This blog is not meant to make people sad, have them feel sorry for me and it is not for attention. It is simply to let people understand what I am going through, and what has been happening throughout the last 10 years of my life. Also, I am reading a couple new books by Mary J. Shomon and through these books I am going to attempt (once again) to lose the weight that this disease has caused me. So this blog will also be my weekly (possibly daily) journey with this last resort diet; the "Thyroid Diet". The first picture is me with a friend...I'm the one on the right. This is what I look like now. The other picture is of me and my sister when I weighed 140lbs. I am the one on the left.
When I was in 7th grade I was diagnosed with Graves' Disease, a.k.a. hyperthyroidism. That is when your thyroid (butterfly shaped gland that wraps around your trachea) is over active. Your thyroid controls almost everything that happens inside your body, like:
Heart Rate
Metabolism
Moods
Immune System
Menstrual Cycles
Sex drive
Brain Activity
Ability to get pregnant
Body Temp
Cholesterol
etc. etc. etc. (I think you get the point)
I'm not certain, since I have never done speed, but I'm guessing that's what your body feels like at all times; like you're on speed (sitting down relaxing my heart rate was going 150 bpm...yea...) So I was taking medication and during my Freshman year of High School I went into remission from the disease and all seemed great for a while. During my Sophomore year however I started feeling not so great again. We called the Doctor he said I was fine... so we just went along with it. At the end of the year we went back to the Doctor and I had relapsed. It was the worst I have ever been and we were told if we didn't do something soon I would slip into a vegetable like state and eventually die from that. We had my thyroid removed with radio active iodine and were told that with thyroid replacement medication I would be fine. Ha...Ha...Ha.... ;-)
Up until that point I had always been rather thin, I was 5'8'' and weighed in around 140-145 lbs. I was very athletic, was on soccer teams, club swimming and recreational swimming teams, volleyball, basketball...basically I was always busy with sports. It wasn't long after I had my thyroid removed that I started gaining weight. I got up to somewhere between 180 and 190 lbs by the end of my Senior year of High School. At the time we thought it might have something to do with my thyroid problems but we really just blamed it on me eating a little more but mainly blamed it on the fact that I couldn't work out anymore. (I have hyper-elasticity in my joints...and because of that I blew all the ligaments out of my right shoulder, some in my left shoulder; and it was starting in my knees.) I was on thyroid replacement hormone but they couldn't find the right dose, I wasn't able to get to a "normal" level. It was very frustrating, but besides being a little overweight it wasn't interfering with my life so I didn't really care.
In the fall of 2006 I left home to go to Biola University La Mirada, CA. College was great but man...that Freshman 15...turned into a Freshman 40. I was gaining weight like crazy and I couldn't stop. In December of that year we did some more testing and found out I went to the complete opposite side of the thyroid problem; I was now Hypothyroid, Hashimoto's Disease. I didn't just go to the under active side of things...I was WAY under active, which explained the weight gain. After we found this out my mom took me to a specialist in Beverly Hills to try to fix what was going on. Because he is pretty well known I won't mention his name...but he was the worst Doctor I have seen since this started. He accused me of not taking my medication, he said I was probably scarfing down soy products. (soy is incredibly bad for people with thyroid problems) I wasn't doing any of these things, this guy just thought he was so awesome, that me getting worse HAD to be my fault, not his. Needless to say I continued to get worse and worse over the next year and a half. I started doing horrible with my school work, mainly tests, because everything was so slowed down I couldn't concentrate, I couldn't remember things I had studied and one day I even forgot my name. It was terrifying I cried for hours. Soon enough all I wanted to do was sleep, and I was getting sick a lot. I didn't feel happy all the time like I usually did and just walking exhausted me. I didn't gain a lot more weight but when I finished my Sophomore year of College I weighed in at 250 lbs. ugh...
