Went to the doctors last week and he diagnosed the above.He says it is may be as a result of the RT but not conclusive .Sort of explains why I have been very tired in recents months.I have had two bloods done but he will do a third in the next 6 weeks before I am put on to the appropriate medication.

Picked this up from a website


"The thyroid gland is found low in the neck and is shaped like a butterfly. It makes two hormones, thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), which are released into the blood circulation. These hormones control the speed of all the body's functions (or metabolism). In hypothyroidism (hypo = underactive, thyroidism = thyroid activity) the output of these hormones is reduced. The resulting decrease in metabolism produces various symptoms. General muscle slow-down leads to tiredness. Reduced body metabolism causes dry skin, hair loss, constipation and weight gain. Joints can swell up, and shortage of breath may develop due to effects on the heart. In women, periods may become heavy. Slower brain activity results in memory loss and poor concentration. Youngsters may fail to grow and may not do well at school. Some people have no symptoms at all, but the doctor may notice only a slow pulse or other minor change in appearance. If the thyroid gland is enlarged, the doctor may then call the condition Hashimoto's disease, after the Japanese physician who first described this combination of abnormalities."

So that's another thing to look forward to

Robert,

I have this also, we don't know if it was from the first time I had radiation or not. We assume it was though. This last surgery I had the cancer was in my throid so we had to have it removed. But the Hasimotto's does sometimes cause problems with healing. Unfortunately most of the time we don't find out we have it till we have the surgery. I did the same research you did and came up with the same definition.

But you are the only other person I have seen who had Hashimotto's Disease.

Leann