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Yes, this has all been in the last year other than my gallbladder operation. I think one of the hardest things is mourning the loss of who I used to be and also feeling ashamed and like I complain too much. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard oh your levels should be straight by now, or I forget things too, or well I know how you feel because I have two young children also. I just wanna scream and cry… No, no you don’t know how I feel. Even on my tiredest day before my illness I wasn’t as tired as I am when I wake up in the morning before I even do anything!! My original endo told me that I’d immediately start feeling better after starting synthroid and that was a set up for failure. I guess it’s just hard not to feel like a bad mom, wife, daughter, friend, and sibling when you don’t wanna move from the sofa lol. I have another question and I hope this isn’t too personal, but did anyone else have a complete loss of sex drive? I think my husband thinks I don’t love him anymore
I’m sorry I should’ve said I feel dumb. It’s embarrassing when someone tells me their name and less than 5 minutes later I’ve forgotten it. I was one of those people that could tell you what I wore last Tuesday but now I don’t remember what I wore yesterday! It’s awful! I do set alarms and reminders, I make lists, take notes etc, but none of that helps at test time lol. One thing I’ve been told by a friend with Graves’ is that just because you’re in normal range doesn’t mean your optimal for you. Graves’ has cause me to have degeneration in my back, I’ve had to have a hysterectomy for chronic inflammation and severe scaring, fibroids, cysts, and adhesions, I’ve had my gallbladder removed. I’m just a mess in general. My dr said I may have fibromyalgia but other than those things there’s no sign of other issues through blood work etc. I have noticed my muscle pain seems better with the armour but now I’m having headaches almost every day and jaw pain. I’m just sick of being sick to be honest and I think I’m a little depressed. I lost my job of six years because after diagnosis with of all the hospital time and surgeries I ran out of FMLA and sick leave and my company had an automatic option to let me go. That hurt me both emotionally and financially. The sad thing is until I got sick is always been a very good employee and my yearly reviews were always good. I guess all the life changes I’m going through plus trying to go back to school at the same time is just a little overwhelming. I guess I’m having a pity party. Thanks for saying I’m not dumb
