Re: OT OOOOOO empty place

On 7 Sep 2006 07:32:21 -0700, "hesira" spewed forth :

Yikes! I"ve got Graves, too. I had RAI about a month ago, and didn't >have a storm. I felt a little worse for a while, but nothing I >couldn't handle. I've been feeling great for several weeks, but I'm >starting to slow down a little. I'm hoping the hypo won't be too bad, >and I can continue to function, but nobody said anything about slurred >speech or loss of fine motor control. I have a friend who just flew >through her Graves, after treatment of course. I guess everyone is >different.

If you're starting to slow down now is the time to ask your doc to start you on replacement therapy, not in a month or two when you're having the speech and coordination problems.

I knew that 50mcg wasn't going to be adequate, my doc knew it too. Based on my current weight I'm thinking 100mcg ought to be adequate once it kicks in, then I may be able to drop the dose slightly as I start losing weight again. But we'll see; when I was slightly hyperthyroid I felt fabulous and had plenty of energy, so I may need to bump up to 125mcg or more before I start feeling "fabulous" again, then gradually reduce the dose as I'm able to start losing weight again.

>I hope you get your dosage worked out soon. What a terrible drag. >I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

Thanks, and same to you :D

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