So...the major complaint I have now is my unending acid reflux (major symptom/side effect of hypothyroidism). Actually, that's not entirely true. It ended while I was taking omeprazole but that stuff is expensive. Anyway, every time I finish a package, I went off it for a few days to see if my medication had made the acid reflux stop. Every time, I ( Read more... )

I have slept a lot. I was off Thursday, so Wednesday night I slept about twelve hours. Thursday night I slept between eight and nine hours because I had to get up Friday morning for work. Friday night I slept for about twelve hours but slept through what was supposed to be running time. Oops! Saturday (last) night I slept for about thirteen hours. ( Read more... )

On Friday I had a doctor's appointment which was actually great. My nurse once worked with an endocrinologist so she knows all about thyroid issues. I told her I was still suffering from extreme fatigue, dry skin and my undesirable weight gain. She put me on a secondary thyroid medication that targets a different aspect of the hypothyroidism, so if ( Read more... )

I don't know what is going on with me. I talked to my MD Friday morning and he changed my anti-baby nuggets to a type originally marketed in Europe to treat adult acne. I've been on my old ones for almost ten years so these new ones better work! He drew one million gallons of blood from me and he's running all kinds of tests. I still have every ( Read more... )

I showed my apartment to two people on Friday and I'm really hopeful that one of them will actually fill out an application and get this apartment from me. I NEED to live in my house! Two finches had taken residence in the tiny rafter around my front porch and I named them "Biff" and "Roxy". Last night, only "Roxie" was there and today they were ( Read more... )

Years ago, I noticed that I would only perspire under my right arm (Incidentally, a relative had the same problem and the boob on that side is a cup size larger. Apparently we have hormone imbalances in my family. Stupid hypothyroidism). Anyway, I talked to a pharmacist co-worker who recommended Certain Dri (or a generic equivalent), as it contains ( Read more... )

So, Thursday night I came home from work at 6pm, ate a light dinner and satin front of my computer for a bit. I was exhausted but had been all week, despite how much sleep I got each night (I blame my hypothyroidism). I laid down with the intent to nap and exercise and run later. I fell asleep around 8pm and got up at 10 or 11pm and crawled into ( Read more... )

So, you would think that four days at Myrtle Beach would be refreshing and relaxing. I was so mad the whole time. Seriously, I've never in my life felt so moody and weird and I absolutely know it's due to my wonky thyroid. I'm calling my doctor in the morning to see if they'll allow the blood work to be retested sooner than two weeks from now, ( Read more... )

So, the house Todd and I are trying to buy was inspected today. It was badness all around ( Read more... )

So, I've been running several miles at a time two to three times per week for one and a quarter years and recently have been gaining weight in my mid-section. Frustrated, I took to aggressive dieting and running more. Then my MD says I have a goiter and may be hypothyroid. This is all well and good until I get the bloodwork back, confirming or ( Read more... )