after thyroidectomy,one pt has her s.creatinine level 2mmol/l\nshe had no previous urinary complain? what may be the cause,hyperthyroidism or dehydration?
211045
a major cause will be the damage to muscles, when the surgeon has cut through them, then there is creatinine released in the blood,\n\njust like people with a lot of muscles, who will have naturally a highter serum creatinine
595925
Is she overweight or put a  lot of weight on recently or is she losing weight?\nShe may have an under or over active thyroid, if so she will need to have blood tests.\n\nMy Mom had this (overactive) her voice went really hoarse and her hair came out in clumps and her face went unrecognisable. She went to the doctor and had to have loads of blood tests and was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid.\n\nShe took thyroxine tablets every day for the rest of her life which controlled it.
315146
sounds like you have hypocalcemia problems\nthis could mean problems with various things in your body like yout parathyroid and PThormones, etc\n\nyou need more calcium!!!!!\n\nstart taking a calcium supplement with vitamin D and see if that helps\n\np.s. I don't know where those people are getting potassium from, I have never heard of that, and I have studied muscle cramping and its causes. If you are eating a diet high in phosphorous/phosphates, this inversely causes your calcium levels to go down, so try to cut that stuff out, this is things like potatoes, etc, ( you can look it up on the internet foods that are high in phosphorus)\n\n-calcium is the main problem here
329104
Because thyroid is in the mitochondria of all of our cells, our whole metabolism is affected when we have hypothyroidism.  I also struggle with this as my thyroid is gone after thyroid cancer.  Exercise for 30 to 60 minutes a day is imperative, plus a lower carb diet seems to help....
340656
Firstly, keep a food diary for 3 to 4 days, noting number of calories and the amount of sodium consumed. Is your weight gain fluid or muscle mass, or fat? Think about thyroid metabolic testing - its probably too much salt, increasing muscle bulk (which is good), or the thyroid has not kicked-in post partum. Good luck!
363199
Check out wilsonsthyroidsyndrome.com.  I have low temp and so did my MD!  He told me about this site.  It's very interesting.
637277
The Thyroid Foundation says not to, as does Mary Shoman (an expert in the field):\n\n"Is goitre due to lack of iodine in our diet? Should I eat kelp to get rid of this goitre?\n\nANSWER:\nIodine deficiency is the most common cause of goitre in the world but NOT in this country. We have had iodized salt for two generations, and there are many other sources of iodine now in our diets so that, if anything, we are receiving more iodine than in most places in the world. There is no point whatsoever in adding more iodine to the diet and that includes kelp, a form of seaweed high in iodine often sold in health food stores. The problem is that too much iodine is just as dangerous as too little iodine. Excess iodine can also cause goitres and can either cause a low thyroid state, (hypothyroidism) or excess output of thyroid (hyperthyroidism). It also aggravates Hashimoto's thyroiditis. In Canada it is a mistake to ingest kelp."\n\nMary Shoman said:\n\n"While some herbalists and vitamin proponents recommend iodine tablets or kelp supplements (which are high in iodine) for people with thyroid problems, you need to be extremely careful about any decision to take iodine or kelp supplements if you are on thyroid hormone replacement therapy."\n\nRead more: http://thyroid.about.com/cs/drugdatabase/f/kelp.htm\n\nHope that helps!
459604
OK, on .75 mg, you have very low needs for thyroid replacement hormone (I'm on .88 and have been for years).  Thus, it sounds to me as if you are taking too much for your body's needs.  In fact, the metabolism increase, nervousness, etc. sound like hyper symptoms.  However, don't diagnose yourself.\n\nNow, I will let you in on a little secret.  General practitioners (you might call them family doctors) don't know everything, they just know enough about a lot to know what is problematic.  I was on .100 but had trouble walking down the stairs (I trembled if  I didn't hold the rail) and got hot (I am very cold-natured).  So here I was, taking everything off at work -- and I am a teacher, so there's a limit to that which you can take off.  I called the GP and she said to give it a month.  Well, I couldn't.  I called and got in to see an endocrinologist a few days later ... he ran all the blood tests and told me I was being overmedicated, so he reduced it to .75.  Ah ... the relief.  I still had to have monthly level checks (i.e. blood tests) for 6 months, but once we got me stable at a proper level, all was fine.  \n\nCall an endocrinologist -- tell him/her your story. You may simply be overmedicated or may need to change to another type of medication, like synthroid or armour.  (My mother must take synthroid because of the additives in the generic versions ... it was intereacting with her body weirdly.)  So you just don't know, until you go.  Good luck!!
433531
You could definately have a Kidney or Bladder infection.  Do not wait to get to the Dr.  Kidney infections can land you in the hospital fast!  Drink lots of water and cranberry juice until your Dr. Appt. \n\nI do mean lots and lots and lots of clear liquids.\nDid I stress this enough?  LOTS!
159252
It is possible that she only had acute renal failure, which required temporary dialysis. If her lab levels are coming back to normal, and her doctors agree, it is possible for her to stop dialysis without complications. However, if she did suffer some kidney damage it is advisable to check her labs labs like once a year, to assess her kidney function. Good luck.
