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Date: | Sun, 26 Jan 1997 14:39:19 -0600 |
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Hi Julia Trachsel,
> I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer 2 years ago and had my entire
> thyroid removed. I am taking 150 mg of Synthroid and 125 mg
> Synthroid on alternate days.
Couldn't your doctor just give you one dose pill to take instead of you
having to remember to alternate pills. My thyroid specialist try to do
this to me when I needed a dosage increase to suppress my thyroid. He
thought he would save me money by having me use up the older pills but
take an extra one one or twice a week. There were days I was lucky to
remember my own name without having to remember if I was supposed to
take an extra pill.
Does anyone else out there have experience with alternating doses?
Wouldn't this cause uneven levels in the blood?
>Last year I started having problems
> with my right wrist and was diagnosed (after testing with
> electrodes) as having borderline carpel tunnel syndrome. I have
> not had anything done about it except I wear a plastic wrist
> brace at night when it get painful.
Several people in this group have had good results with vitamin B maybe
one could give you the correct amount to take. It has been some time
since I took it but the splints and the vitamins did not work for me.
> My doctor didn't admit that my thryoid and wrist were connected,
> but most of the literature I've read does mention a connection.
It was the same way for me with the surgeon. My job at that time did not
involve repetitive motion like keyboarding or working in a factory doing
the same thing over and over with my hands. My insurance company did not
want to pay for the carpal tunnel release. They wanted to say it was a
workman's com case but a letter from my doctor helped.
Barb
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