tried Cytomel, a synthetic T3, but the side effects were terrible for me. Now days, it seems like doctors are reluctant to prescribe T3 at all. My reality is probably different from a lot of folks, and I may be facing recurrence again now, which could be part of my issues. Hope you get feeling better.

hi, lilyann here. please tell me what NP thyroid is. thank you. march 28th will be a year since my second thyroid surgery. the first surgery was for the right side which was radical. that was january 31, 2023. no i have not felt up to par, my oncologist gave me 6 months to 10 months to live. but i do not know what NP means. thank you. wish all of you the best.