Yes, my GD came after the complicated birth of my daughter, and
the surgery I needed afterwards. That was January. In April I noticed
my handwriting had gone downhill…by June I was a wreck, in July
I went to a doctor, and he diagnosed it in August, after testing
my blood for thyroid trouble, at my insistence, to humor me. He
thought I had these symptoms because I was hysterical, when actually
I was hysterical because I was hyper. I’m sure many others have
worse stories! My mother had GD undiagnosed for ten years, until she was close to a thyroid storm.
So GD is in my family, and I suppose I was predisposed. I do believe,
though, that the physical and emotional stress is what set me off.
Abigail
