Gosh after ALL those DR's appt's, I became really depressed...I started eating more on purpose figuring, hey...if I am going to gain weight anyway....
I also gave up hopes of getting pregnant....
I ended up having 2 miscarriages in the same year....it was rough.
I have noticed, now, that when I am REALLY under ALOT of stress, I tend to have more trouble with my thyroid.
*****I AM NOT A DR, I AM NOT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. ALWAYS TALK TO YOUR MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL BEFORE YOU DIET, EXERCISE, EAT CERTAIN THINGS, ETC.***** (I can ONLY tell you what helps me...and EVERYONE is different)
I have also dealt with eating/exercise disorders because of my thyroid issues....
Before Thyroid disease was confirmed, I'd go in and out...I would try to avoid eating...or I'd overwork myself....Its definitely hard and I am sure you can relate feeling helpless about what you can do....
Especially for women: BE CAREFUL....just because you don't feel your best or you hate how you look...don't go overboard like I did...it is VERY dangerous! I learned the hard way: for me, I need to eat small meals throughout the day....it helps me.
Does anyone struggle with massive water retention?
I also retain water in my legs, and abdomen....it makes me feel fat....even though it is just fluid....
SO far I just drink tea and water....exercise when I am not feeling weak and tired.....and take B vitamins, magnesium once in awhile, and iron when I need it....I also use these teas for PMS...
CHECK WITH YOUR DR FIRST!!!
Here's what I use:
http://www.traditionalmedicinals.com/womens_teas/product/32
http://www.traditionalmedicinals.com/womens_teas/product/31
More next time :)
Stay Well!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
DR's Part 2
So the next DR I went to see was an OBGYN. I again thought I was pregnant, Spring 2006. I went in, not only did the OBGYN NOT show me the ultrasound, she went on to say that I may have a liver tumor and could die...yes, she kept pushing me to get a CT scan of my liver...because she said it was swollen and that I could die if I didn't ....
I have heard/read that your thyroid issues can cause liver swelling...
Has anyone else heard this?
I will research this more and let you know....
Well, I never had any liver malfunction symptoms.....
It stinks when you go to a DR and they DO NOT believe you....
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In August/Sept. 2007, I went to the DR again...I was working out pretty much every other day and barely eating (I tried to go without much food, because I feared gaining weight)
I had another miscarriage around my birthday, and decided I needed to see the DR.....
Unfortunately she REFUSED to do any tests other than JUST the TSH....even though I explained ALL my symptoms, TOLD her that thyroid disease runs in my family, and all....she didnt believe me....she told me she didnt want to go on a "bunny trail" so she was not going to recommend any other tests.....
She ALSO told me it was pretty much my fault for the miscarriage because I apparently wasnt taking care of myself....
I was also told that I needed to "lay off the potato chips" which at the time...I was barely eating at all.....
Seriously, It is sooo frustrating when DRs REFUSE to listen....
Its YOUR body and YOU know how you feel and how YOU don't.....KEEP trying! KEEP bugging the DR until they listen!!! its YOUR right to feel better!!! (and be listened too!)
Stay Tuned....
I have heard/read that your thyroid issues can cause liver swelling...
Has anyone else heard this?
I will research this more and let you know....
Well, I never had any liver malfunction symptoms.....
It stinks when you go to a DR and they DO NOT believe you....
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In August/Sept. 2007, I went to the DR again...I was working out pretty much every other day and barely eating (I tried to go without much food, because I feared gaining weight)
I had another miscarriage around my birthday, and decided I needed to see the DR.....
Unfortunately she REFUSED to do any tests other than JUST the TSH....even though I explained ALL my symptoms, TOLD her that thyroid disease runs in my family, and all....she didnt believe me....she told me she didnt want to go on a "bunny trail" so she was not going to recommend any other tests.....
She ALSO told me it was pretty much my fault for the miscarriage because I apparently wasnt taking care of myself....
I was also told that I needed to "lay off the potato chips" which at the time...I was barely eating at all.....
