Russ should answer that one for you, he's our resident thyroid 'exert'.
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>Next Friday (week 8/24) I go for labs and get my TSH, LFTs, CBCs and I
>know what else. I'm just wondering if you would have symptoms that
>indicate your thyroid is out of whack or whether you might feel fine
>but it could be in bad shape.
I didn't notice anything - with all the sides, who knows where one
particular side is coming from. In retrospect, I could identify some of
the problems as thyroid related, but before I knew it it was all a wash.
Thomas

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ahhh, hahaha the thyroid, my old buddy!!!
Man I went f.cking bezerk about 4 months into tx, my thyroid went Hyper.
Couldn't sleep, couldn't stay still, my heart pounding 100-110 bpm at rest!
Hot all the time, agitated, pissed off. Just plain was crazy time!!
The doc put me on Atenolol to slow down my heart, that helped. 3 weeks later
my thyroid dried up and went Hypo, or not enough. My TSH (thyroid
stimulating hormone) went from zero to 59 in that time ( normal range is
like 0.5-5.5)
I gained 15 lbs in a week, swelled up like a sponge. Other symptoms were
coldness, very tired. The headaches were f.cking unbelievable. If it wasn't
for the Norco's I don't know if I could have made it.
Anyway I went on Synthroid, it took about 5 months for my TSH to stabilize,
though still to high. About the last month of tx I felt somewhat better.
It's been 2 1/2 months since ending the tx and I feel pretty good. My energy
level is great for all the hours I'm working.
The clinic where I got my tx from checked my TSH every month. My BCLD said
"we watch the thyroid real close".
Yours should too. Interferon can interfere with your thyroid!!!

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> Next Friday (week 8/24) I go for labs and get my TSH, LFTs, CBCs and I
> know what else. I'm just wondering if you would have symptoms that
> indicate your thyroid is out of whack or whether you might feel fine
> but it could be in bad shape.
Waterspider - 16 Aug 2004 05:50 GMT
> ahhh, hahaha the thyroid, my old buddy!!!
>
> Man I went f.cking bezerk about 4 months into tx, my thyroid went Hyper.
> Couldn't sleep, couldn't stay still, my heart pounding 100-110 bpm at rest!
> Hot all the time, agitated, pissed off. Just plain was crazy time!!
<g> Yes, some of us here can vouch for the agitated-pissed-off part.
Man, weren't those fun times!
Spidey
Don - 16 Aug 2004 07:49 GMT
>The clinic where I got my tx from checked my TSH every month. My BCLD said
>"we watch the thyroid real close".
>
>Yours should too. Interferon can interfere with your thyroid!!!
Week 8 will be the first time it's checked. Hopefully, that will be
every month now. Hope your thyroid gets back to normal soon.
Don
Agua Girl - 16 Aug 2004 15:12 GMT
> >The clinic where I got my tx from checked my TSH every month. My BCLD said
> >"we watch the thyroid real close".
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> Week 8 will be the first time it's checked. Hopefully, that will be
> every month now. Hope your thyroid gets back to normal soon.
Week 8 is the first time your thyroid is checked? or the first time
you have any labs? Seems like I am always getting blood drawn.
Don - 16 Aug 2004 16:20 GMT
>> >The clinic where I got my tx from checked my TSH every month. My BCLD
>said
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>Week 8 is the first time your thyroid is checked? or the first time
>you have any labs? Seems like I am always getting blood drawn.
Just the first for TSH. The second blood test altogether. The first
after 2 weeks was just blood cell counts. They said I'll have blood
drawn once a month unless something comes up.
Agua Girl - 16 Aug 2004 17:45 GMT
> >> >The clinic where I got my tx from checked my TSH every month. My BCLD
> >said
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> after 2 weeks was just blood cell counts. They said I'll have blood
> drawn once a month unless something comes up.
Hmm.. my doc must be part vampire. :-) Or maybe it's the different
drugs. Besides the initial baseline before beginning, I got one every
two weeks for the first 2 months. After that it's once a month.
I haven't had any issues with the labs, this is just his standard
procedure. He even gave us a matrix showing which labs have to
be done and when.
AG