I'm on thyroid meds myself, as well as my sister and oldest daughter. No big deal just taking a little pill every day. Mine's inactive too, but I wouldn't mind the lost weight part!! *-)

Rune is correct. I am on thyroid meds(for the rest of my life which is a PIA because of the directions to take them) when they found out my thyroid was inactive. I was losing my hair, lost weight and was really tired ALL the time. It took them 3 times to get the correct dosage. And I have a friend the same...several times before they got it right. I guess it is a precaution to not prescribe too much.

Glad for the good news. Tell her to get well fast. :)

Just a quick note to say I'm wishing Hannah the speediest of recoveries. :)

Copmom, I did a little research into thyroidectomies and parathyroids after you first posted Hannah's site, and almost posted some words of reassurance after your bro got you to worrying. However, I don't recall posting my thoughts because I ain't a doctor; but the gist was... her doc seemed to have chosen the wisest course (removal) and people ought to know there is likely going to be a period following such an operation where swings in calcium levels might require readmittance or dosage changes while the body adjusts to any temporary trauma to the parathyroid and to the medication.

Wishing her the best. ~Rune

in this case, it's all timing. :D

funkymom!!! thanks for letting me know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This time I hope she gets to STAY home!!!!! Gee, seems I'm the last to know! *-)

copmom- i just went to hannah's site and she's home!
i'm really happy and still wishing for her (and the whole family) to stay strong.

Thanks to all of you for keeping good thoughts and prayers going for her!!

New Info (I check her site daily for anything new): http://members.cox.net/hannahandq/

February 2nd - Happy Heart Attack? (Note: forgive the inconsistency of the updates, there is not internet access from the hospital)

Today the doctor waited for the final blood test before deeming Hannah home-ready. Boy, was she ever ready to come home! Her calcium levels looked acceptable. The doctor gave us some paperwork ordering future blood work and such. We were outta there, almost. Hannah hopped out of bed and began to change and pack. Just then the doctor came back into the room. He wanted to listen to her heart. He said it showed to be quite rapid at the telemetry desk monitor. We told him that she was simply very excited to be going home. He had us walk the hallways while he watched the monitor. Before we finished our first lap, the nurse chased us down with an EKG and an oxygen finger monitor thing. There, in the hallway, Hannah was readmitted and sent promptly back to bed. Every time Hannah got out of bed for the past few days, the nursing staff would come in and see if she was okay. That should have been an indicator I suppose. I thought they were really sharp to notice that her pulse rate went up 10 or 20 BPM. I found that their attentions were alerted by an alarm on the telemetry monitor. It turned out that every time she got out of bed her pulse was jumping to 150 plus. In came a pediatric internist, more labs, notification of the pediatric endocrinologist, and Dad was sent out to get Mom and some Chinese Food. The belief now is Hannah's Thyroid hormone levels are too high. They will wean her down and try to stabilize her. We hope she is discharged on Sunday. The doctor assured me, once again, that Hannah's is a peculiar case. She continues to be the 1% instead of the 99%.

January 31st - Back in the Hospital Again

Hannah was so lethargic today! Fortunatley she had a doctor's appointment. A blood test showed a calcium level rather higher then normal. We suspect that the vitamin D content of two of the medicines cause a spike in the calcium levels. It is agreed that Hannah is an unusual case. Room 430 - Pomerado Hospital, Poway, CA