Dear So and So

[malkin]

Dear Doctor's Office where my friend is a patient:

It was incompetence to tell my friend that she would get a call regarding her breast biopsy on Monday and then to make no contact with her. It was an epic fail to respond to her call on Wednesday afternoon with a statement containing the words "the radiologist needs to talk to the cancer specialist."

Please go back to customer service school.
And have some good news when you do get in touch with my friend, ok?

[Blueberry]

Dear University:

Is it really necessary that I purchase 2 different clickers (http://www.turningtechnologies.com/) that work on different frequencies for 2 different classes? I would just opt out, but these #$%^ things and my responses on them form part of my grade. Can't your head talk to your a$$ and at least agree on one brand for the whole school? This is ridiculous - and a waste of money and natural resources!

Signed,

A grumpy student who just spent enough on books without having to buy 2 clickers

[redrhodie]

Dear Doctor's Office where my friend is a patient:

It was incompetence to tell my friend that she would get a call regarding her breast biopsy on Monday and then to make no contact with her. It was an epic fail to respond to her call on Wednesday afternoon with a statement containing the words "the radiologist needs to talk to the cancer specialist."

Please go back to customer service school.
And have some good news when you do get in touch with my friend, ok?

That is awful. She should find a new doctor. Hope she's okay!

[indysteel]

Wow; malkin. That's shameful. I hope your friend is okay...

@Blueberry. That's ridiculous! Have you formally complained?

[redrhodie]

Dear Indy,

Hi! I didn't want to hijack the other thread. I have been riding just 3x per week, slow to boot, so I haven't had much to write about here! But I'm good. I'm finding the right balance of exercise, where I feel good and still have energy left, but it's not very exciting compared to the adventures on te! It's been hard to learn that my body can't handle the kind of miles I used to do without feeling wiped out, because I'm stubborn. But I am making progress, though I still get twinges of guilt for not riding more.

How are you?

[indysteel]

Dear Indy,

Hi! I didn't want to hijack the other thread. I have been riding just 3x per week, slow to boot, so I haven't had much to write about here! But I'm good. I'm finding the right balance of exercise, where I feel good and still have energy left, but it's not very exciting compared to the adventures on te! It's been hard to learn that my body can't handle the kind of miles I used to do without feeling wiped out, because I'm stubborn. But I am making progress, though I still get twinges of guilt for not riding more.

How are you?

Honestly, that sounds a lot like where I am, too. I don't know if it's my thyroid, marriage or what, but I haven't had the desire or ability to ride like I used to for a while. So, I don't. DH and I are generally content to ride 2-3 times a week, maybe 2-3 hours at a time at most. I'm otherwise taking some exercise classes at a local rec center, where I've been lucky to meet some really friendly people. That's taken the edge off my discomfort with the town we moved to in September of 2009. It's funny how something so seemingly minor can help make a place feel more like home. I'm doing yoga twice a week and working out with a personal trainer twice a week, once in a group setting and once on my own. So, while I'm not riding, I do feel like I'm really active and fit.
We've otherwise had a great summer. We went to Hawaii in April and are headed to Tennessee next month. Married life is good. We're like two peas in a pod!

My thyroid is still sort of all over the place. I took a small dose of Methimazole from November until late June. I was able to keep my TSH at a good level, but it had started to creep up to close to 3, so he took me off the drug. My latest test indicated that it was at 2.37, which is closer to abnormal than I'd like, but I feel mostly good, so I'm just not going to stress over it. I do think the doctor is right that I likely have both Graves' and Hashi's, which explains all of my fluctuations. I don't know the best path forward if that's the case. Maybe I should just nuke it and be done with it. If I don't do that, Graves will probably burn it off over time, and I'll just go hypo at that point anyway.

But I don't want to complain too much. I've felt more like myself this year than I did last and, like I said, I've had a really good summer.

It's so good to see you on the forum, Red! Stick around a while; you've been missed!

[redrhodie]

Honestly, that sounds a lot like where I am, too. I don't know if it's my thyroid, marriage or what, but I haven't had the desire or ability to ride like I used to for a while. So, I don't. DH and I are generally content to ride 2-3 times a week, maybe 2-3 hours at a time at most. I'm otherwise taking some exercise classes at a local rec center, where I've been lucky to meet some really friendly people. That's taken the edge off my discomfort with the town we moved to in September of 2009. It's funny how something so seemingly minor can help make a place feel more like home. I'm doing yoga twice a week and working out with a personal trainer twice a week, once in a group setting and once on my own. So, while I'm not riding, I do feel like I'm really active and fit.
We've otherwise had a great summer. We went to Hawaii in April and are headed to Tennessee next month. Married life is good. We're like two peas in a pod!

My thyroid is still sort of all over the place. I took a small dose of Methimazole from November until late June. I was able to keep my TSH at a good level, but it had started to creep up to close to 3, so he took me off the drug. My latest test indicated that it was at 2.37, which is closer to abnormal than I'd like, but I feel mostly good, so I'm just not going to stress over it. I do think the doctor is right that I likely have both Graves' and Hashi's, which explains all of my fluctuations. I don't know the best path forward if that's the case. Maybe I should just nuke it and be done with it. If I don't do that, Graves will probably burn it off over time, and I'll just go hypo at that point anyway.

But I don't want to complain too much. I've felt more like myself this year than I did last and, like I said, I've had a really good summer.

It's so good to see you on the forum, Red! Stick around a while; you've been missed!

Thanks Indy. I'm glad you're feeling better!

What are the risks of nuking it?

[indysteel]

As I understand it, thyroid ablation can increase the chance of thyroid eye disease. Since ablation doesn't eliminate the root cause of the disease, the antibodies that once attacked your thyroid can move onto the eyes, their other primary target. I'd rather try to bring the disease into remission through drug therapy, but if I'm just going to yo-yo, then I may have to rethink it.

My latest labs show a TSH of 2.3. I've been off meds for 7 weeks. It's higher than I'd like, but I feel relatively good. I have a few hyper symptoms, which is weird, but assuming I have both dieases, not unheard of.