After that year I moved to Texas with my soon to be husband Cory. I found another Doctor here, her name is Dr. Espinoza and she has been great so far...but I haven't been helped. I have continued to get worse and I have gained more and more weight. I moved to Texas in May of 2008 and by August 2008 I weighed 280 lbs for our wedding. I was disgusted with myself when I got our wedding pictures back I cried forever. Our wedding was beautiful and so much fun and the pictures were amazing...but who was this disgustingly overweight girl in the wedding dress?! That isn't what I look like, that's not what I feel like how can that possibly be me? But it was...and unfortunately that wasn't my top weight. We've had some scares in the last year and a half, they thought I had tumors...I've miscarried and the Doc said I would never be able to have children...and recently they said there was no more they could do for me. They would just keep trying to give me higher doses but that's all that could be done. A normal person with hypothyroidism takes their meds with a dose around 100mcg. I take 275mcg...and yet I'm still worse. But I'm not giving up hope, I refuse to believe that I will never carry a baby the full 9 months and have a normal baby, and although my Doctor has asked me over and over again to stop trying to diet and to just let the disease do what it will...I refuse to continue to be this overweight. Actually I'm not even overweight, I'm morbidly obese.
That's where this new book by Mary J. Shoman comes in and the majority of the reason for this blog. I've tried tons of diets, Weight Watchers, Atkins, Insulin Resistant diets, cutting calories...you name it. On Average I eat 1500-1600 calories. Way less than most people eat in a day. I walk for 40-60 minutes every day...and when I'm able to I work out on the elliptical machine. Most days it's too hard though, I'm still so tired and exhausted and really all I want to do is never leave my bed. I don't though, I work, I spend time with my husband and puppy and friends. I don't want people to think I'm a depressed person who doesn't do anything with my life so I don't live that way. And I no longer want strangers to look at me and think I'm a couch potato that just sits there stuffing my face. It is almost impossible for someone with hypothyroidism to lose weight, the majority of us gain a lot of weight while we're trying to diet. So I'm going to try this one last diet and I will keep a blog on my journey during it. If you guys have any questions about anything please post it on my blogs I'll answer it. And now for the most embarrassing thing about all of this that most people do not know because they haven't seen me since I moved away....
My name is Molly, I'm 21 years old, I have had thyroid diseases for 10 years of my life and I have gained 183 lbs because of it. I am currently 323 lbs and I will, somehow, lose this weight. Until next time!
I'll be cheering you on from Cali sissy! I'm so proud of you and how you have handled this over the years. You are tough, strong, and courageous and I admire you more than you will ever know. I'm excited to follow along your journey. I love you so much!
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Thank you so much sister!
ReplyDeleteHi sis, I am so proud of you and am excited for you to try this. You have been through so much and are handling everything really well. I read Shannon's comment and 100% agree - I was going to say all of that too!! :-)
ReplyDeleteWe are praying for you and love you so much!!
"So do not fear for I am with you; do not be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10
Love you,
Kate
Thank you sis! You guys are amazing :)
ReplyDeleteMolly -- you are going to get there, and me -- and the community of thyroid patients out here -- are going to help you!!! I'm so proud of you for starting this, and taking charge of your situation!!
ReplyDeleteHi Molly
ReplyDeleteAll the very best of luck - how inspiring you are.
From a fellow thyroidless person in New Zealand.
All power to you
Adi :)
Hi, Molly!!! My name is Lynn and I too have Hypothyroidism. I have had it since 1998. It is very frustrating to eat healthy and workout and never drop a pound. But, I keep on pushing.. cuz that's all I can do. I will be thin again...I am very determined!!! You will get there too.. you seem to have the same drive as me!! :)
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Molly,
ReplyDeleteI saw the link to your blog via Mary Shomon (who is one terrific thyroid patient advocate!) and am proud of you for starting this blog to record your journey. You have my prayers and support as a fellow Hashimoto's patient. One of the best things I also think you can do is to learn about your lab numbers. Is your doctor testing your actual thyroid hormones, Free T4 and Free T3? Those need to be optimal to get that metabolism normal so that your weight loss efforts aren't thwarted. Most of us seem to do best when the values are over mid-range and sometimes higher. I'm working on losing a few pounds myself. Also look into "T-Tapp", something M. Shomon also recommends. Hugs to you thyroid sister!
