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Diagnosis: Mitral Stenosis

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8 years ago (April 29, 2018)

Is anyone taking natural dessicated thyroid for hypothyroidism? I was on it for 2 years prior to my mitral valve replacement surgery in December as prescribed by my internist. As soon as my mitral valve stenosis was diagnosed, my cardiologist told me to stop it and go on levothyroxine or... Read more.

Steve Farthing

8 years ago (April 29, 2018)

Your body converts levothyroxine to T3 so you are getting it either way. You could consider asking your doc to put you on your previous dose of NDT and/or test your Free T3, not just test TSH.

Rita Savelis

8 years ago (April 30, 2018)

After OHS, the thyroid often goes out of whack (for awhile as do many other organs and hormones in the body). My body's demands (for levothyrox), which I had been on for 6 yrs since my thyroid was removed, were very high for months afterwards and I was cold all... Read more.

Mary Newman

8 years ago (May 3, 2018)

Thank you for your comments!

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