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Hi, great to know that the carbimazole regime worked for you. It did for me. However it was supposed to suppress the immune system, somehow something strange happened to me. When I was fully on the high dosage of carbimazole, I was very fit and illness free ( well, except for the hyperactive thyroid and its associated maladies ). However once I became euthyroid, I found myself more susceptible to flu and colds; I already had 2 bouts of that since being declared euthyroid! Anybody else had similar experience?
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Only on it for a short while before Iodine treatment, but no, I felt far worse under carbimazole - however - I was on a high dosage as the T4 levels had been off the scale.
Ongoing I tend to have non-specific gut complaints, probably linked to dosage variations.
Ongoing I tend to have non-specific gut complaints, probably linked to dosage variations.
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Cracked it!!! Got my Class 1 back after a mere 'hyper' 8 weeks. Just a currency sim, 3 takes off, there goes number 4 etc, and nurjio is back in the Dickens Bar - with a vengence. Awesome. Just an orange juice for me though 
Thanks be to the Endocronologist - top man. 
nurj
Edited to say, I've had no snags at all - yet - on carbimazole.
Thanks be to the Endocronologist - top man. nurj
Edited to say, I've had no snags at all - yet - on carbimazole.
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HI Guys,
I've been diagnosed with Hypo about 6 months ago and am on Thyroxin 100mg daily. I'm currently finishing off my CPL and am wondering if this will affect my medical. The only thing i noticed was that my HR was very slow (around 48 bpm, everyone thought i was really fit haha) and i was tired all the time (still am but blood tests are normal now).
I'm told i have had Hypo for years and probably inherited it from my mother as she has it. I was a late developer so if there are any docs on board here, could that have been the reason and what could happen if i don't take the treatment? At least i'm saving heartbeats haha
I've been diagnosed with Hypo about 6 months ago and am on Thyroxin 100mg daily. I'm currently finishing off my CPL and am wondering if this will affect my medical. The only thing i noticed was that my HR was very slow (around 48 bpm, everyone thought i was really fit haha) and i was tired all the time (still am but blood tests are normal now).
I'm told i have had Hypo for years and probably inherited it from my mother as she has it. I was a late developer so if there are any docs on board here, could that have been the reason and what could happen if i don't take the treatment? At least i'm saving heartbeats haha
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Research with mice suggests that you last longer with higher thyroxine doses, so definitely don't skip the pills!
Tell the Aus CAA in the first instance, and you will be advised to ground yourself until you are stabilised on a dosage (and are no longer tired!) - two blood tests that are stable on TSH and T3/T4 - or whatever you condition requires.
I don't think anyone knows truly why this develops, as the symptoms can be so mild in many cases (many old people are reckoned to be hypo and undiagnosed...) - it is an autoimmune-linked disease nonetheless...unless you have been playing with radioactivity.
Speak to your AME, as the docs and fellow sufferers on here can't answer to your whole condition based upon the text alone...and don't be tempted to fly without having stabilised and told the Aus CAA. They are - at least in the UK - extremely helpful in the medical department.
Tell the Aus CAA in the first instance, and you will be advised to ground yourself until you are stabilised on a dosage (and are no longer tired!) - two blood tests that are stable on TSH and T3/T4 - or whatever you condition requires.
I don't think anyone knows truly why this develops, as the symptoms can be so mild in many cases (many old people are reckoned to be hypo and undiagnosed...) - it is an autoimmune-linked disease nonetheless...unless you have been playing with radioactivity.
Speak to your AME, as the docs and fellow sufferers on here can't answer to your whole condition based upon the text alone...and don't be tempted to fly without having stabilised and told the Aus CAA. They are - at least in the UK - extremely helpful in the medical department.
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OK Thanks Re-Heat.
I'll have a chat to my AME. I'm due to renew my Class 1 anyway.
My last blood test about a month ago showed that my thyroid levels are normal. This was after 6 months of taking the 100mg Thyroxin. I have to have another blood test in 6 months time and if everything is okay then i think once every year or two yearly. To tell the truth, i dont feel a hell of a lot different though. I guess i'm still tired but not dead tired anymore.