Cindi
Prayers and Support from another Hypo girl in Nashville, TN. I wish you all the best! Thank you for sharing your story with us! God Bless - Stacy :)
ReplyDeleteWow you guys are all so amazing! You make my heart so happy! haha! Thank you for all the prayers and support! Thank you Mary Shomon!! And Cindi - Yes my Doctor does test my T3 and T4 along with my TSH every 6 weeks. In my post I talked about they thought I had a tumor and the reason was because the way my TSH and T3 (or maybe it was T4...it was a while ago I can't remember which) were could only have been that way if I had tumors. Thankfully I didn't but I think it's great she tests all 3 things. And I also bring new things to the table every time I get tested trying to see if I could also have something else. But so far nothing has showed up which of course is great news but frustrating at the same time, you know? Thank you though! If anyone has any ideas I would love to hear them!
ReplyDeleteI am SO glad I saw your link from Mary on Facebook. I am in a rut (a deep, deep rut) I am excited to follow you and all!!
ReplyDeleteI also have Hashimoto's and my TSH, at it's highest after having my son in 2007, was 43.11. AAAHHHH!!
Well, good luck and I will be here following and cheering you on....we all need that, huh? :)
Oh wow 43.11?! Dear me! That's no fun is it? I don't even feel good when mine is at 11! Thank you so much for the support! I feel so blessed to have everyone behind me! And I don't know if I said this in my posts but just so everyone knows, the highest my TSH ever got, they weren't able to caluculate. I can't remember what the top number is on their charts, 200, 250? Whatever it was it said mine was over that number and that it was off the charts. :( Yikes!
ReplyDeleteWhat a story! I just wanted to throw out there, have they checked you for PCOS and/or insulin resistance? I have something going on with my thyroid--it might be Hashimotos--not too, but I know the PCOS alone was enough to muck up my weight.
ReplyDeleteKeep trying to find solutions--what you do is more important than any doctor.
M
That should've read 'now too' not 'not too'
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M
They have checked my insulin resistance and all of that. They said I was on the edge of being insulin resistant, but since then they said I was fine with that so I don't know
ReplyDeleteI have been hypothyroid since 1977 (and probably way before but that's when they finally tested it). I can't take synthetic medication at all (the synthetics nearly killed my daughter this year) - and when the Armour Thyroid shortage hit, I was in big trouble. I've still had weight issues all those years and most of the time, I feel ashamed to go out the door in the morning. I've stopped mentioning my thyroid issues to people and just let everyone think I'm a pig who eats too much and doesn't exercise. Your story breaks my heart and I wish you all good things in your journey. You will be an inspiration to so many people. Good luck and thank you! One day at a time!!
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I just saw your blog on facebook. You are so brave. I have Hashimoto's and weigh about 265. I eat between 800 to 1000 calories a day. I try to exercise, but have extreme pain in my abdominal muscle. No one wants to do anything about it because I am "morbidly obese". They tell me to lose weight. My gyne said I probably have fibroids, but he refuses to touch me.
ReplyDeleteIf they figured out what the pain was from, I WOULD exercise. Doctors don't beleive how little I eat. I actually had one doctor tell me that if I eat 800 and can't lose weight, I need to eat about 300 to 500 calories a day.
I wish you the best of luck with everything and I pray that God will use people with conditions like ours for a good way and we will finally understand why he allows this to happen to us.
by the way, I also have Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency, and PCOS. I was a ballroom dance teacher who danced 12 hours a day 6 days a week and continued to gain approximately 10 pounds a week. I gained over 100 pounds in 3 months. My heaviest was 312 and I was a 50 inch waist.
ReplyDeleteI lost over 75 pounds and my waist is now 62 inches, but the doctors don't think that anything is wrong. How can you lose over 75 pounds and gain 12 inches in your waist?
oh my goodness Jackie and Gmafly I am so sorry! It is so horrible and so heart breaking to have to go through things like this. I totally feel for you and I'll be praying for you!
