I am not a nurse but I had thyroid cancer and Radio Iodine treatment and had no effects from it. Of course, treatments affect people in different ways, but is it possible your eltroxin dose might not be right? Or did you have to come off eltroxin before the Radio Iodine treatment? If you did and your treatment was recent, it could be the effects of being off the medication.

Hello and thank you for your post.

I am sorry to hear that you have had thyroid cancer treatment and that you are not feeling too good.

How you are feeling might be a combination of recovering after cancer treatment and possibly getting your thyroid levels right.  If you have an appointment coming up this will be a good time to tell them about any symptoms you have, as they could be related to your thyroid levels.  If you do not have an appointment coming then do get in touch with your hospital team, in particular your cancer nurse specialist.

You may find it helpful to read our information about life after thyroid surgery on our website.

You may find it helpful to talk things through with one of the nurses on our helpline.  The number to call is Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

Take care,

Caroline