hysterectomy/thyroid related? and more?
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hysterectomy/thyroid related? and more?
| Wed, 10-13-2004 - 9:25pm |
hi!
i had a total hysterectomy in 93 at age 31 due to severe endometriosis.
up to that point, except for the endo., i had felt great, exercised, no weight problems.
in 1995, i started to feel so exhausted, achy, just plain blah! in 97, i was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, and diagnosed with hypothyroidism in 01. i am just wondering if losing my ovaries and uterus somehow started a chain reaction in the hormone area? anyone else had this experience? is it EVER possible to lose some of this weight? i need to lose 40 lbs, it has slowly crept on. i try to eat healthy and swim, never makes any difference. and i used to body build! it's quite frustrating and depressing somedays.
i am in the process of changing my meds from armour to synthroid. another post informed me that i may feel exhausted for a couple of weeks till my body adjusts. oh great!!! what's the difference between armour and synthroid? i guess i need to do some research. any good links?
thanks,
nita
i had a total hysterectomy in 93 at age 31 due to severe endometriosis.
up to that point, except for the endo., i had felt great, exercised, no weight problems.
in 1995, i started to feel so exhausted, achy, just plain blah! in 97, i was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, and diagnosed with hypothyroidism in 01. i am just wondering if losing my ovaries and uterus somehow started a chain reaction in the hormone area? anyone else had this experience? is it EVER possible to lose some of this weight? i need to lose 40 lbs, it has slowly crept on. i try to eat healthy and swim, never makes any difference. and i used to body build! it's quite frustrating and depressing somedays.
i am in the process of changing my meds from armour to synthroid. another post informed me that i may feel exhausted for a couple of weeks till my body adjusts. oh great!!! what's the difference between armour and synthroid? i guess i need to do some research. any good links?
thanks,
nita

It's possible that the stress of the hysterectomy brought on the hypothyroidism - it's frequently brought on by stressful conditions - and that would be stressful enough for anyone! If there's a direct connection, I would have to check, I don't know offhand.
Yes, you can lose the extra weight. You'll need to have your medication under control and your TSH as close to normal as you can get it. If you can shoot for a target TSH of 1.0 to 2.0, that would be best. Check out some of the posts in the Diet & Fitness folder below. There's a lot of god information there. If you used to body build, then your body will "remember" that and you should be able to get into good shape once your TSH is normal. It's almost impossible to lose the weight and/or inches without having your TSH in the normal range. You can do a lot for your overall health by working out and eating right, and you'll definitely look better than someone who doesn't work out and eat right but ... for losing weight, you need to get your medication fine tuned. :) I hope this helps. Cathy :)