Both my grandmothers had thyroid cancer, and my brother had surgery to remove a benign tumor growing rapidly around his pituitary gland. I am 34 years old. We searched our resource material and found no connection between hypothyroidism and the hair growth you described. We encourage you to continue with regular physician visits and lab tests as needed. 882-7000 to make an appointment with a University of Missouri Health Sciences Center physician.
Potassium has major roles in cell metabolism and in nerve and muscle cell function.
We found no information to suggest that either a low or high potassium level affects the thyroid. 882-7000 to make an appointment with a University of Missouri Health Sciences Center physician. I recently was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, which was detected during a routine physical. My doctor started me on Synthroid yesterday. Last year my TSH was 2.89.