Greetings to my family, friends, and insha Allah (God willing) my new friends and acquaintances.
I thought I would taste something different, and expand myself out a little more; while exploring new ideas of sharing and expressing one’s self. I hope during my endeavors, I can help bring encouragement when the days seem long and seemingly dark, peace where there might be chaos in one’s life, and just simply laughter on any given note.
Thank you for visiting, and wish you a very wonderful day.
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Thank you for visiting my blog and Happy New Year! I tried to find a way to comment on a post but didn’t see the prompt. I was going to respond to your post about hypothyroidism. I’ve had it forever, not something to heal from completely, but what has really helped me is the addition of T3 (liothyronine) to my daily T4. We’re about the same age so I understand all the symptoms. Labwork can be tricky to interpret and some docs think if the numbers look OK, then they won’t do anything, but persevere because you are your own best advocate. have a good medical team that listens to me. I suggest labs to include T3 and Reverse T3. Even a small amount to start with, like 2.5 — will help. T3 has a shorter life, so I split mine into morning and afternoon (now a total of 5mcg, and it’s made all the difference. Hope you feel better soon!
Thank you! I am trying to find the best route and get the symptoms under control. I have good days… Sort of like moving two steps forward , then one or two steps backward. I am finding out there is no complete recovery once an individual reaches a certain level. I was due for another round of blood work, but it could be done as I was too sick with strep that I never got rid of in, August. Instead it incubated.
There are so many symptoms to have to deal with!
We (or I) don’t hear enough about a thyroid going bad.
My doc said I got it when I was pregnant (44 years ago). Some recover, some don’t. Postpartum thyroiditis.
When the thyroid becomes inflamed, it first sends a lot of thyroid hormone into your blood. That causes hyperthyroidism. During this time, you may not have any symptoms. Or you may have any of the symptoms listed below under overactive thyroid.
After this first phase, you may fully recover. Or your thyroid may be damaged. A damaged thyroid can become underactive. This condition may also go away. Or you may have an underactive thyroid for the rest of your life. In this case, you may need hormone replacement.
I have mentioned it to my doctor about dryness, and swelling around the thyroid, she said it will calm down after I have been on the medication for awhile.
Also, she said I would be on the medication the rest of my life.
I go back trying to think of when I may have noticed changes, which was in my late 30’s, but the doctors thought it was my female organs and put me on the pill. I am pretty sure this is when it began. Back then, they almost did a hysterectomy.
Thank you for responding and offering your insight and help!
I’ve been on hypo meds since my 30s too. It’s frustrating to rely only on docs, my RN mom always said I had to become my own advocate and now I mostly tell docs what I want and what I think I need and ask if they agree with my assessments and so far, they do. I think my docs actually appreciate that I’m invested in my own well being.
I absolutely agree with you! I am learning how all of this works. Due to my health, I ended up taking early retirement and work part-time. I don’t go back to see my doctor in March, and going to have a list of what I am still dealing with as far as symptoms. I’ve started doing a little changing in my diet and more.