At this time next week, I will have had half of my thyroid testing done, with the radioactive x-ray yet to go the following day. But it means they will be well on the way to finding out what is wrong with me, and why I am so sick and tired all of the time.
I cannot wait for them to come up with a firm diagnosis, and to start treatment.
Over the past year especially, it is like my life has been slipping away. All I have energy to do is work; no housework, very little fun. If someone cannot drive me, I do not go. Poor Dan has been trying to have a day in Frankenmuth for months, but I just cannot go due to lack of energy. On my days off from work, sleeping, vegging, reading. No energy for anything else. And let us not even talk about the diarrhea or the stress and the rest of it.
I am ready to take my life back.
Tonight we are having a bit of snow mixed in with a lot of freezing rain. I am glad it held off until I was nearly done with work for the storm to start; the roads already suck because of the ice.
Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. I do not usually celebrate because of work. But I am off for New year's day and cannot wait to watch my beloved Red Wings playing outdoors at Wrigley Field on TV.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
anniversary
Dan and I had our twentythird wedding anniversary yesterday.
Neither one of us was feeling particularly well - he had a nasty cold, and I was exhausted (as I so often am due to the problem with my thyroid), so we scrapped our plans to spend the day in Frankenmuth.
Instead we went to breakfast at IHOP (International House of Pancakes), then went shopping for furniture (our living room furniture is well over twenty years old, and is so worn out that the frames are poking holes in the walls), then went to an early dinner/late lunch at a really nice restaurant in Ann Arbor called Mediterraneo, which has fusion food from all of the countries that border that particular sea.
We got a reclining chair, reclining sofa, and reclining love seat, all from La-Z-Boy, which is made in an adjoining county. So we helped our community with our purchase. The furniture is of high quality and has great lower back support. All three pieces are a deep chocolate brown. We have been saving our money, knowing we needed furniture, so we bought them in cash. They were very cheap, as they were on deep sale due to the terrible economy. They should be delivered in late January.
Today I picked up Dan's nasty cold, and my head is all stuffed up. I called in sick to work and have been in bed reading most of the day. Hot tea has helped, as has Mexican hot chocolate. The hot beverages seem to be helping to break up the goo in my sinuses.
Neither one of us was feeling particularly well - he had a nasty cold, and I was exhausted (as I so often am due to the problem with my thyroid), so we scrapped our plans to spend the day in Frankenmuth.
Instead we went to breakfast at IHOP (International House of Pancakes), then went shopping for furniture (our living room furniture is well over twenty years old, and is so worn out that the frames are poking holes in the walls), then went to an early dinner/late lunch at a really nice restaurant in Ann Arbor called Mediterraneo, which has fusion food from all of the countries that border that particular sea.
We got a reclining chair, reclining sofa, and reclining love seat, all from La-Z-Boy, which is made in an adjoining county. So we helped our community with our purchase. The furniture is of high quality and has great lower back support. All three pieces are a deep chocolate brown. We have been saving our money, knowing we needed furniture, so we bought them in cash. They were very cheap, as they were on deep sale due to the terrible economy. They should be delivered in late January.
Today I picked up Dan's nasty cold, and my head is all stuffed up. I called in sick to work and have been in bed reading most of the day. Hot tea has helped, as has Mexican hot chocolate. The hot beverages seem to be helping to break up the goo in my sinuses.
Christmas
We had a nice and quiet day at home.
In the morning we had a yummy breakfast, followed by gifts, followed by naps, followed by an early dinner before I went in to work second shift.
Family time is precious, and I am so glad that we had a beautiful and peaceful day together!
In the morning we had a yummy breakfast, followed by gifts, followed by naps, followed by an early dinner before I went in to work second shift.
Family time is precious, and I am so glad that we had a beautiful and peaceful day together!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
wintertime is here
Wow. What a lot of crazy winter weather we have had the past week or so. Last winter had the most snow in the recorded history of Ann Arbor, and this winter seems to be taking up right where last winter left off.
We had a small storm, a big storm with about 8-10 inches of snow last Friday, a couple of one inchers, and then today we had a few inches and are now having freezing rain on top of that. The roads were terrible driving home from work tonight. It took me over an hour and there were people in ditches.
I am really tense from the drive and hope I can fall asleep.
I actually would not mind the snow as long as I did not have to drive in it. But, of course, since I am one of the lucky ones (and I mean that sincerely) and have a job, I do have to drive in it. Thank God for four wheel drive on nights like this!
I hope this does not mess up the holiday travel plans for people, and that the roads will be better tomorrow for Christmas Eve.
I have been very tired, as usual. It so often seems that literally I only have just enough energy to make it through work, and nothing left for home or personal time (I always try to make time for Dan and the kids, but the housework really goes to hell as a result).
I really hope next month when they do all of those thyroid tests, they can figure out what exactly is wrong with me, so I can have more energy and feel better.
Steven has been going regularly to the chiropractor. His headaches are better, but he is also out of school (his holiday break came a day early with the big snow storm last Friday) and that might help, too. I took him into the chiropractor today on the bad roads (snow only at that point) and he did not even need an adjustment. We stopped off at the bakery in Saline on the way home and got cookies. We both really enjoyed that!
