 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | How often do they check his thyroid levels and do they do a full panel? Is his TSH level at the same level as it was BEFORE he had radiation? If my TSH goes more than a point off, I start feeling tired. My doc tends to think that if it is 'in range', all is wonderful but for my body, it is not so I try to keep it as close to my normal 2.5 as possible.
If it is not his thyroid, has he tried vitamins? I was put on a heavy dose of vitamins and zinc immediately after radiation and took them for 10+ years until last summer when they started running straight through me. Now I only take a Centrum once day.
What's his doc got to say on this? I don't remember anyone suffering fatigue that long after radiation.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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