Dec 28 2008
Thyroid’s Acting Up Again
Just yesterday, I blogged about our health insurance ending next month. Figures, since I woke up today and realized that my thyroid is out of control again! I was diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism about 2 years ago and since I got on Tapazole for it, it has been pretty much under control. I was even taken off the meds because thyroid level was beginning to get a little low. Now I see that it is going to be a non stop yo yo effect!
How can I tell that my thyroid is out of control again? Well , my first clue is my heartbeat, I can actually see it! It is so fast and hard, just pounding! Second is that anxiety feeling and restlessness, unable to sleep, and the big one… a little unexplained weight loss. Not that the weight loss is a bad thing but according to my doctor, not a good way to lose weight. Right before I was diagnosed, I lost 30 pounds. I was thrilled but I thought it was from the flu I had a few months earlier. After I found out what really caused it (routine blood tests showed a high level of thyroid stimulating hormone, or TSH ) I was sent for a thyroid scan and when the results came back as a great big TOO HIGH!! My doctor called me to come in and she gave me a choice of having my thyroid dissolved with a combination of drugs and radiation or to go on the pills (Tapazole). I chose the pills because dissolving it just seemed too radical to me and the thought of having low thyorid (aka “Hypothyroidism” ) and getting fatter than ever did not please me at all!
So I guess I’m off for blood tests tomorrow and then to the doctor to decide on the best course of treatment, and since I have about 1 month left of health insurance, I need to get this thing under control! Life certainly isn’t easy for a fat 50 something woman like me. It seems that the medical conditions keep adding up and I just keep getting less healthy every day. It’s time for me to do something radical, I am considering Gastric Bypass surgery to lose weight, but that, my friends is for another blog.
