Category Archives: Thyroid

Thyroid Awareness month

January is Thyroid Awareness month so thought I’d give you a link to more info:  http://www.thyroidawareness.com/

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thyroid ultrasound

[NOTE:  I will NOT have the results for a while] This is really “part 2” of my thyroid ultrasound experience however, in a manner that seems to follow me around, the remainder of my experience was something from a comedy … Continue reading

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Sobering moment

I needed to have a follow up thyroid ultrasound this morning (actually, that was a very funny time and I’ll put that in a different post).  The location of my ultrasound was at an imaging center for mammograms and as … Continue reading

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Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month

September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month so I felt compelled to just remind everyone to think about their thyroid. This is a great place to start (it’s not the ONLY place but it’ll get you going and link you to … Continue reading

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Latest bloodwork

Well, the markers in my bloodwork are no longer undetectable 🙁  That may mean “nothing” but for good measure we did a bunch more bloodwork and I will be having another thyroid (or rather “non-thyroid”) ultrasound within the next couple … Continue reading

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Dental fillings… poison

[Synopsis:  According to the speaker, dental implants prior to 1990ish can contain mercury.  Acids, ASPARTAME, and hydrogen peroxide rinses, cause mercury to erode into the blood causing many symptoms like thyroid, shaking hands, memory loss, fatigue, bleeding gums, and more.  … Continue reading

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a little about TSH

TSH=Thyroid Stimulating Hormone There are LOTS and LOTS of resources re: thyroid info… this is just ONE of the many.  About.com is fairly easy to navigate and will lead you to many of the others.  This is my attempt at … Continue reading

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and, it may NOT be your thyroid

I wish I had known a little more about thyroid symptoms before having radical surgery.  Obviously, since mine was malignant, surgery was the correct option, but I really was NOT informed and spent at least 2 years prior in therapies … Continue reading

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Low Iodine Diet (LID) or 50-mircogram iodine diet

I’m sure when you heard those words you thought “no salt”… but it’s not “no salt” it’s LOW iodine (so non-iodized salt is fine).  When I first had to do LID there was VERY little on the internet to help … Continue reading

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More thyroid resources found…

I spent hours scrolling through websites for information… I’ll spare you a bit of the search as many of these you could follow for hours and get lost.  I looked “LEFT” and “RIGHT” and all the extremes and naturalistic and … Continue reading

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Radioactive Iodine (RAI) and Thyrogen

You might be faced with surgery or just radioactive iodine treatments (RAI).  There are some different options regarding RAI procedures.  Your doctor may ask you to follow a low-iodine diet (keep in mind, this is not low salt… you can … Continue reading

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Thyroid Cancer Survivors Association

A great place to connect with other people that have Thyroid Cancers.  There are literally TONS of resources here, you can get lost.  I started you out on the “questions” page… I’m sure you have plenty: http://www.thyca.org/questions.htm You’ve probably heard … Continue reading

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Thyroid cancer? Now what…

Have you been diagnosed with thyroid cancer?  Let’s start with some definitions.  This will help you, help yourself AND help you explain to others: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/thyroid If you are curious, this is the one I had:  Follicular Carcinoma of the Thyroid … Continue reading

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Thyroid Drugs: FAQ

While there are a LOT of websites out there re: thyroid health, many of the studies, many of the articles, many of the suppositions are by the same circle of pharmaceutical companies, or same authors, etc… You will come across … Continue reading

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Another Thyroid website

http://www.thyroid-weight-loss.com/

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