I just came back from my Endocrinologist's for a review of blood and urine tests that were taken a little over a week ago. She was super happy about it and I must admit that her mood was quite contagious. She was finally satisfied with my hormone levels, liver and kidney function and even vitamin levels. I need to work on increasing my good cholesterol levels but that's it. She said that for now she would not be increasing my dosage of Synthroid but may need to depending on what the next bloodtest, which would be taken at the end of January, reveals. Yay!
I have been feelng a lot better lately. Better than I have for some time. I still feel fatigue, muscle weakness and occasional joint swelling but all in all it's not bad and I'm used to it. By now I'm guessing that these symptoms will probably never really go away completely and so I'm still trying to make my peace with this.
While I'm pleased with this news, and trying to cram as much as I can into these "good days," I'm also a bit sad and scared because I know this will soon end and I'm not looking forward to it. I just hope that I can accomplish as much as I can in between and I'm not too hard on myself when the bad days rear their ugly heads again.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Take Two Pills and Call Me in the Morning...
There are a lot of people (and even some doctors!) who believe that once you take the required meds prescribed for your ailment you should feel absolutely perfect again. You are "cured!" This is sadly not the case for those suffering from an autoimmune disease or any chronic illness. There is often no cure and symptoms are only managed sometimes.
I take a .112 mg Synthroid pill religiously every single morning upon waking. It makes up for the hormones that my dying thyroid no longer makes. My own body is destroying it. I sometimes wonder why my body chose to attack the thyroid gland as opposed to another organ or body part. The hormones help keep everything functioning pretty normally and I definitely see the difference back from when I was first diagnosed. My hair no longer falls out in clumps leaving a bald spot right in front, I don't feel as deathly fatigued as I once did, my skin is no longer extremely dry, my heart, kidneys, liver are functioning normally and I managed to lose a bit of weight which I put on just thinking about food when my thyroid functioning was way down. I also am no longer extremely depressed. I do have my moments though and sometimes still feel like I can't concentrate well. I feel downright stupid sometimes and I'm certainly not. I graduated at the top of my class with honors in College despite everything. I sometimes feel achy. My muscles hurt. I lift my arm to reach something or to wash my hair and ouch. I feel extreme fatigue some days and there's no logical reason for it. I feel dizzy out of nowhere and get migraines for days.
I suspect the days I have these terrible symptoms my immune system is at peak performance wreaking havoc on my body. Sneaky. Very sneaky. I'll have lapses of time, usually a couple of weeks, where I can't believe how good I feel and deny that I'm even sick. And then the good times will be snatched away from me once again. It's not fair and I pine for them to return. Then again I've learned to view it as my downtime where I rest up and ponder all the things that I'll do when I feel up to it again. It's the cycle of life I suppose.
I take a .112 mg Synthroid pill religiously every single morning upon waking. It makes up for the hormones that my dying thyroid no longer makes. My own body is destroying it. I sometimes wonder why my body chose to attack the thyroid gland as opposed to another organ or body part. The hormones help keep everything functioning pretty normally and I definitely see the difference back from when I was first diagnosed. My hair no longer falls out in clumps leaving a bald spot right in front, I don't feel as deathly fatigued as I once did, my skin is no longer extremely dry, my heart, kidneys, liver are functioning normally and I managed to lose a bit of weight which I put on just thinking about food when my thyroid functioning was way down. I also am no longer extremely depressed. I do have my moments though and sometimes still feel like I can't concentrate well. I feel downright stupid sometimes and I'm certainly not. I graduated at the top of my class with honors in College despite everything. I sometimes feel achy. My muscles hurt. I lift my arm to reach something or to wash my hair and ouch. I feel extreme fatigue some days and there's no logical reason for it. I feel dizzy out of nowhere and get migraines for days.
I suspect the days I have these terrible symptoms my immune system is at peak performance wreaking havoc on my body. Sneaky. Very sneaky. I'll have lapses of time, usually a couple of weeks, where I can't believe how good I feel and deny that I'm even sick. And then the good times will be snatched away from me once again. It's not fair and I pine for them to return. Then again I've learned to view it as my downtime where I rest up and ponder all the things that I'll do when I feel up to it again. It's the cycle of life I suppose.
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