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Chronic fatigue since parathyroidectomy, and partial thyroidectomy

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barbara17895
barbara17895

I now have no parathyroid glands and this most recent surgery was a redo surgery, of course now I am hypocalcemic which I am on calcium 1500gms 3x per day and calciotrol 0.25mcg 2 xperday. I just recently started on a low dose thyroid replacement due to hypothyroidism from partial thyroidectomy.

From the surgery I have vocal cord paralysis which of course I am SOB when talking at length and any type of exercise, walking causes me to be SOB. I am aware this may go on for several months until the vocal cords wake up. But is the chronic fatigue due to the hypothyroidism and will correct itself after the thyroid medicines kick in. I just want to feel better

Barbara

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  • paula95104
    paula95104 barbara17895

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    I am wondering what kind of thyroid meds you are on? and where you went for the surgery?

    I went to the Norman center for parathyroid surgery in January 2019. They removed 1 tumor and a goiter from the half of the thyroid gland that I had left from a previous surgery in 1979. I have had trouble with knowing how much thyroid meds to take . If I take only 1 grain (60mg) of armour thyroid it is not enough and I go into a depression and have extreme fatigue. I now take 90mg a day and feel a lot better. I live in an area where it is extremely hot and this makes me weak. I cannot take Synthroid because it only has T4 and no T3 wich is the activator hormone. My body will not convert the Synthyroid to T3.

  • barbara17895
    barbara17895

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    I am on levothyroxine and i had my surgery at Banner University Hospital. My PCP is treating my hypothyroidism at the moment

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