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Hi Bonnie, Karen, Kat and all, I have started taking Levoxyl after I eat, and that has helped so far. I don't know what it will do for my levels, but I have tried it every other way. Many people do well taking this medication after eating. This is the second day of my having food first so I'll just have to see how it goes. I think this is my last option with Levoxyl.
Kat, my only negative experience with this new Levoxyl has been the looseness that was happening too many times a day. I just could not stick with taking it my usual way. It was causing a bleeding problem with a hemorrhoid. I am taking the full dose prescribed following my Sept. 10th visit with the new endo. I am glad that you have been able to stick with Levoxyl, and I wish you well with your political involvement.
I have not had any problem with the new Levoxyl choking me. The few times I took it under the tongue it did leave some residue. I drank water after most of the pill dissolved, and had no problem. I only took it this way a few days. The old Levoxyl that we all loved so much would swell in the throat if not swallowed quickly.
I also hear from Carol with Facebook email. While she wishes everyone well, she does not feel like writing on here just now. She has skimmed the pages recently though. She seems to have a full plate at the moment dealing with her medications, rehab., plus being hypo.
Karen, I hope the Levoxyl will work well for you this time around.
Wishing all the best and a good evening! Sue

Hi All:

This was in Mary Shomon's newsletter this week. See

thyroid.about.com/od/relatedconditions1/a/flu-shot-thyroid-patients.htm?nl=1


This has some very important information about the risks for Hashimotos/Graves' patients when taking the flu shot.

Janet: This morning I put about 1/4 teaspoon water in a soup spoon and put a Levoxyl pill in it. It immediately expanded to 4-5 times its original size. It got REALLY big. I then put a Synthroid pill in water, and it was still solid an hour later. Two hours later I pressed down on the pill and it crushed. No expansion at all.

HI everyone...I posted earlier and it appeared twice ...now it has disappeared. I wanted to wish all my SISTER WITCHES who have been to hell and back with me a HAPPY HALLOWEEN. If anyone tries to override us they will go get more than HOCUS POCUSED by our intelligent minds, determination and Perseverance. It was so nice to hear from k.g. and Stacey. I pray every day and night that by the NEW YEAR we will all be okay on whatever thyroid medicines we are taking. Thanks again Janet for making this forum a reality. Bonnie, now you were the one to get censored on the other Blog. Last year kairol constantly blocked whatever information I tried to send. This Halloween I had more children than last year. I love seeing their costumes. FROZEN was the most popular theme and costume that the little girls wore. Have a nice November 1st and do not forget to FALL BACK with the clocks. I hate the darkness and feeling like it is time for bed at five p.m. I hope this one posts...Love...Kat

Hello Everyone,
Hope it's been a wonderful thyroid day for all!! I'm thinking of you all!!
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Hello Everyone

I've been so busy and it's really nice here in the mid 80's this week so been busy running errands and just enjoying the day as much as possible. I like day light saving time much better having my light in the evenings but I do like having the morning Sunshine wake me up. Just enjoying it as it lasts and trying to adjust my schedule as I'm sure everyone else is trying to adjust as well.
I'm doing great I needed to get lab work done but Dr gave me wrong lab papers. I prefer Quest and she wrote out for Lab Corp so I'll have to go next month after my follow up with her this month.
I'm still doing well on my Cytomel and WP Thyroid. Lol I dose in the funky way, I found for me I bite off about half of each tablet and chew them both up as I'm crawling into bed and it seems to be absorbing better for me. Again this is my Treatment and so far so good. I don't have any Tummy or bladder issues. My energy level is great my ears aren't ringing my eyes aren't blurry and my personality feels like me again. My weight is good. I'm at my normal 127 give or take in any given day hair and nails are good and no sore throat. Yay!!! I am still getting my bladder treatments for my IC weekly which is having a dr instill the bladder med right into my bladder and it's like a slice of heaven no pain or pressure at all. It does take awhile for the treatment to work fully but I'm feeling much better.