ReplyDeleteJackie: I know exactly what you mean when you said you were gaining about 10 lbs a week. The most I ever did in a week was 20. It was horrifying! Also, I totally believe you that you eat so little! Actually, my Doctor told me this: "An average adult eats 2-3 slices of pizza when they order one. Let's say they were to eat 3 slices one night, if you (me) ate 1/2 of a slice that would be the equivalent of their 3 slices!" I was like whaaatt?!!? But there's no way I could come close to starving myself, I like food too much for that! haha. This Thyroid diet I'm doing seems to be great for me so far! I'm on day 3 and I've lost 3.6 lbs! You should really look into it if you haven't. It's made up of foods that are great for low thyroid patients! I'm so proud of you for losing the 75 lbs and I know you can continue to do this! I don't know what's up with your waist just yell at it a little and maybe it'll cooperate ;-)
Gmafly: my heart seriously started aching when you said you are ashamed to go out the door somedays. I feel you! I'm so embarrassed to go out with my husband! He is incredibly handsome and here comes me holding his hand. I know people shouldn't let what other people think get to them. But it's hard when you aren't used to being overweight and especially when it's not your fault. Doesn't everyone wish they could wear t-shirts that say "I have a low thyroid stop staring at me!" I'll be praying for your health and for your weight. I'm so sorry. I hope you can find something that works for you!
Way to go, Molly! Congrats on the weight loss - it gives you such a lift, doesn't it, to find something that works!! You have inspired me and I'm going to check out this diet myself. And you hold your head up proudly when you hold your wonderful husband's hand - he has the right stuff and he knows how beautiful you are. I think the thing that makes me feel most defeated is that people not only don't realize when you have a health issue contributing to weight issues - they don't believe you when you tell them. Our society has made weight the one thing that people can openly discriminate against and feel very virutous doing it. I hope in my lifetime that someone, somewhere comes up with the answer for people like us. In the meantime, - GO MOLLY!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy to find a blog of someone that has the same feelings that I do. My blog has gone through the struggles of hypothyroidism, the depression, the anger, the hate, and the tears. I've tried so many diets like weight watchers, and went through anorexia and going vegetarian. I even went through periods of obsessions of working out - 7 days a week, sometimes twice or three times a day. The doctors disappointing me. You know the end result? GAIN, always gain. Still gaining.
ReplyDeleteWhat you say - "It is almost impossible for someone with hypothyroidism to lose weight, the majority of us gain a lot of weight while we're trying to diet." It's completely true.
My anger with myself, my body, with God, and jealousy of others around me and media has taken over me. I became obsessed with negativity and tearing myself apart.
My new phase is learning to accept myself, accept my body and this is the way it will be. I need to be happy and content with life. I hated it when people over the years would tell me "this is just the way you were made. This is what God made you, so deal with it." That angered me so much when I would hear that. I even heard this from one of my doctors! But now, I'm trying to accept. I'm taking my meds and getting my tests every 3 months like I need to. The weight gain will happen and I feel there is no strength left in me to fight it anymore.
I've thought about this thyroid diet, but I've put myself through so much over the past years. I just feel like another diet or another workout plan will just set me up for more disappointment in myself. The thyroid diet looks so intimidating, so I'm so proud of anyone that does it. You are strong. Big props for you, girl!
It's comforting to me to find others out there with the same feelings.
Sharper that breaks my heart to read! So many of us know what you're going through and we're here for you! I know what you mean when you say you're too tired to try anymore. I have felt like that so many times and it had actually been 6 months since I had tried my last diet. After that one was my "That's it! No more!" and plus my Doctor was telling me to stop. But I also never go shopping for myself because it's humiliating, and I went with one of my friends the weekend before I started the thyroid diet and thought to myself, I used to be able to shop here! And here too! It was so hard knowing I was 10 sizes bigger than the biggest size in the store! So that's when I started looking again and found the Thyroid diet. And once again, if something happens and this doesn't work I'll probably say again that's the last time. It's hard when you have to work 3-4x as hard as a normal person does on a diet, and it's really discouraging when you don't see results :/
ReplyDeleteMolly.... oooooh I could have written this post myself. Just got here through Mary Shomon's newsletter. My Graves' was diagnosed in 2007. I have gone from 175 to about 295. I am 33 and I am also in Texas. I am anxious to read the rest of your journey!
