 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | I was told to take it first thing in the am with water and to not eat or drink anything for 1/2 hour. No limitations after that.
I don't know nor have I seen any statistics about how many OC radiation patients end up on thyroid meds and certainly it depends on where the rad is aimed but I will say a lot of people on this site over the last 2 years have required the meds. All that I know of have had their thyroid production limited or stopped which is called Hypothyroidism leading to the symptoms Brian mentioned and more. Post Tx I was weak and always tired which I attributed to my ordeal. Then I became very cold all the time and this was late summer, early fall in Florida so that's when I started asking questions.
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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