Seriously, It is sooo frustrating when DRs REFUSE to listen....
Its YOUR body and YOU know how you feel and how YOU don't.....KEEP trying! KEEP bugging the DR until they listen!!! its YOUR right to feel better!!! (and be listened too!)
Stay Tuned....
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Doctors
SO...
After thinking in and out that I might be pregnant, I went to various Dcotors to try and figure out the issue.
After getting a 2nd TOM in a row, I decided it was time to find out what was wrong...
The DR told me to just not worry and I'd be ok.....
I WISH that it would have been that easy..
I started having pregnancy symptoms, ie: bloating, sore bre****, my TOM's were very scant some days and heavy others (although at the time, I had heard some women still bleed with pregnancy. my TOM's were VERY watered down....
I started getting TOM every 40 or more days....*so this is why many times I thought I was pregnant*
Before having issues my TOM's were so scheduled...I pretty much knew within a day or two when they were coming....
I also started gaining weight and became VERY tired....
I had a hard time getting out of bed....had a hard time helping get my husband ready for work....
I was so tired, it became hard to clean, do laundry, cook, and spend time with friends (even have intimate times with my husband...I was just way too tired ALL the time)
I went to an OBGYN after going to the hospital because I thought I may have been having a miscarriage..... ( I KNOW i have at LEAST had two....)
They determined that my "bleeding" was just abnormal bleeding...well don't we all get that when our DR's can't determine what is wrong...so they just say something to get us off their backs....
Well the next OBGYN I went to....he was stupid...he A) refused to listen to me B) charged me for tests he didnt even tell me he was doing!!!
He assumed I had an STD, SOLEY because everyone under the age of 28 has an STD (literally this is what his office told me!!!)
He did tests for STDs without my knowledge of permission!!! ( I couldnt afford many tests, so I wanted them to be upfront and let me know how much everything would cost....we ONLY had 200 dollars to our name....and we took ALL our money out of our account because we thought something was wrong....)
He did a Pap Smear and since it was my first....I had no clue what he was doing or what one was!
He ALSO refused my husband to come in with me, because he assumed he was my boyfriend even though it was proved we were married.....
He then went on to tell me that we should NEVER have children....although he didnt give me a valid reason for why not.....
He told me I NEEDED BC pills and i told him I had a sensitivity to them.....
He ALSO told me that I should be on SULFA meds to clear up the imaginary pelvic inflamatory disease I had because of the STD that was not there.....( I am HIGHLY allergic to sulfa and told him this!!!)
He then told me I possibly had endometriosis and PCOS...well checking the symtoms...I didnt have them!
I told him about my family history of thyroid disease....which he TOTALLY ignored :(
ALL My symtoms were leading to Thyroid disease and the DRs would NOT listen.....
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Stay tuned for DR's Part 2
After thinking in and out that I might be pregnant, I went to various Dcotors to try and figure out the issue.
After getting a 2nd TOM in a row, I decided it was time to find out what was wrong...
The DR told me to just not worry and I'd be ok.....
I WISH that it would have been that easy..
I started having pregnancy symptoms, ie: bloating, sore bre****, my TOM's were very scant some days and heavy others (although at the time, I had heard some women still bleed with pregnancy. my TOM's were VERY watered down....
I started getting TOM every 40 or more days....*so this is why many times I thought I was pregnant*
Before having issues my TOM's were so scheduled...I pretty much knew within a day or two when they were coming....
I also started gaining weight and became VERY tired....
I had a hard time getting out of bed....had a hard time helping get my husband ready for work....
I was so tired, it became hard to clean, do laundry, cook, and spend time with friends (even have intimate times with my husband...I was just way too tired ALL the time)
I went to an OBGYN after going to the hospital because I thought I may have been having a miscarriage..... ( I KNOW i have at LEAST had two....)
They determined that my "bleeding" was just abnormal bleeding...well don't we all get that when our DR's can't determine what is wrong...so they just say something to get us off their backs....
