hi everyone
i feel like there is always something that i am worried about since i finished my treatment 2 years ago but i have a problem that is worrying me.in one week i have lost 10lbs and my clothes are hanging off of me lately.i am wondering if this is a thyroid problem because i am always cold i am also getting palpitations and the area where my thyroid is is quite swollen,i am tired but not sleeping well.my next oncology appt is may 1st so i will go and see my g.p in the meantime and see if he will send me for a blood test.maybe it is nothing to worry about.i just wondered if due to where the radiotherapy was directed which was each side of my neck and the centre of my neck if this could have triggered it off.has anyone else had thyroid problems after treatment.thanks for listening to me waffling on,i feel like a hyperchrondriac,love shirl xxx

Hi Shirl,

So sorry to hear you are off colour again and you are not a hypochondriac at all!! Of course you will be anxious after everything you have been through. You have every right to be. Head and neck radiation can cause a variety of thyroid problems so do get down your GP and ask them to do some tests.

I will keep my fingers crossed for you.

Cathy

Hi Shirl,

Your problems with your thyroid sound very familiar. I have now been having blood tests for over a year due to an under active thyroid. My gp diagnosed me with a condition known as Hashimotos disease but as of yet I am not on medication. My gp is monitoring the situation (I'm off for another blood test tomorrow) and wants to be absolutely certain that my thyroid is not going to recover before he puts me on long term medication.

Did you have base of tongue cancer as I did?

Hope everything works out OK for you.

Robert

thanks cathy and robert for replying so quickly,yes robert i like you had base tongue cancer.i will ring the dr's in the morning and hopefully get an appt for monday with him.many thanks shirl xxx

Hi Shirl

Will be thinking of you,hope all is ok and you get this sorted out quickly.

Take Care
Love Mum
xxx

Destruction of the thyroid is a common side effect of radiation shirl.Medication will sort it out in no time i am sure.

love liz

thanks mum and liz,to keep you in the loop i have an appt sat morning with my g.p.also my dietician has been in touch with me and has faxed my g.p asking him to send me for a blood test for my thyroid plus a full blood count.she has arranged some protein shakes for me to sip throughout the day together with my freshubin feed in my peg and whatever food i can manage.thanks love shirl xxx

glad that things are getting done fast for you Shirl. Will be thinking of you on Saturday let us know.

Love
mum
xxx

Will be thinking of you tomorrow Shirl.

Take care
Mum
xx

hi all
well i went to see my g.p yesterday,my dietician had faxed him a letter asking him to get my thyroid checked plus a full blood count.he examined my neck and admitted that my thyroid was very large.anyway he has given me a blood test form and has asked for thyroid blood count kidneys liver calcium and sugar to be tested,so i will go along to the hospital tomorrow and get it down and the results will be back by the end of the week,so i will keep you posted.love shirl xxx