Levothyroxine

Hi Turi. If you can get liquid levothroxine personally I would get it. I had my co codomol in a soluble tabket so we coujd put in via my tube. I managed to rally swallow my amolodopine tablet but if I couldn’t I would crush it and syringed it in I had n g tube fitted mud treatment the first couple of weeks I was ok on swallow. Then all of a sudden it became harder. So forewarned is forearmed. 
Hazel x

It comes in liquid form. Just tell your GP that is what you need as you won’t be able to swallow tablets. You might as well start now. 

Thanks Hazel

Turi

Thanks Dani I'll phone him tomorrow and tell him.I take it the liquid is put through PEG tube or can it be swallowed too ?

Turi

Hi Turi you can swallow it while your swallows ok then if need be put in via tube. 
Hazel x

I'll chase it up tomorrow Hazel and say I've spoken to Macmillan ! He was very concerned about cost ! sometimes I could scream !!!!!!!

Thanks,

Turi

Hi. I had a PEG & put all meds through in liquid form. Just ask GP or hospital team for liquid versions. Flush PEG through with cool, boiled water then put meds through then flush with water again. You should be given all info from your HENs nurse. Have soluble/liquid paracetamol ready as you’ll need it for a few days after PEG op. 

You can swallow it. You can take the liquid without having to wait before you eat which you have to do with the tablets. 

Hi Turi oh yes cost played a factor at my g p I ended up getting my oncologist to write to them . My g p refused the ensure food supplements and wanted me to have something called amyes 500 mil for 125 calories Umm no I struggled to swallow 125 mil for 300 calories. No way was I having 500 mil ! 
See if hospital will prescribe my oncologist during treatment prescribed everything 

Hazel 

Turi said:

He was very concerned about cost

That’s simple. Contact your CNS and ask them to get your oncologist to prescribe it, sending the prescription to your GP. 

Turi said:

sometimes I could scream

You should hear what some consultants say about some GPs. It’s hilarious! 

Ive been lucky with my GP but my oncologist always said that if you can’t get something to contact his team.