Misfit Toy
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I think, maybe I am wrong, that I am the only person who had a thyroidectomy on this site. But if not, come out of the woodwork.
If I had to do it over again.....I may not have done it. But, UGH....I can swallow now. I couldn't with it in. I know all of the iodine mumbo jumbo.
I am on 68 mcg of T3. I am trying to go up on it, but every time I do, my heart moves at the speed of light. My heart was best at 25 mcg, but I couldn't think at all. Big problem.
So, now I am at this low number STILL. And, my heart beats at 108 BPM. I am not used to that. Not at all. And it pounds.
What about adding T4? I am not wanting to yet. I really don't want to. I am concerned though about this heart rate. There are several theories...THEORIES going on:
I am not on enough. Very possible, but then why when I go up do I not have a slower heart rate? That makes no sense. Instead, it beats and beats and drives me nuts. The normal dose of T3 for a thyroidless person is 100 mcg on up. Especially women. For men, it's less.
My adrenals can't handle the dose. This actually makes sense. Weak adrenals equals inability to handle thyroid meds.
This STTM word called POOLING. Due to other issues like inflammation, adrenals, the medicine, or T3 may not be getting into the cells, but instead just floating around in the body and making me sick. Yes, this is possible.
My biggest fear-that I am gone. That me, the Misfit Toy is forever going to be gone to the land of further misfits. My creativity is gone. My love for music is waxing and waning, my making jewelry has perished for now. I feel lost. And then there is the thyroidless world. All everyone talks about is how life as you know it is gone. UGH. Shoot me.
I am sure that for the well, the "normals" that life returns to bliss and all is well with the world. Lucky souls.
If I had to do it over again.....I may not have done it. But, UGH....I can swallow now. I couldn't with it in. I know all of the iodine mumbo jumbo.
I am on 68 mcg of T3. I am trying to go up on it, but every time I do, my heart moves at the speed of light. My heart was best at 25 mcg, but I couldn't think at all. Big problem.
So, now I am at this low number STILL. And, my heart beats at 108 BPM. I am not used to that. Not at all. And it pounds.
What about adding T4? I am not wanting to yet. I really don't want to. I am concerned though about this heart rate. There are several theories...THEORIES going on:
I am not on enough. Very possible, but then why when I go up do I not have a slower heart rate? That makes no sense. Instead, it beats and beats and drives me nuts. The normal dose of T3 for a thyroidless person is 100 mcg on up. Especially women. For men, it's less.
My adrenals can't handle the dose. This actually makes sense. Weak adrenals equals inability to handle thyroid meds.
This STTM word called POOLING. Due to other issues like inflammation, adrenals, the medicine, or T3 may not be getting into the cells, but instead just floating around in the body and making me sick. Yes, this is possible.
My biggest fear-that I am gone. That me, the Misfit Toy is forever going to be gone to the land of further misfits. My creativity is gone. My love for music is waxing and waning, my making jewelry has perished for now. I feel lost. And then there is the thyroidless world. All everyone talks about is how life as you know it is gone. UGH. Shoot me.
I am sure that for the well, the "normals" that life returns to bliss and all is well with the world. Lucky souls.