A question for you all !!

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A question for you all !!
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Tue, 10-12-2004 - 4:24pm
This is a question my endo asks me and I thought it's an interesting one. If you had to put a percentage on how you're feeling, with 100% being "perfect" , how would you rate how you feel overall?? Cathy :)
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Tue, 10-12-2004 - 4:43pm
I would say about 40%. I dont feel absolutely down but no where near good.


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Tue, 10-12-2004 - 6:53pm
I think at this point I am geting closer to 80%. I could be better if I could lose the weight, but I feel better than I have in over a year.
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Tue, 10-12-2004 - 8:02pm
85%. i feel much better. but there is still a tad of me that feels not *right.* i am now beggining to feel very tired again, and i am a bit worried. my endo had me at .6 on the regular synthroid but then switched me to armour. could the same dose in armour not be enough?

Erika

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 10-12-2004 - 8:33pm
I would have to say about 65%. I know things could be a lot worse but I also know they could be a lot better!

Interesting question - thanks for the "food for thought".

Sue

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Tue, 10-12-2004 - 8:39pm
Hey Cathy thanks for the support. on a good day or bad day I fill about 35% It has been about three years since I really have felt right. Maybe one day. frankie
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Tue, 10-12-2004 - 11:30pm

I would say probably about 85%!


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Wed, 10-13-2004 - 2:04pm
60%, I feel better than I did before I started the meds but could be a lot better. ALst week my percent was proboly higher but this week I've been tired and had alot of hair fall out. So we'll see how next week goes I guess.

Michelle
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Wed, 10-13-2004 - 2:22pm
Right now I would say about 50%. Aside from the thyroid thing, there are other "health" issues that are giving me problems and impairing my mobility right now which makes me feel even more useless! LOL! I don't think I even remember what feeling 100% feels like.

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Registered: 08-26-2004
Thu, 10-14-2004 - 6:04pm
Good question Cathy! I guess I about 85 to 90%. I'm guessing the last time I felt really 100% was when I started dating my husband six years ago! Prior to that my last year of college (about 10 years ago) when I lost about 30 pounds without trying. I know realize that my thyroid was probably working well at that point - looking back it seems to have been going in and out for awhile.

I just got tested again (I was diagnosed mid-Aug and TSH was 28.9) and my TSH was at 8. So my CNM is having me take either two 25 mg every other day, or 1 and 1/2 every day to see if we can get it at least below 5, even though I feel really good, as far as I can tell. Of course I'm always open to feeling better. I didn't even know there was something wrong, other than my periods were weird, but I had figured that was because I had a 9 lb baby in January! I can't cut the pills very well, so it's going to have to be the first option. I took two this morning and I'm feeling slightly hyper. I'm sure I'll adjust pretty quick, though. I felt really hyper when I first went on Synthyroid but it calmed down and I felt really good within a week's time.

I think I'm not at 100% more due to the fact that I work full-time and have 2 sons, one 9 months old, the other 2 yrs old. Plus, I'm going to be studying for the bar again soon, and that's stressing me out a bit. The best thing about the hormone therapy is that I can now occasionally stay up after the boys go to bed and have some time for myself to read, or just cuddle with my DH. Oh, and having enough energy to excercise. I know that's a good thing but . . . :-)

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Registered: 06-22-2004
Thu, 10-14-2004 - 10:33pm
Hi Cathy:

I've enjoyed reading these responses.... I'm at about 35%. Muscle spasms, fatigue, heart racing, and brain fog are at the top of my list of complaints. What bothers me the most, though, is that while 6 months of trying to find the right dose is a small amount of time for me, it is a huge chunk of my 3 year-old daughter's life. It's hard having a mommy at 35%; and I WANT to give 110%, you know. And I'm close to giving up on kid #2 because even if I could handle a pregnancy, I'm not a good parent at the moment. Waaa. It's depressing.

Glad you all are here: my reality-check. It's a comfort to visit this board. Thanks.

Dee.