ReplyDeleteSorry you've had to go through that Jordan! It's so lame! I am definitely excited for you to read this though! have you tried Mary's Thyroid Diet?
ReplyDeleteMolly,
ReplyDeleteI have had issues with my thyroid since having my third child 2.5 years ago. Before that, I could lose weight doing Weight Watchers or exercising, but since then, neither of those things has worked. Recently, I went back to the endocrinologist and she said everything looked normal. My thyroid antibodies were still elevated, but after testing overactive and then underactive, I thought this was my golden ticket...normal!
Ha.
I've been doing WW for four weeks to NO results. I am beyond discouraged and what's worse...no one will listen! It's SO hard to have this spinning out of control when people around you just think you're obsessing and need to accept your body as it is.
Sigh.
I haven't tried "The Thyroid Diet" but just found your link and plan to read your blog backwards to see how it's going for you!
I am cheering for you too...from Illinois! :)
Courtney I'm so sorry this has happened to you! But if your levels are pretty normal that's AWESOME! This is the key time to try to lose weight, which obviously you have been. Okay so I love me some WW, haha I think it's a great diet. And it sorta worked for me before I was diagnosed with hypo (in between when I had my thyroid removed and getting diagnosed with hypo) I could lose about 20 lbs...but then it would stop and I'd gain it all back in a rush. Now, it won't work for me at all! I think the reason Mary's Thyroid Diet is working for me and WW wont is because of the foods I eat. A lot of good, healthy foods are still bad for thyroid patients. The foods I'm eating are healthy and thyroid friendly, and I honestly think that's why I'm having such a great success with it! I do hope you buy the book and think about trying the diet. You did four weeks of WW, no results. Try four weeks of Thyroid Diet, see if it's ANY different! All the best I'll be praying for you lady!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! I am so blown away by your first post and the comments. I feel like crying. I am so tired of feeling like I am all alone in this, but it looks like Im not. I am probably going to comment on every one of your posts because it feels like you are living my life.
ReplyDeleteIn 1997 I was diagnosed with Graves disease. I had a severe reaction to the anti thyroid drugs and had an emergency thyroidectomy. I was 26 years old and I weighed about 145lbs. Within 3 months I had gained 45lbs!!! I now weigh 255lb and every dieting attempt causes more weight gain. On top of it all I now have Coeliac Disease (which of course my doctor says goes hand in hand). So my diet is EXTREMELY limited by the coeliacs and to be honest - I dont even get that hungry - BUT i still put on weight.
I wanted to share with you, about having babies. I was told I would never carry a baby past three months. My first pregnancy I lost at 11 weeks, BUT here's the good news, I now have 3 beautiful healthy children, aged 8,6 and 4. So dont let the doctors tell you otherwise. At 7 weeks pregnant with my eldest the Endocrinologist (who had such an awesome bedside manner- not!) to expect to lose her too!! I changed to a female endo.
Not to say my pregnancies were easy - but I did get easy births (has to be some silver lining!)
I am now 39 years old. I feel like an old lady most days. I need to take naps most days and some days I take my children to school and then have to come home and spend the day on the couch... exhausted. I hold a Masters Degree but couldnt imagine being able to work at the moment.
I am a New Zealander living in Australia and I am finding out that getting help here is way harder than NZ. The doctors are really anti natural thyroid hormones and I have to be really assertive to get my thyroid bloods done properly.
I am sick of being that 'invisible' obese person that people push out of the way and look at with pity. I am not an overeater, I have a friend who is my weight and eats crap all the time, she deserves to be, I dont! (and she agrees!)
Anyway, this is your blog, not mine LOL but it is something that is all consuming in my life. I will look into the Thyroid Diet and I might even start a blog about my struggle too!! (i already have one for my crafting - which Im too tired to do!)
All the best and THANK YOU for sharing your amazing story. Bless you!
Molly
ReplyDeleteI just found you and I thought I'd start at the beginning and read it all.
I am living this. I barely eat anything and I can't lost the weight. The Thyroid Diet did nothing for me.
