Post-RAI

it's been a week after i had my RAI treatment and i still feel as hyperthyroid as i am. i have been reading forums and quite understand that it may take months for the hormones to adjust so the effect of the treatment won't be that adversed. i still feel tired and sleepy in the morning (i work very early morning shift which may have been the reason why). i am just thankful that i did not spend a dime for my treatment because my health insurance took care of my 24-hour hospitalization. it was kinda hefty when i checked the receipt 'cuz it took almost P16k for everything which is not cheap if you cash it out for a 24 hour stay at the hospital. the treatment if i read it right (as per my PhilHealth papers) stated it was only around P3k+ then my hospital room was almost 2k (covered by my company's health insurance) and i think the doctor's fee was the enormous one, about P11-12k++ wow. i wish i am a doctor right now.  
my endocrinologist did not prescribe anything except for my usual calcium supplement called Calvit Gold™ (which i have been taking for roughly 6 months now) along with my other multivitamins.


so far no changes with how i feel except i no longer go to the toilet as frequent, my throat (where the thyroid is located) is still a little hollow although not as hollow as it was when i came back from the hospital a week ago. i think it even looked swollen during the first few days as if i have goiter but i don't, it's just the swelling caused by the radiation. there's difficulty coughing because i can feel that it kinda hurts where my thyroid is whenever there's a pressure due to coughing although not alarming since i am aware that my thyroid was technically scarred as a result of dissolving the overactive tissues.  
i still feel quite hungry but not as hungry prior to RAI. i know sometimes i mistake my hormonal surges from my hyperthyroidism. other than that all is well. my sister and i will be starting our 1 week detox program. it might help me with my constipation now (maybe a sign of hypothyroidism) which i think is also the result of not eating high on fiber foods.  i also read that it's a good way to help flush out toxins especially after RAI.  i will blog how it goes. so cheers!






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i am radioactive.

    I am currently at the hospital as i am writing this bloggie finally (after it was re-scheduled today instead of last week) for my Radioactive Iodine treatment. i asked for RAI from my endoc because i am tired of going to the the doctor everytime and take medications yadda yadda. i just want to be well, illness-free for next month for me and my sister's birthday vacay. 

i have never been at the hospital since i was little due to diarrhea. i was well until i was diagnosed hyperthyroid. i hate the heart race, the throbs and the nervousness. i know it's hereditary but i think my resorting to fast way to lose weight might have triggered it because i did take numerous scary dietary products from brazillian coffee, orang juice to metathione. i DID lose weight but this is the drawback i guess, i was diagnosed hyperthyroid a year ago. not that i'm not aware of but things fire back if you didn't lose weight through exercise and proper eating i should say so myself. 

when people get older they get more prone and susceptible to medical conditions which of course i know is affected by their lifestyle primarily. we pretty much get a dose of our own medicine. 

i will be isolated for 24 houra and go home tomorrow with further precautionary measures such as keeping my distance from people most especially kids and pregnant women. my clothes should be segregated from others for a week. frequent showers preferred and drink lots of water so that the radioactive stuff gets flushed. i know this isn't normal. i am not normal neither thus the need for this alien thing.

i promised myself after this to detox and continue to eat clean so i would be well for my birthday vacay to cambodia next month. i don't wanna bring with me medicines except for vitamins in the plane. that would be really weird for me. 

anyways, good thing i have a health insurance provided for by my job which would pay for my hospitalization. so, i opted for a semi suite private room since i rarely get sick eh? i deserve it duh. 

i hope all is well because i hate being at the hospital ang answering questions regarding my condition repetitively haist. i don't know why i have to do so. i wish they keep tabs of my condition and just freakin' post it outside my hospiral bedroom's door. i think i may have answered the same questions over and over for the nth time now. gadh. good thing there's cable tv here and i have my unlimited mobile internet access to keep me company. 

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hyperthyroid turning hypothyroid

I have been enduring a lot of muscle cramps, muscle twitches or whatever you call it since after i stopped taking inderal (its known side effect) for roughly less than a couple of months now because i am hyperthyroid. after reading articles online, i found that i may now be hypothyroid because hypothyroid patients endure so much more muscle pains than hyperthyroid people. when my hyperthyroidism started manifesting i've had palpitations, hand tremors and the worst of all thigh pains which made it too difficult for me to climb stairs because it felt like there's too much weight on my calves and the pain was unbearable every time i walk up the stairs. after the treatment, the hand tremors dissipated, my heart rate slowed down and i was fine again plus my heart seemed to enjoy the walking unlike before, i have to stop every time due to extreme tiredness especially walking uphill. however, i noticed that i'm starting to gain weight. at first, i was a little delighted that my eyes were no longer bulging, my cheeks looks fuller again, but then, i didn't like the fact that my weight gain would be alongside so many muscle twitches that i can no longer function normally. 

i can't do stretching like i used to nor exercise due to the unusual muscle pains. i am now looking to switch to another endocrinologist because i have a feeling that my overactive thyroid is now underactive because of my weight gain, extreme sensitivity to cold, constipation, sluggishness and the worst extreme muscle pains. i know i shouldn't assume but i learned from another hyperthyroid patient from work that once hyperthyroid, if not monitored by an endocrinologist, the patient has a tendency to become hypothyroid due to over medication. i hated my weight gain because it took me 2 years to lose weight.

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