I have hypothyroid and on my pre-op labs my tsh was elevated. My Pcp is on maternity leave and her replacement isn't familiar with the medication I take so wants to wait 6 weeks and retest before making any changes. My surgery is scheduled for next week and I'm concerned that I'll miss the initial weight loss if my thyroid levels are low.

Is there anyone who's had experience with this type of situation?

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I am on thyroid meds but haven’t had any issues with them. Have you asked your surgeon about this? He should be a good source of info as to whether this will slow your initial weight loss down.

Good luck!

My shoulders always hurt when my tsh levels are off. Thank goodness for thyroid meds!! My meds had to be adjusted right before surgery. I’m still losing weight.

7 hours ago, Tinesia said:

My shoulders always hurt when my tsh levels are off. Thank goodness for thyroid meds!! My meds had to be adjusted right before surgery. I’m still losing weight.

Thank you, thank you! I did not know about this and my shoulders/hips have been in soooo much pain! I had half of my thyroid removed mid-October and maybe that is the reason. They checked hormone levels the week after surgery, but not since then.

Sorry about jacking the thread!

How elevated is your TSH? What medication are you taking? I have been both hypo and hyper, finally had half of my thyroid out in Oct. of 2010 and have not had an issue since. I would check with your surgeons and get his/her opinion.

How elevated is your TSH? What medication are you taking? I have been both hypo and hyper, finally had half of my thyroid out in Oct. of 2010 and have not had an issue since. I would check with your surgeons and get his/her opinion.

My TSH is 7.4, I take Armour Thyroid which is natural dessicated thyroid vs synthetic T4. I really like it better than Synthroid but a lot of doctors don't like prescribing it. I left a message for my surgeon so I'll see what happens.

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My tsh was 9.8 I think and I take levothroxazine....don’t know If I’m spelling that right. So my levo was upped.

The Dr I work for doesn't like Amour either an I think it is because she doesn't work with it that often. I see my Endo in May looking forward to seeing if my levels have changed. Good luck!