I cried while reading your story. I hope you find what works for you and you have a wonderful healthy life. Keep the tips comin'.
Your new cheerleader and fan!
Leonie -- Oh my gosh I felt so alone too until I started this blog! But please don't, we're all right there with you! I'm so touched by your story thank you for sharing a part of it with me! And thank you for the encouragment that you have 3 kids! There's still hope! haha! I'll be praying for your weight loss, and everything going on in Australia. I can't believe how hard and frustrating that must be! Don't worry, you are definitely not old...I sleep a lot too! There are days where I literally cannot get out of bed or off the couch, I feel ya lady!
ReplyDeleteMargaret, Peggy, Peg -- Haha what would you like me to call you? Thank you for reading my blog you are so sweet! And thanks for telling me you cried, because I cry when I get wonderful comments! haha! I'm so sorry the Thyroid Diet didn't work for you. :( I'll be praying you can find something...and I'm always here for you to cheer you on too!
Good luck on your journey. I was diagnosed in 2007 but am sure I was hypothyroid for at least 10 years before that. I had 2 miscarriages before I had my son and 1 more before my daughter. They are healthy 23 and 21 years old and the joy of my life. Keep trying God will bless you when the time is right.
ReplyDeleteHi Molly,
ReplyDeleteI am a follower of Mary Shomon's postings and face book page. I came across an article about your blog and thought I would check it out for myself. You are a brave girl and an inspiration! I too suffer from Hashimotos Goiter/Hypothyroidsm. I also have Diabetes II and pretty sure I am developing Fibromyalgia. I was diagnosed in 2003 when I couldn't figure out how I kept gaining weight. Also, I was having horrible infertility problems, aches and pains, constant illness, depression, no sex drive, and could literally sleep all day and still be dead tired! I was placed on Synthroid at about 100mcg, which has since been increased to 125mcg. I hate it! It does NOTHING for me, and I am still dealing with so many horrible symptoms. One of the worst is the tendency for my right eye to swell up completely shut! It happens once in a blue moon but lasts for months and months. It is devastating!
I currently live in Scotland UK with my current husband (just got married in January) and I too am struggling every day to lose weight and feel better. I am currently at 203-204 lbs, depending on the day. My quality of life is pretty much NIL! It is so good, however, to be able to find others with my similar problems that can totally relate to what I go through on a daily basis. I enjoyed reading your blog and taking some of your info to heart, as I research quite a bit too about this dreadful disease and how to placate it so I can function on a daily basis. I wish you tons of success and good luck on this new diet. You deserve to live better...we all do! Thanks for posting this blog and being such an enthusiastic and inspiring voice for all of us who suffer with this thing!! CHEERS!!!
Lorna -- I'm so sorry about the 3 miscarriages, that must have been so hard! :( You said you thought you were hypo for 10 years before you got diagnosed, were you misdiagnosed? or had you just not gone to a Doctor yet?
ReplyDeleteTugsaboo -- I am so sorry you're having to go through all of this, with the added type 2 diabetes, your eye and the possibility of having fibromyalgia! I have a couple questions, are you type 2 diab. from gaining the weight from thyroid? or had that happened prior. And also what is your Doctor saying about your eye? are they figuring anything out? And about the Synthroid, if it is not working I strongly encourage you to tell your Doc that you need to be put on something else! There are more than a few different thyroid meds out there because not everyone can be treated the exact same way! Just like not everyone's bodies are the same. I'm sorry you're having a rough time! I'll be praying for you!
Thanks Sweetheart,
ReplyDeleteMy diabetes and thyroid condition were pretty much diagnosed the same exact time. I don't know if one lent to the other, but they both make me miserable. The reason I suspect fibromyalgia as well is because I have constant muscle aches and pains. I can't even scratch at a small itch on my body without it burning like I touched myself with a lit match! As for the eye thing...at first I thought it was allergies, as it seemed to happen upon being exposed to any bad air quality(smog in California was one instance, and then being in a smokey filled flat of a neighbour across the way was another instance.) I saw doctor after doctor after doctor, and NOT ONE could come up with a reason why my eye would swell up like a balloon. I saw eye doctors, eye specialists, was tested for sarcoidosis, lupus, and anything else that could affect eyes. Nothing was solved. I did my research and found that certain facial/eye swelling can indeed be caused by problems with the thyroid. It has never clearly been diagnosed, but it is the only thing I can think of since none of the other tests proved to be positively linked. So who knows...