I was supposed to go back and watch my son play his last home game of his college years but unfortunately he & my daughter are still having some emotional issues ( brought on by my X ) and therefore I didn't get invited to attend. It has been heartbreaking and with out writing a book the best way to describe this mess is, My second husband of 16 years and I moved out here in 07 to take a job in Project management in 07 and though dad was living in the their school district so they had the choice of staying in Fort Wayne or moving out here. I encouraged them to stay there mainly for their stability and what seemed to be In the best interest for their lives. One was going to college in 08 And my son was already heavily involved In high school football. So they were 17 & 16 and I had many trips back and of course had them out here as much as possible.
Unfortunately I have an angry ex husband who has done everything he can to turn the kids on me all because I was the one the filed for divorce a million years ago. He's got revenge issues. Anyway to this day he has done nothing but bad name me made my kids think I completely left them blah blah all just to get back at me. And sadly it worked.
So until they can both mature and get some life under their belts and deal with the real world hopefully away from daddy one day I know in my heart they will forgive and move forward. Until then me showing up just creates so much drama and brings all those emotions up and he gets them all stirred up. Like they have to sit with him at my sons games etc. He uses threats and fear to try to play sides.
So sorry for the ramble but because I was so sick last year and they don't see me and when then do see me I have my brave face on they think I've made up being sick and just don't want to see them. So this trip I actually cancelled because I was there 2 weeks last month and only saw the both once. So I'm sad I'm not there this week but I have to know God has my back side and everything is going to be ok eventually. They are still only 23 & 22 their brains & emotions aren't decoupled fully yet. Dr said once they are 25 and older had some real life under their belts they'll come around and see that what their dad did and said wasn't right. I'm only in charge of my actions so I tell them I love them and they are in my daily thoughts but I'm not going to go through that crappy abuse I divorced their from. I deserve to be treated with respect and I'm standing my ground.
Thank goodness for TRUE friends Family. & faith.

So all in all I am doing well!! Soooooo much better than last year at this time that's for sure!!!

Sorry for the ramble. I haven't been on much I've been staying busy and just enjoying life.
Soon my house will have a new Chocolate Puppy Girl to play with. So life is going to get super Crazy in about 3 weeks. Yay!!! I can't wait, even the getting up every few hours will be rough but sooo worth the puppy breath!!! Lol!!

Thanks for listening and Reading about my Life, you know me, I'm an open book when I'm in a comfortable place : )

Take Care Girls,
Stacey : ))

I haven't been on here in quite a while. I am still not doing great on the new Levoxyl. I went to have bloodwork done the other day and as part of the process (this thing my husband's company does) they also checked my blood pressure. It was so high they gave me a paper saying how dangerously high it was. My mom has a blood pressure monitoring machine, so I've been checking it at home for the past few days. It's been up and down. It was normal the last time I checked it this morning. I am in the middle of reading the book "Thyroid Power" by Richard and Karilee Shames. So far I'm learning a lot from it. I absolutely don't think my endo is doing all of the blood tests she should be. She checks my TSH, T4 Free, and Thyroid Peroxidase AB (this is antibodies which is always high out of range). She never checks anything involving T3. I think I may not be converting the T4 to T3 like I should be. My last TSH was fine, but from what I am reading it can be, but you can still have problems. I don't have the results from this latest test yet. I have found a new endo who I am hoping will know better what to do, but being a new patient I couldn't get an appointment with her until January. So I will go to my current endo in a few weeks and see if I can convince her that she needs to be testing for other things. I've been taking Zyrtec for my allergies and have read that that may be causing the high blood pressure, but I still think my thyroid isn't working like it should be. I refuse to have to start taking blood pressure meds when I think we just need to get my thyroid straightened out. And the pounds keep packing on too. I am running out of pants that I can fit into and I don't want to buy new clothes when I plan to get this weight back off once things get fixed. Hope everyone is doing well.