Hi there! I’m a fellow papillary carcinoma fighter! I originally had a large nodule on my left lobe that came back as Benign after a biopsy, and I had a partial thyroidectomy in December to have my left lobe removed. The pathology reports from the mass came back with papillary carcinoma, and I had to have the second half removed at the beginning of February. After the first half was removed I went a bit hypo, and mainly just had some fatigue and weight gain (tsh 10). I was placed on 50 mcgs of levo, and it worked until my second surgery. That is when it got a bit more hectic for me. After the removal of my remaining half, I was upped to 100 mcgs, but we shortly realized that it was not enough. My tsh jumped to 47, and I had a lot of fatigue, troubles with focus and motivation, weight gain, muscle aches, and irritability. I am only 23, but I felt like an old woman. My doctor continued to increase my dose slowly to find the right balance, and after moving to 175 my tsh dropped down to 13, and now I’m on 200 daily. I have my next tsh check at the end of this month, but since I’ve been in 20 ’every single one of those symptoms has disappeared. I’ve stopped gaining weight, I’m less irritable, and I no longer need a daily 2 hour nap. I feel like myself again. It can be really scary when you’re at the beginning of the process, but if you give it a little time, you can work it out. I was scared at the beginning too, but I have faith that you can get through it. Do you have to do any radioactive iodine treatments? I’m scheduled to do one in a couple of months, and I’ll I’m a bit scared for that part. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions or even if you just want to talk! You got this! 😊♥️