 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Many of us, including me, developed Hypothyroidism from the treatment radiation damage to the Thyroid. Taking a pill a day of Synthroid or it's generic will solve the symptoms caused by that. Problem is determining what his proper dose should be as there is a WIDE range of what's considered normal and apparently what may be a normal level of TSH for me may not be normal for another. That's why we try and tell everyone about to get radiation to the neck to record their pre Tx TSH and keep it just in case.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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