On 5/9/2008
Jenn1 wrote:
On 5/9/2008 dinparadise wrote:
If you are doing thyrogen you should proably just switch now to synthroid. They had me on cytomel also ubtil they decided i was a candidate for thyrogen. You said they were taking you off of your cytomel to prepare for RAI. You don't go hypo if you are taking thyrogen. That is a little confusing to me
I am a bit confused myself as I thought the Tyrogen was supposed to take the place of having to come off the meds. I talk to the nurse on Monday so I guess I will need to get some clarification then...
I know that the question of LID with thyrogen is up in the air. But the need for hypo hell is not. Thyrogen is definitely a replacement for the need to go off your meds and go hypo. That is what everyone is so excited about. Hypo hell is named that for a reason. I'm told it's horrible. If you are lucky enough to find a dr well versed in thyrogen, you will pass up hypo hell. Thyrogen gives the rai a push or boost into your system that you used to have to go hypo to achieve;you don't do both. You definitely need to talk to you dr before they take you off of meds.