The thyroid is a touchy and oh so important gland. It takes its own good time to respond, but respond it will to stressful conditions. I know I've had my rounds with effects of hormones during pregancy as well as chemo treatments and decadron affecting it. I quickly learned that the very best person to see for thyroid and its many nuances is an endocrinologist. I know, just what you need is yet another doc, but considering the quiet but essential function thyroid has, isn't it worth it? Once it's under control, you won't have to see your endocrinologist very often for followup. I suspect your onc or primary care docs will be quite happy to have an endo's advice under the circumstances. Good Luck!
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Oct. 2003: Dx age 48, Stage IIIA Ductal Ca. dense dose neoadjuvent AC. BrCa 1&2 -, ER+, PR-, Her2+. 2004: R mastectomy, 3+ nodes, dense doseTaxotere ( allergic), total hysterectomy, radiationx36 . Tamoxifen x6 mo., Arimidex x9 mo. Jan. '06: Multi left metastatic nodes left neck. Stage IV. Taxol, Carboplatin (allergic to both), Herceptin, radiationx27. Herceptin cont'd. 1 mediastinal met in old rad field. April: 2 brain mets - Rcerebellar, Ltemporal lobe. Gammaknife. Stop Herceptin, Start Tykerb. May: CyberKnife-mediastinal node, Zometa restart. July: New RLung mets. Xeloda add. Jan. 2008: CT: Lung mets shrinking. Fatty liver w/increased liver function panel. Feb '08: MRI: brain mets back, 2nd GammaKnife. June: Migraine headaches from cerebellar tumor. Team for WBR - Choose Craniotomy on Cerebellum only. Aug: Crainiotomy successful. Sept: PET -right lung apex clean; left internal mammary artery appears malignant. Herceptin in future. Left mastectomy?
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