Does anyone know how thyroid function (either Hypo or Hyper) affects your health besides feeling tired or having a fast/slow heartbeat?
I'll have a chat to my AME. I'm due to renew my Class 1 anyway.
My last blood test about a month ago showed that my thyroid levels are normal. This was after 6 months of taking the 100mg Thyroxin. I have to have another blood test in 6 months time and if everything is okay then i think once every year or two yearly. To tell the truth, i dont feel a hell of a lot different though. I guess i'm still tired but not dead tired anymore.
Does anyone know how thyroid function (either Hypo or Hyper) affects your health besides feeling tired or having a fast/slow heartbeat?
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Hey Marty.
I too suffer from hypo was diagnosed with it about 8 years ago and have been on thyroxin ever since. I was mis diagnosed for years with docs saying that my weight gain, lethargy etc was all due to age and things just naturally "spreading out", needless to say it was a nightmare couple of years.
Now everything is much better and have had no probs with gaining medicals.
It does take a while for the meds to kick in and i dont think you ever feel quite the same as before but thing will get better.
Don't miss taking any meds you'll start noticing when you have, your body gets quite sensitive to the lack meds, oh yeah and my memory is cr@p now.... hey but thats probably just age.
I too would be keen to hear any storys from hypo's.
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I too suffer from hypo was diagnosed with it about 8 years ago and have been on thyroxin ever since. I was mis diagnosed for years with docs saying that my weight gain, lethargy etc was all due to age and things just naturally "spreading out", needless to say it was a nightmare couple of years.
Now everything is much better and have had no probs with gaining medicals.
It does take a while for the meds to kick in and i dont think you ever feel quite the same as before but thing will get better.
Don't miss taking any meds you'll start noticing when you have, your body gets quite sensitive to the lack meds, oh yeah and my memory is cr@p now.... hey but thats probably just age.
I too would be keen to hear any storys from hypo's.
cheers
Knox
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Hi Knox,
Thanx for that. I guess It's not that bad of a problem in the scale of things i could have. How old are you? I forgot to bring my wallet to work today. Hopefully that's not a sign of things to come hehe. I am 39 btw.
Thanx for that. I guess It's not that bad of a problem in the scale of things i could have. How old are you? I forgot to bring my wallet to work today. Hopefully that's not a sign of things to come hehe. I am 39 btw.
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Marty 1468 - the usual caveat of discuss your medical issues with your AME/GP applies, but from what you've posted so far, it is likely that the need for treatment of hypothyroidism in your case will be lifelong.
It's very unlikely that your condition/treatment will affect your life in any adverse way, (bit of a generalisation I'm afraid.), other than having to remember to take your meds. Regular monitoring is the key to successful treatment, and once stable, you will require blood tests once or twice yearly.
The list is endless, but the aim is to keep your thyroid function normal! So keep taking the tablets unless otherwise advised.
And remember to claim for your free prescription pass
Cheers and good health....ginge
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It's very unlikely that your condition/treatment will affect your life in any adverse way, (bit of a generalisation I'm afraid.), other than having to remember to take your meds. Regular monitoring is the key to successful treatment, and once stable, you will require blood tests once or twice yearly.
Does anyone know how thyroid function (either Hypo or Hyper) affects your health besides feeling tired or having a fast/slow heartbeat?
And remember to claim for your free prescription pass
Cheers and good health....ginge
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HI Ging,
Yeah nothing is free here anymore
. In fact , i've just come back to Aus after 9 years working in Saudi and my how things are expensive here now. I would say on par with Blighty with the cost of living and housing now.
Might have to go back to Saudi to earn some decent cash.
Yeah nothing is free here anymore
. In fact , i've just come back to Aus after 9 years working in Saudi and my how things are expensive here now. I would say on par with Blighty with the cost of living and housing now.Might have to go back to Saudi to earn some decent cash.
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..just been diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer, after a total thyroidectomy for my original thyrotoxicosis!! - removal of thyroid was planned as a toatl cure for hyperthyroidism. This is a bolt from the blue as my consultant was not anticipating pathology to reveal any abnormal thyroid tissue. There were two microscopic foccii papillary tumors. So, 15 months after regaining my class1 and Command in BA on Short-Haul - my license is pulled again for further investigation and possible I - 131 treatment to mop up any remaining thyroid cells in my body. Bugger.
