A sad news : thyroid meds alert for ttc ladies

godskid · Apr 14th, 2012, 09:17 AM

My sis's colleage and wife had had been trying for a baby for long time . The wife had some problem with thyroid and had been taking meds for it . At last they conceived and the baby is one now . Not knowing that her thyroid problem is solved she continued with the medicine.
Cancer caught her and she passed away today .

honeycheeks · Apr 14th, 2012, 12:18 PM

That was such cruel fate. Do you know if her cancer was caused due to the continued medication. Then it is serious trouble. May the Lord give her family the strength to bear her loss.

TTC Baby M · Apr 14th, 2012, 19:01 PM

Im sorry but that doesn't really make sense to the title you gave it? She wouldn't have passed away from thyroid medication as it is purely replacing a hormone that you are low on. Maybe she had thyroid cancer? This has nothing to do with the medication though. Still a sad story

Bunkie · Apr 14th, 2012, 19:42 PM

That is very sad to hear that she passed away. Could you maybe ask your sister again about what happened? I wouldn't want anyone to be scared about taking thyroid medications, especially since so many women really need them. I am one of them. I had thyroid cancer, and am thyroidless now. Without my thyroid medication, I would eventually deteriorate as everyone needs thyroid hormone to live. I would appreciate it if you could check for us just to clarify what happened. Thanks so much!

silmarien · Apr 14th, 2012, 22:44 PM

I'm sorry to hear that news, it is terrible that she died so young with a one year old.

But it's necessary to regulate your thyroid or else you won't be able to conceive. I'm confused as to what you mean by the medication causing her death? I'm guessing she had thyroid cancer and the doctors didn't catch it, but instead put her on thyroid meds?

Still a very sad story.

godskid · Apr 15th, 2012, 00:58 AM

I never meant to scare anyone

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She continued on the meds without knowing that her problem is corrected. She continued on the meds without rechecking her levels . her husband said that whenever the medicine finished , they ll just buy new ones and never checked the levels .
But what i learnt from it is to have meds only when its really really essential and a doctor prescribes.

silmarien · Apr 15th, 2012, 02:01 AM

Well, the lesson here is to always get your thyroid levels RE-checked every year at least, while on the medications. If you have thyroid problems, you need thyroid meds - or else you won't be able to conceive (if you're hypo). The medication didn't give her the cancer - likely it was something else.

Bean66 · Apr 15th, 2012, 04:05 AM

This is sad news.

The medication won't have caused the cancer. Most likely the diagnosis was missed. Symptoms may have been masked by the meds.

The above poster is correct. A proper diagnosis and regular checks are needed.

Apr 14th, 2012, 09:17 AM	#1
godskid Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 121	A sad news : thyroid meds alert for ttc ladies My sis's colleage and wife had had been trying for a baby for long time . The wife had some problem with thyroid and had been taking meds for it . At last they conceived and the baby is one now . Not knowing that her thyroid problem is solved she continued with the medicine. Cancer caught her and she passed away today .

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Apr 14th, 2012, 12:18 PM	#2
honeycheeks Other Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Doha Posts: 1,431	That was such cruel fate. Do you know if her cancer was caused due to the continued medication. Then it is serious trouble. May the Lord give her family the strength to bear her loss.

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Apr 14th, 2012, 19:01 PM	#3
TTC Baby M Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: South Australia Posts: 155	Im sorry but that doesn't really make sense to the title you gave it? She wouldn't have passed away from thyroid medication as it is purely replacing a hormone that you are low on. Maybe she had thyroid cancer? This has nothing to do with the medication though. Still a sad story

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Apr 14th, 2012, 19:42 PM	#4
Bunkie Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 41	That is very sad to hear that she passed away. Could you maybe ask your sister again about what happened? I wouldn't want anyone to be scared about taking thyroid medications, especially since so many women really need them. I am one of them. I had thyroid cancer, and am thyroidless now. Without my thyroid medication, I would eventually deteriorate as everyone needs thyroid hormone to live. I would appreciate it if you could check for us just to clarify what happened. Thanks so much!

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Apr 14th, 2012, 22:44 PM	#5
silmarien Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Washington DC Area Posts: 663	I'm sorry to hear that news, it is terrible that she died so young with a one year old. But it's necessary to regulate your thyroid or else you won't be able to conceive. I'm confused as to what you mean by the medication causing her death? I'm guessing she had thyroid cancer and the doctors didn't catch it, but instead put her on thyroid meds? Still a very sad story.

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Apr 15th, 2012, 00:58 AM	#6
godskid Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 121	I never meant to scare anyone . She continued on the meds without knowing that her problem is corrected. She continued on the meds without rechecking her levels . her husband said that whenever the medicine finished , they ll just buy new ones and never checked the levels . But what i learnt from it is to have meds only when its really really essential and a doctor prescribes.

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Apr 15th, 2012, 02:01 AM	#7
silmarien Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Washington DC Area Posts: 663	Well, the lesson here is to always get your thyroid levels RE-checked every year at least, while on the medications. If you have thyroid problems, you need thyroid meds - or else you won't be able to conceive (if you're hypo). The medication didn't give her the cancer - likely it was something else.

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Apr 15th, 2012, 04:05 AM	#8
Bean66 Other BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: London Posts: 5,216	This is sad news. The medication won't have caused the cancer. Most likely the diagnosis was missed. Symptoms may have been masked by the meds. The above poster is correct. A proper diagnosis and regular checks are needed.

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