Hypothyroidism!!!

My husband had his thyroid removed almost 4 years ago due to Thyroid Cancer. He was already overweight when he had the surgery and the stress from the cancer and having to be hypothyroid for a couple of months did not help. He decided this year enough was enough. He started eating small meals and exercising. He does not eat anything in particular even though he does eat a fairly well balanced diet. He has lost 80 lbs. He now needs to get to the doctor and get his meds reduced. I am pretty sure he is slightly hyperthyroid at this point. You might want to talk to an Endocrinologist and see if they offer any suggestions. Those vegetables do not sound like bad things to eat but I am sure after awhile you would get tired of it. My husband was a whopping 300 lbs when he started his journey. I understand it can be discouraging, stay the course and get some medical help in this area.

i have an underactive thyroid and im currently on 125 mcg. i had seen the same information on diets as you on the internet but when i went to ask my doctor she didnt think that it really mattered what type of food i ate just aslong as it was the right amount.

im still waiting to get the right dose for my thyroid at the minute, and since it got diagnosed last year i have put on over 20 pounds!
but for me i find that exercise helps me lose weight more than just eating healthy.

I so agree - is very hit and miss with GP's - and many of us hypos have been diagnosed with all kinds of other ailments - including depression - when we have a thyroid not producing enough thyroxine ! I know - been there done that !

The main problem is - when blood tests are done - the acceptable, (to a GP) result has a very wide range. When uninformed GPs find a TSH within that range - the patient is told her/his results are "normal". But (and its a very big but), many many people can feel really awful and most unwell within that range of results. The most common measurement is called "TSH" - short for Thyroid Stimulating Hormone and the range for that can be up to "10", before a patient is considered hypothyroid. However, personally I became increasingly ill with a TSH of 4 - I had two years of awfulness - getting increasingly worse - with all kinds of physical and mental problems. Saw another GP in the Practice - he upped my thyroxine and I got soooo much better - took a while - but am good now.

I tell you that because my experience has been there are GPs who have limited knowledge of thyroid problems - and because any test appears to be in the "normal" range - they do not consider the thyroid to be the problem.

I would like to ask your health story so far - are you well - was this diagnosed because you were unwell. I would also like to redirect you to Thyroid UK too - because by collecting some factual information about hypo - you are far better placed to understand your illness - and - most importantly - fight your corner if you need to !

Lindy

Another Hypo here. Started at 25 dose with the endo who just couldn't even remember my name or that I didn't want kids. She didn't want to see me more than once every 6 months, and I was wondering why I was just barely get out of bed most days.

She told me that by the numbers I didn't qualify because my numbers were just over the normal reasons. She didn't even want to listen to the symptoms that I have. When I told her that my mother and my aunt both are being treated for it she changed her tune and said she'd try it. Started on it and kept me at the lowest dose for 6 months and it gave slight relief. I could tell it was the right direction however, so after her doing nothing for so long and her not wanting to raise it. I fired her.

Started with a brand new GP that knows what he's doing as he's had several hypo patients in the past, is up to date with what is going on, treating the symptoms first, and believes in educating his patients. So, after 3 months with him and upping the dose three times because the blood work showed each time that my body was desperate for more each test. I am now at a 100 dose and finally functioning as myself once again.

The best thing that you can do is to educate yourself,. Read the books, pay out a few dollars and buy yourself a few thyroid directed diet books. It will help you untangle the mess of what is going on and how to make things work. And if it still isn't working, maybe its time to talk to a nutritionist who can help you with creating or tweaking a diet plan with you that will work for you.