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Hello there. After my RAI treatment I started gaining weight (I was SUPER underweight) but only gained enough to not look like a toothpick lol. To this day I’m not able to gain any weight at all. Believe me, I’ve tried. So it really does depend on the individual. Eating healthy, as they’ve already said, is key to keeping your body healthy and at a nice weight as well as regular exercise. As for the anxiety, as far as I know and as far as I’ve seen (I’ve been diagnosed for 9 years) doesn’t go away until YOU learn to control it. I still have some anxiety to this day but I’m pretty sure that’s because I didn’t realize I had any problems and therefore didn’t try to change it. But I’m now a part time student as well as working part time and I’m able to control it 99% of the time. I really think they key to remember is that while you might be more susceptible to stress because of hyperthyroidism, it’s not the reason you have it. Hyperthyroidism doesn’t control YOU. It may control the hormones and whatnot but ultimately you are in control. So, if you don’t want to have anxiety, then change it. One thing that worked for me was realizing that if I freaked out there would be consequences, like losing my job or having to drop out of school. And now when i feel an attack coming along I just think about that and take deep breaths. Hope this helps
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EliseI would say that spirituality helped me the most. Not religion, spirituality. I believe in karma and I really just wanted to be a better person. I was angry a lot, and very depressed. But through spirituality I found the will to live, to WANT to experience life and this beautiful planet. And to help others as well. One reason I joined this site was to share my story and try to help where I can. As for high school, I ended up dropping out. I DO NOT recommend it. Everything ended up working out, but it’s soo much easier just to get through school. You’ll regret it if you don’t. Honestly the the reason i dropped out was because it wasn’t hard. I didn’t feel challenged at all, didn’t do the homework or anything. Also when my blood sugar was too low or too high they wouldn’t let me on the bus and I would have to walk home. Very dangerous in my opinion. There are options though, in most states they offer online schooling, which I tried but didn’t have the focus to finish it. But I think it’s a good alternative. School can be really hard but you don’t realize how important it is until later years. So just try and stick it out. GED is okayyy…but graduating high school looks a lot better. The road is hard, and you’ll face many challenges, but in the end you will have learned valuable life lessons that many people will never understand. Just keep going, you can do it lol
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