As for Synthroid, I am looking into finding a more natural alternative...like Armour. I keep hearing about the natural thyroid remedies that are so difficult to get. It is worth looking into. I have just moved to Scotland this past year and I am trying to establish myself here with the NHS, which provides free healthcare for UK residents. I am looking for a doctor who is willing to provide me a more natural alternative, but haven't had much luck. Even if I find such a doctor, the NHS won't pay for the special medications and treatments. Go figure!!! Sigh...but atleast I don't have to pay for the dreaded Synthroid for now. I get it free here for life. I just DON'T WANT IT!!! LOL
I checked out the website for TTAP and will be trying that along with you! GOOD LUCK AND THANKS AGAIN!!!
Tugsaboo -- HOW FRUSTRATING! ugh! I feel you. You do test after test, see specialist after specialist and nothing! I want to scream for you! haha. Has your Dr said anything about being able to be rid of Diabetes II? Good luck finding a Dr. that will give you what you want! It's so important to like your endo! And good luck on TTAP! Let me know how it goes for you!
ReplyDeleteThe doctor was more interested in my anemia than any questions I had about my thyroid. I finally had to change doctors to find one that would listen to me. Only had her for about a year before she moved. Have had 3 doctors since then trying to find one that will work with me not just pat me on the hand and say you will just have to be tired and fat forever. I have the Thyroid Diet book on reserve at the library and can't wait to read it.
ReplyDeleteHow frustrating! Have you looked through Mary Shomon's list of highly recommended thyroid drs? http://www.thyroid-info.com/topdrs/ this is a great site to check out! It has Dr's in a ton of places all over the world! I really hope you can find a good one!
ReplyDeleteGOOD luck u can do it I havethyroid problem for years i was wearing size 22/24 at age 22 to age 39 i lost 90lbs before my 40th birth day I am 65 now i have my thyroid remove in 2005 because of cancer my weight is 212lbs now i am trying to lose 30lbs i will keep praying for u I am new to blog iam a senior lol just learn to used the computer i read maryshomans news letter
ReplyDeletethank you so much! I'm excited to hear that you lost so much weight! that is so encouraging! Thank you for sharing that :)
ReplyDeleteI just stumbled upon your blog today and read your intro. I love your positive attitude to being able to carry a pregnancy one day - F*** the doctors who try to tell you it will never happen!! Those quacks think they have all the answers, they have no right to say things like that and try to take our power away from us. It is those Drs who have been so brainwashed by "modern medicine" that they can't see beyond the cheque books that the pharmaceutical companies continually wave at them.
ReplyDeleteYou are doing GREAT!
All I can do is cry you “all” sound like me – I walk 3, 4 miles a day and 45 min high impact aerobics and tried all diets – even went vegan for a while and managed to gain sooo much weight with each one – even on thyroid medications. I finally gave up and quit it all because if I wasn’t trying I wouldn’t gain – sounds crazy but true! I really want to lose weight bad! I’m so ready for a turn around. Looking forward to reading all your blog and taking notes to see if I can’t find something that will work for me! ((sniff, sniff ~ if you can beat this SO CAN I!))
ReplyDeleteNot sure where you are in your journey - just stumbled upon this blog... Not only do I have hypothyroidism, but also pituitary tumors, which control the thyroid, as well as other endocrine functions... was diagnosed with hypo in 1998 - doc said it was probably pretty "dead" 15 yrs prior; helps to explain the weight problem throughout my youth! Since then, I've had 2 healthly children (hope for you, my dear!), and maintain steady fulltime work (even going thru brain surgery to remove 1 of 2 tumors)... have since been diagnosed with "unidentified demyaleniating disease" - sort of a precursor to MS, ovarian cysts, had a thyroductal cyst removed, and have neuropathy in the brain... I'm 39 and weight 311...
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