Jennifer,
 
How extensive was the thyroidectomy?  Were you given thyroid  medication 
after the thyroidectomy?  Was the slightly elevated white blood  cell count 
explained?  
 
I remember reading a research article a few years ago which said that  
after surgery, which is stressful, when the cortisol is up, some people have  
more difficulty converting T4 to T3, so the TSH would look "normal" but the 
body  acts hypothyroid.  Low blood sugar might happen at the same time with  
elevated cortisol.  
 
It might take a while to get the right level and type(s) of thyroid  
medicine.  Every patient's case is different.
 
I hope you get good care and have a good recovery.  
 
Peggy Ramsden (patient)
 
In a message dated 10/5/2009 7:19:08 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
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...I  have just had a thyroidectomy ...
...I was taken home, and was very cold  
and shakey, and could hardly sit up.  Went to the doctor and he did  CBC, 
kidney, liver, thryoid, parathyroid and calcium levels--all came back  
normal, 
with slightly elevated white blood cell count.  I've been  getting a bit 
better 
each day, but I'm still not where I was before my  overexertion. ...

Jennifer







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