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				Thyroid symptoms!
			 
			 
			
		
		
		
		Hi all,  
 
I've been having some not so comfortable symptoms lately, including dizziness and feeling of nausea.  Saw my oncologist who's ordered a brain MRI.  However, I just heard that my TSH has gone above normal.  I've had a slow thyroid for about six years now, taking Levoxl, 75 mcg.  In March 2006, last TSH test, it was 3.5 (a little high but normal).  Now it's 5.5.  A good friend, a nurse of many years, and also a thyroid expert (she has more serious problem than mine) suggested that the nauseau and dizziness are both thyroid problems. She is the one who insisted I have TSH checked. 
 
Anyone else out there with this issue and can point to a change in thyroid as the problem. I had also taken cipro right before nausea started, so oncologist thought I might have changed the flora/fauna, thus the nausea. The nausea has lessened a good bit in the last week but still occasional.  I've also noticed that my reflux is worse than ever, although I faithfully take my 20 mg. of Prilosec every day. 
 
I will still have the brain MRI--can't hurt, but would love to hear it's thyroid related.  Oh, also have high blood pressure and when most of the spells occur I use my machine to check blood pressure (Omron, recommended by cardiologist).  It was very low on all those occasions with dystolic reading in 50's and low 60's.  Perhaps I also need to lower the dosage of my blood pressure meds.  Last March, cardiologist doubled meds.   
 
Has anyone's blood pressure changed since taking herceptin? 
 
Thanks for listening. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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