OT-Medication

[crazycanuck]

Ladies, thank you so much for your support!!

I'm feeling a bit more normal now. My hand isn't right but i'm taking one more day from anything strenuous as we believe it also has something to do with the borrowed bike (neck position) and work position (neck too).

THanks again.

Crazyc

[velogirl]

Undiagnosed Hashi's for years (probably a decade or so). So frustrating to be terribly sick and not know why. I won't even mention the weight gain -- okay, I will -- 40 pounds in 3 years (and I ride 15-20 hours a week). Argh! Neither of my endos ever tested me for Hashi's (I was misdiagnosed as hyper -- please!). My ENT tested me for it for curiousity's sake in my pre-op tests before surgery for thyca. BTW, docs will tell you thyca is unrelated to Hashi's, but I've met way too many thycans who also had Hashi's to believe that, so keep getting tested and if you have nodules get an ultrasound or RAI scan every year.


You will feel better. I'm 17 months post-op and we've finally got my meds at a level where I feel fantastic! I'm on both levoxyl and cytomel (the cytomel gives me the little kick I need). Luckily my endo treats symptoms in addition to labs.

[betagirl]

I don't have thyroid issues, but just wanted to post that I can relate to the medication thing. When I first was diagnosed with crohn's, I was put on 16 pills a day. I was like what are you INSANE?! I don't even like to take cold medication. That was short lived thankfully. But over the past 4 years I've been on a variety of medications and have an awful time taking them regularly. I go through bouts of being a "good patient" and then I get sloppy. Have you considered using a pill box? I know, it's a sad thing to think about but it helps me remember to take all the dang things. I recently took a 5 month med holiday, and well that didn't go over too well. Anyway, I just wanted to say I understand the whole taking medication daily bit and how hard it can be. Even though it logically makes sense to just take it, we always can find a way to forget.

Hang in there.

[margo49]

My SO has Hashimoto"s and I will show him this thread in the morning. He also has Carpals Tunnels which so has 3/4 of the kibbutz over 40 because of horticultural secateurs so nobody complains - it is regarded as normal !
He has the tiredness and weight gain. He swears by a "no whites diet" as much as possible - sugar,flour and takes some pill (I'm hopeless with names since chemo - I differentiate by colour and/or size except pain-killers at which I became an expert after nearly getting squashed to death by a tractor)
Thanx 4 all this info