So I had my labs ,chest xray, and ekg. My doctor called and said my b12 was normal but he wanted it higher for surgery, he said my folic acid was on the lower end of normal, so he wanted me to up that. He then said my vitamin D was really low. Which is very normal for Alaskans. He wants me to get 5,000to 6,000 mg per day. So I am on a pill that is 50,000mg once a week. Last he said I have hypothyroidism. That I needed to get a plan of action with my regular doctor. He dais I will lose weight with surgery, but with out help the surgery over time would be a failure. This explains so much. In the past several months I have migraines like crazy, I'm tired, and gaining weight like crazy. Anyone else find out they had hypothyroidism after your labs? My doctor isn't in the office right now, so another doc wants to do nothing now, redraw labs on the 5th of october. Then start meds if the labs are the same. My life took a huge turn yesterday. It's great to finally have answers, but it's so new and sucky.

Signs and symptom hypothyroidism may include:

Fatigue

Increased sensitivity to cold

Constipation

Dry skin

Unexplained weight gain

Puffy face

Hoarseness

Muscle weakness

Elevated blood cholesterol level

Muscle aches, tenderness and stiffness

Pain, stiffness or swelling in your joints

Heavier than normal or irregular menstrual periods

Thinning hair

Slowed heart rate

Depression

Impaired memory

It could account for some of your recent weight gain. It appears to be testable and treatable.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hypothyroidism/basics/definition/con-20021179

I have it. My mind gets so foggy without my meds. Make sure they do labs every 3-6mos to make sure your on the right level of meds. It goes up & down sometimes. Good luck.

My mother had it. Just took one little pill for it. I think it is easily treated. Just my feeling. The doc will get you set up for treatment. Good luck To! You are taking care of yourself! That's a good thing!

So I had my labs ,chest xray, and ekg. My doctor called and said my b12 was normal but he wanted it higher for surgery, he said my folic acid was on the lower end of normal, so he wanted me to up that. He then said my vitamin D was really low. Which is very normal for Alaskans. He wants me to get 5,000to 6,000 mg per day. So I am on a pill that is 50,000mg once a week. Last he said I have hypothyroidism. That I needed to get a plan of action with my regular doctor. He dais I will lose weight with surgery, but with out help the surgery over time would be a failure. This explains so much. In the past several months I have migraines like crazy, I'm tired, and gaining weight like crazy. Anyone else find out they had hypothyroidism after your labs? My doctor isn't in the office right now, so another doc wants to do nothing now, redraw labs on the 5th of october. Then start meds if the labs are the same. My life took a huge turn yesterday. It's great to finally have answers, but it's so new and sucky.

I'm not in agreement with your doc's logic about doing nothing now then repeat the tests. If you're hypo new it won't magically change to normal. And since getting the dosage right to get your level back to normal can be tricky, waiting makes no sense. I'm hypo thyroid due to a total thyroidectomy. It took a year to get my dosage correct to bring me back to normal.

What makes our worse is its all army docs. I have no choice.

Easy easy to fix with synthetic thyroid replacement. My mom and grandma did it for forever!