541217
you may be loosing large amount of salt from the body by any form.You may need to have a blood test- serum electrolytes ,Renal fuction test. May be nothing serious.Second probelm is not a bad problem.
163139
Being extremely thirsty and having to go to urinate a lot can be an early indication of diabetes. However, if you're averaging 3-7 bathroom breaks a day (I think 4-6 is considered the norm), I don't see that as a problem. It sounds like you're probably just stressing out over it for no reason. Can you usually sleep through the night without having to get up to pee? If so, relax.
666248
Sounds like a rush of a hormone? Which one not sure, I would see a doctor to get blood work done. You could be anemic? They might be able to help you with a pill? Or sometimes surgery? This is not normal after a 5 year break. Did you stop a medication suddenly? Been sick, in an accident? Sudden change in your life? the doctor will ask all those questions then order blood and urine test!
256887
Your levels need to be monitored expecially since youve had part of your gland removed.\nFeeling tired and memory loss is a sign of hypothyroidism ( low levels) A common way the feeling is described is brain fog , like your in a daze.\nOther possible symptoms of your levels going low can be weight gain , loss of appetite, constipation or diarohea, dry skin , changes in your hair (dry),tingling in hands and feet.\nTiredness fatigue is one of the big symptoms of the levels being too low.\nit is possible that your levels are in the normal range but you will be experiencing symptoms of someone in the low range. this is because what was once natural for your body (high levels) has now changed to normal levels, which your body recognises as low levels ( so your body reacts as if your levels are low because of the sharp drop in Ts)\n\nYour doctors need to be performing regular blood tests , more often if necessary to determine what your levels actually are.\nIt would also be wise to have tests done on the functioning of your Parathyroid gland .Sometimes these can become damaged/brusied when having thyroid surgery. This can result in hypocalcemia for a short period of time .This would mean you would need to be on calcium and vitamin D tablets, until they are healed.\nAlso it would be useful to have your iron levels checked , but insist that when your Iron is tested for them to do a thorough work up on the iron, because basic iron results can appear normal , but a more thorough testing of iron can show that despite all appearing normal, your iron reserves are very low.\nHope this helps.
458801
Even though you've been taking medication for your hypothyroidism, you're still experiencing symptoms, which means that most likely, your dose is not high enough.  Hypothyroidism is not an all or nothing kind of thing.  It often takes quite a while to figure out what the proper dose for your body is, so even if you're taking medication, it may not be a high enough amount of the medication.\n\nYou are still experiencing symptoms of hypothyroidism.  The exhaustion sounds consistent with hypothyroidism still and is probably not indicative of an overdose.  Overdose leads to the kind of exhaustion where you feel like you've been working out all day and your heart is pounding and you're restless and can't sleep.  Underdose (if you're not taking enough medication) leads to the kind of exhaustion where you just can't seem to get out of bed in the morning, which sounds like what you're describing.  \n\nAre you having other symptoms?  Other symptoms of underdose/hypothyroidism include mental fog, hair loss, weight gain, depression, feeling cold all the time, dry skin, brittle nails, and hoarseness, just to name a few.  Not all people react the same way, so you may have all of the symptoms listed above or none of them.\n\nAlso, depression is often related to and caused by hypothyroidism.  I was taking two separate depression medications before I received my thyroid diagnosis, but now that I am properly medicated thyroid-wise, I do just fine without taking depression meds!  Now, that's not the case for everybody, and it's certainly possible that your depression and hypothyroidism are separate conditions.  However, it's equally likely that the hypothyroidism is the actual cause of your depression, in which case it's even more important to treat the thyroid disorder with the appropriate dose.\n\nI would strongly suggest that your doctor needs to more closely monitor your blood levels (TSH and T4 at the very least) until you are no longer experiencing symptoms.\n\nAlso, I'd strongly suggest that using caffeine is not going to help you.  It might help in the short term, but in the end, it will backfire because you will actually start to need the caffeine to function.  Caffeine abuse is actually one of the best ways I know to make yourself tired.\n\nSo here's what I'd suggest to you:\n\n1. Request a blood test (TSH and T4 ideally) from your doctor to make sure your thyroid dose (Synthroid/Levoxyl/Eltroxin/Armour/whatever) is appropriate.  If your TSH is below .3, you are probably overdosed.  If it is above 3.0, you are underdosed.  Laboratory ranges often say that TSH can still be normal all the way up to 5.0 or so, but the American Associaton of Clinical Endocrinologists disagrees, and they are the professionals.  The normal range for TSH is .3-3.0 according to the AACE.  Also, if your T4 is below the normal range of the test, that suggests that upping your dose may be appropriate even if your TSH is in the normal range.\n\n2. If you use caffeine, stop.  The rebound effects of it actually make you more tired.
122008
hi my wife had this same problem,would be terribly cold in her feet at night while i layed next to her sweating. her dr discovered her thyroid was way out of wack.may or may not be the problem
184115
Try here for answers to all the above.....\nhttp://www.thyroid.org/patients/faqs.html