For those still paying attention

[chewmilk]

I am out of the hospital. The surgery went well, although I did not end up having the surgery I was supposed to have

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[mobobocita]

YAY ALIVE!! *gentle hugs*

Boo being allergic to so much.

I don't wake up well either, I had to be tubed when I had my gall bladder out because I wasn't breathing.

*hug* YAY!!

[chewmilk]

yikes! I'm glad I didn't get that bad. I had the mask for a couple hours and then just the two tubes in my nose and that was annoying enough. It must suck to have a tube down your throat while you're awake. No good.

*very gentle hugs back*

Thanks for the support :o)

[mobobocita]

Always. If I can do anything to help, just shout.

[chewmilk]

I can't so much shout right now, but I'll let you know anyway *grin*

[surreptitious]

WOO! Alive!

What happens without a thyroid, though?

[billifer]

People can live without just about any body part -- spleen, pancrease, half a lung, kidney, even a stomach. It just means that the hormones the thyroid normally produces (T3, T4) will have to be supplemented by medication (Cytomel, Synthroid, etc).

[chewmilk]

he said it. I will be on Synthroid for the rest of my life. It's one pill a day and they are tiny, so it shouldn't be too bad. It will do everything the thyroid should do.

My neck looks smaller already too :o)

[billifer]

*hugs* to you Becca. I'm glad to hear that you're doing well, and thanks from all of us out here in the trenches for proving to your doctor that it isn't always "you're just fat; get over it." Love o' love, dear.

[chewmilk]

Thanks :o)

I'm tired of that mentality. I know I'm fat, but I also know when there's something wrong.

Say, being the enthusiast that you are, I was wondering if you might know about something. I'm wondering if there could be a connection between all this and the mono I had in 2001. It went undiagnosed for about 6 months and then took me 3 months to recover and I know that affects the lymph nodes. Was wondering if you knew anything about that possibly leading to thyroid problems like this one (Hashimoto's)

[billifer]

I'm not aware of there being a link between mono (which is spleen-dominant) and Hashimoto's. But I'll look around and if I find anything I'll let you know.

[billifer]

Okay, everything in the literature seems to indicate a suspected link (that has been difficult to prove -- only 2-3 known definite cases) between EBV (Epstein Barr Virus -- mono) and subacute thyroiditis. In other words, when the mono clears up, the (barely detectable) thyroid condition goes away. However, that's not to say never.

Here are the articles I found, if you want to do some more digging yourself:

Coyle PV, Wyatt D, Connolly DH, O'Brien C. Epstein-Barr virus infection and thyroid dysfunction. Lancet. 1989; 1(8643):899.

Fennell JS, Tomkin GH. Sub-acute thyroiditis and hepatitis in a case of infectious mononucleosis. Postgrad Med J. 1978; 54(631):351-2.

Strauss M. Cytomegalovirus and the otolaryngologist. Laryngoscope. 1981; 91(12):1995-2006.

Volta C, Carano N, Street ME, Bernasconi S. Atypical subacute thyroiditis caused by Epstein-Barr virus infection in a three-year-old girl. Thyroid. 2005; 15(10):1189-91.

[wickedsin]

I'm glad you are alive

*hugs*

[chewmilk]

Sure ya are...admit it, you were hoping to inherit my...er...TV?

[wickedsin]

yes, I am sad that I didn't get your extensive DVD collection

[kimberinthecity]

Glad to hear all well. *hugs*

[chewmilk]

Thanks :o)

Sorry so long to respond. It's good to have you back.