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What Causes Pain In Fingres After A Total Thyroid Surgery?

Good day - I am 52 years old and had Total Thyroid Surgery due to cancer and have been on Synthroid since January - I underwnet Radioactive iodine treatment in May and overall everything went well. however I have had such bad pain in my hands (fingers) since August and my feet. It is when I wake up and cant close my fingers and walk like a penguin for a while - then about 15 mins later slowly it gets better. I am on a higher dosage of Synthroid 137 mc, to suppress signals that could stimulate the growth of any thyroid cancer. according to my doc. I m hoping this is only for a while?



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After going through your query I want to say that you have been having joint pain because after thyroid surgery your thyroid hormone level has decreased. It is responsible for bad pain in fingers in the morning. You has been prescribed Synthyroid to compensate for thyroid deficiency. You may need to do your thyroid level. Your dose of Synthyroid may need to be adjusted.You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any further questions then don't hesitate to writing to us . I will be happy to help you.
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What Causes Pain In Fingres After A Total Thyroid Surgery?

Hi Welcome to healthcaremagic After going through your query I want to say that you have been having joint pain because after thyroid surgery your thyroid hormone level has decreased. It is responsible for bad pain in fingers in the morning. You has been prescribed Synthyroid to compensate for thyroid deficiency. You may need to do your thyroid level. Your dose of Synthyroid may need to be adjusted.You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any further questions then don t hesitate to writing to us . I will be happy to help you. You can also write to me directly on below link: https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho Wishing you good health. Take care.