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#1067799

Stargazer…thank you for sharing your story! And everyone for that matter. To me, there is nothing worse than leaving your Endo appointment almost in tears because he tells you all these symptoms you feel can’t be caused by your thyroid because ‘it doesn’t work that way’ and ‘if the labs are normal-it’s not your thyroid’. It’s terrible to made out to be a hyporchondriac when that’s the last thing you are trying to be. I’m not looking for things to complain about- I just want options on how to handle/deal with/treat my persistant symptoms. Anyway, you have all given me insight and wisdom and most of all encouragement!!

-B

[joelle]

#1067800

I was just reading your post and it caused me to register so I could reply. I was diagnosed 16 yrs ago, went through the iodine radiation and now battle problems of a hypo nature despite "perfect" blood results. YOU ARE NOT A HYPOCHONDRIAC! The loss of mental clarity, dropping things, jumping out of your skin, are all things I experience. I do keep health journals and find symptoms seem to appear not only monthly but yearly. I have switched doctors many times because I have been told its PMS, I should exercise more (I do everyday), I should see a psychiatrist, and it’s all in my head. But the more I read on the subject, the more I find most of my symptoms are related to my thyroid. Just weeks after starting on my thyroid medication my hair started turning gray( I was in my early 20’s), I called the doctor in a panic and he knew nothing of a link between thyroid medicine and graying hair. Five years ago I was reading an article that validated my concern.
I still struggle with my weight, I gain and lose 25lbs a year. The "dropping things" has graduated to not being able to use buttons or put my earrings on. I have trouble with peripheral vision, not good while I am driving. I cannot choose the right words while speaking, and have trouble reading and with numbers that I can only describe as mild dyslexia. Now many of the symptoms we suffer are also symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome(CSF), but bring up CSF to your doctor and watch him/her roll their eyes.
Like you said, I was not one to visit the doctor. I was diagnosed beacuse I was having severe dizzy spells. I wish I could give you some advice, but I just wanted you to know you are not alone. And at your next visit be firm. Good Luck!

[elf]

#1067801

stargazer wrote:Then, about 6 months ago, I decided that I should go on a healthier eating regimen just because I wanted to do the best I could for my body. I could go on and on listing tons of healthy foods that I have incorporated into my diet. Long story short, for the last three months I have been losing hair to the point that I am just like I was when I was first fighting Graves, my skin is dry and my nails have all broken off, my eyelashes are almost gone, I have heart palpitations, rapid heart beat, night sweats and day sweats, I am anxious, I am depressed and most of all, my TED problems are back and everything is blurry and my eyes hurt and are bulging a bit and I see double. … I am convinced that I am eating these foods in excess and that I need to cut way back on them.

I could not ever buy into any "healthy" or other foods or fads or stories… Something keeps me from getting into any one extreme… And now I realize just what keeps me from it…. I just feel that "tons" of anything is not good…. If anything, I feel that food intake should be decreased… Especially as a person ages… I feel that calorie-restriction lifestyle is best for any body. "Starve yourself, starve the cancer" they say… could be good with any other disease.

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