Well the next OBGYN I went to....he was stupid...he A) refused to listen to me B) charged me for tests he didnt even tell me he was doing!!!
He assumed I had an STD, SOLEY because everyone under the age of 28 has an STD (literally this is what his office told me!!!)
He did tests for STDs without my knowledge of permission!!! ( I couldnt afford many tests, so I wanted them to be upfront and let me know how much everything would cost....we ONLY had 200 dollars to our name....and we took ALL our money out of our account because we thought something was wrong....)
He did a Pap Smear and since it was my first....I had no clue what he was doing or what one was!
He ALSO refused my husband to come in with me, because he assumed he was my boyfriend even though it was proved we were married.....
He then went on to tell me that we should NEVER have children....although he didnt give me a valid reason for why not.....
He told me I NEEDED BC pills and i told him I had a sensitivity to them.....
He ALSO told me that I should be on SULFA meds to clear up the imaginary pelvic inflamatory disease I had because of the STD that was not there.....( I am HIGHLY allergic to sulfa and told him this!!!)
He then told me I possibly had endometriosis and PCOS...well checking the symtoms...I didnt have them!
I told him about my family history of thyroid disease....which he TOTALLY ignored :(
ALL My symtoms were leading to Thyroid disease and the DRs would NOT listen.....
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Stay tuned for DR's Part 2
Saturday, March 21, 2009
The beginning.
I was diagnosed as hypothyroid, thankfully, in November 2007. However, I had it long before then.
2005 was supposed to be a GREAT year! I was getting married, had just moved and was working REALLY hard to get things ready for the wedding...
Weddings are always stressful....but I had LOADS of fun planning!
I started birth control in early July 2005, a few weeks before we were to get married....
I wasn't sure I wanted a baby right away, and ALOT of people were trying to use scare tactics to try and prevent us from "damaging our marriage early on".
I was fine on my first set of BC pills until a few month later...in August 05, I ended up catching a cold and felt funny....
I went to a DR and he prescribed me new BC pills...again saying we were too young to have kids, etc.
Started on those, and a few days later I had a nasty reaction to them and stopped taking them.
I started bleeding, even though it was only a week after my TOM.
It really freaked me out. I was told by the same DR I was fine and it would go away and I shouldn't worry.....
Well....worry happened.
Within 6 months I had put on several pounds.....
It started slowly...gaining a few here or there....
Before marriage I was anywhere between 97 and 110 lbs. When I started putting on the weight I progressively became 113, then 116, finally 120, 125.......
I ended up weighing AT LEAST 140 if not more...mind you I am ONLY 5 ft......
I went from a size 8 pant to a 13/14....it was utterly embarrassing!!!!
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More to come: Dr's visits to try and figure things out and pregnancy possibilities
2005 was supposed to be a GREAT year! I was getting married, had just moved and was working REALLY hard to get things ready for the wedding...
Weddings are always stressful....but I had LOADS of fun planning!
I started birth control in early July 2005, a few weeks before we were to get married....
I wasn't sure I wanted a baby right away, and ALOT of people were trying to use scare tactics to try and prevent us from "damaging our marriage early on".
I was fine on my first set of BC pills until a few month later...in August 05, I ended up catching a cold and felt funny....
I went to a DR and he prescribed me new BC pills...again saying we were too young to have kids, etc.
Started on those, and a few days later I had a nasty reaction to them and stopped taking them.
I started bleeding, even though it was only a week after my TOM.
It really freaked me out. I was told by the same DR I was fine and it would go away and I shouldn't worry.....
Well....worry happened.
Within 6 months I had put on several pounds.....
It started slowly...gaining a few here or there....
Before marriage I was anywhere between 97 and 110 lbs. When I started putting on the weight I progressively became 113, then 116, finally 120, 125.......
I ended up weighing AT LEAST 140 if not more...mind you I am ONLY 5 ft......
I went from a size 8 pant to a 13/14....it was utterly embarrassing!!!!
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More to come: Dr's visits to try and figure things out and pregnancy possibilities
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