...on the +ve side, this would not have been detectable without histology so I could have gone on a few years with this growing without my knowledge. So early detection = excellent prognosis, but, as ever, with this suff going on in your body you never know.
I'll keep posting with updates.
Rgds to alll thyroid sufferers - although mines gone now!!
...on the +ve side, this would not have been detectable without histology so I could have gone on a few years with this growing without my knowledge. So early detection = excellent prognosis, but, as ever, with this suff going on in your body you never know.
I'll keep posting with updates.
Rgds to alll thyroid sufferers - although mines gone now!!
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Bad luck Nurj...but also good news it was caught so soon.
My consultant advocated I131 total destruction of the thyroid as a non-invasive way to remove all potential hinderances to recovery - might be useful to get a referral to my chap (NHS) if you need it - let me know if you need the details.
Did you have regular samples taken for pathology post-surgery then?
If it helps, I131 treatment was not only totally painless, but extremely quick. You get a session with the nuclear physicist who gives you the radio-nuclear pill, and basically have a chat for as long as you want before you are comfortable enough to take the pill. (I did not realise this, and thought it strange that he was prepared to answer all my off-point questions about nuclear treatment and radio-nucleides...!) Only issue is staying away /sleeping away from partner / children for 10 days or so, and using different bathroom facilities, as the wastes comes out in sweat, urine etc.
My consultant advocated I131 total destruction of the thyroid as a non-invasive way to remove all potential hinderances to recovery - might be useful to get a referral to my chap (NHS) if you need it - let me know if you need the details.
Did you have regular samples taken for pathology post-surgery then?
If it helps, I131 treatment was not only totally painless, but extremely quick. You get a session with the nuclear physicist who gives you the radio-nuclear pill, and basically have a chat for as long as you want before you are comfortable enough to take the pill. (I did not realise this, and thought it strange that he was prepared to answer all my off-point questions about nuclear treatment and radio-nucleides...!) Only issue is staying away /sleeping away from partner / children for 10 days or so, and using different bathroom facilities, as the wastes comes out in sweat, urine etc.
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..Re-Heat, thanks for that. I have no thyroid left, so post surgery, I have nothing left to take a sample from. The discovery of PTC was from the routine Histology of my hyperthyroid gland.
The reason my thyroid was taken out was for a total cure for hyperthyroidism. I was on carbimazole for 1.5 years and it was felt that long term exposure was not good. Good job really, as the cancer would not have been discovered - therefore, I have been, and could have still been ,flying a commercial service for BA hosting PTC. Not anymore though. I-131 is scheduled for May 26th - a 4 day process in isolation at Addenbrookes, Cambridge.
The reason my thyroid was taken out was for a total cure for hyperthyroidism. I was on carbimazole for 1.5 years and it was felt that long term exposure was not good. Good job really, as the cancer would not have been discovered - therefore, I have been, and could have still been ,flying a commercial service for BA hosting PTC. Not anymore though. I-131 is scheduled for May 26th - a 4 day process in isolation at Addenbrookes, Cambridge.
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...now, this is just unbelievable. My wife has had a lump removed from her neck. (Last week). She has just been diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Cancer too - more advanced than mine. Gulp. The consultants are incredulous that man and wife have, within 3 weeks of each other, been hit by the C disease....
Prognosis still good though.......my kids are paranoid.
Begining to think that our house is built on a nuclear waste dump.
Prognosis still good though.......my kids are paranoid.
Begining to think that our house is built on a nuclear waste dump.
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Right now I'm in the RAI room at Addenbrookes - isolation. Have got my computer and T-Mobile dongle (what a Godsend). Dose of I-131 swallowed at 14.00hrs. Scan on Friday, then results 8th Jun. I no 'mets', just uptake where the thyroid was and decent thyroglobulin result, am hoping for 4-6 weeks to euthyroid, then Bingo. It's been 2 weeks plus without any medication for hypothyroidism and it's rough going. After scan on fri I can take T3/Thyroxine together for a week to kick start recovery - can't f@ckin' wait.