Dan got the water heater fixed, and being able to take hot showers and wash my hair with hot water has been a true blessing.
Tonight I took my quesadilla maker into work with a bunch of tortillas, bags of shredded cheese, and cans of refried beans and diced green chiles and sliced jalpenos. For my holiday gift to my coworkers I provided the ways and materials for a delicious hot dinner. They all seemed to really enjoy it.
I get to work Christmas Eve, Christmas, and the night of New Year's Eve this year. At least I have a job!
We had a small storm, a big storm with about 8-10 inches of snow last Friday, a couple of one inchers, and then today we had a few inches and are now having freezing rain on top of that. The roads were terrible driving home from work tonight. It took me over an hour and there were people in ditches.
I am really tense from the drive and hope I can fall asleep.
I actually would not mind the snow as long as I did not have to drive in it. But, of course, since I am one of the lucky ones (and I mean that sincerely) and have a job, I do have to drive in it. Thank God for four wheel drive on nights like this!
I hope this does not mess up the holiday travel plans for people, and that the roads will be better tomorrow for Christmas Eve.
I have been very tired, as usual. It so often seems that literally I only have just enough energy to make it through work, and nothing left for home or personal time (I always try to make time for Dan and the kids, but the housework really goes to hell as a result).
I really hope next month when they do all of those thyroid tests, they can figure out what exactly is wrong with me, so I can have more energy and feel better.
Steven has been going regularly to the chiropractor. His headaches are better, but he is also out of school (his holiday break came a day early with the big snow storm last Friday) and that might help, too. I took him into the chiropractor today on the bad roads (snow only at that point) and he did not even need an adjustment. We stopped off at the bakery in Saline on the way home and got cookies. We both really enjoyed that!
Dan got the water heater fixed, and being able to take hot showers and wash my hair with hot water has been a true blessing.
Tonight I took my quesadilla maker into work with a bunch of tortillas, bags of shredded cheese, and cans of refried beans and diced green chiles and sliced jalpenos. For my holiday gift to my coworkers I provided the ways and materials for a delicious hot dinner. They all seemed to really enjoy it.
I get to work Christmas Eve, Christmas, and the night of New Year's Eve this year. At least I have a job!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
no hot water!
Dan called me at work to warn me that the hot water heater is not working. And the darned thing is only about four years old.
Of course this happened on a night when I am very sore and was fantasizing about a hot shower all night long!
I can sponge bathe my body, but am still trying to figure out how to wash my long hair.
With the bad storm due in tomorrow night - with six inches of snow as well as a bunch of ice and slush - I just hope we can keep the power on. Without power we have no running water, as we have a well.
Then washing my hair will be an even bigger problem! LOL!
Of course this happened on a night when I am very sore and was fantasizing about a hot shower all night long!
I can sponge bathe my body, but am still trying to figure out how to wash my long hair.
With the bad storm due in tomorrow night - with six inches of snow as well as a bunch of ice and slush - I just hope we can keep the power on. Without power we have no running water, as we have a well.
Then washing my hair will be an even bigger problem! LOL!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
it's a marshmallow world in the winter!
Had a little snowstorm, about four inches worth, last night. No one was out, so I got to drive home very slowly after midnight at about twenty miles an hour, and so it was not stressful at all. It was all snow, no ice, so in four wheel drive everything was just fine.
Today was warmer, and the snow made everything look so beautiful, even though it was cloudy!
Now tomorrow night we are due to have a much worse storm, with a lot of freezing rain, slush, and six inches of snow. Now that is one storm I am not looking forward to driving home in!
Only a week and a bit until Christmas - I am pretty much done other than wrapping gifts and picking up a few odds and ends for people at work (like Bob's Christmas beer).
Today was warmer, and the snow made everything look so beautiful, even though it was cloudy!
Now tomorrow night we are due to have a much worse storm, with a lot of freezing rain, slush, and six inches of snow. Now that is one storm I am not looking forward to driving home in!
Only a week and a bit until Christmas - I am pretty much done other than wrapping gifts and picking up a few odds and ends for people at work (like Bob's Christmas beer).
Monday, December 15, 2008
wind storm
Sure enough, yesterday afternoon I picked up Dan's intestinal bug. I ended up falling asleep for hours in between running to the bathroom. Then I woke up in the middle of the night and could not fall back to sleep for a while.
I sat in the family room with a new book, and listened to the wind blowing like a freight train. Holy crap, it was strong. I am really glad it was not a bit colder, because then it would have come with snow rather than rain and would have been a full scale blizzard.
It made me very grateful that I have a snug house with tight windows. In our old house with its old windows we would have been really cold and drafty all night. Not to mention being grateful we have been able to keep up with the house payments in this horrible economy, which is so much more than a lot of people have.
Yeah, it sucks to be sick. It sucks to have had an undiagnosed medical condition for years which has made me feel like crap for years. It sucks to have a really stressful bad job.
But I have a warm house in a nasty winter storm.
They finally found what is wrong with me, so maybe I can eventually start to feel better after treatment.
And my job sucks, but at least I have one.
I sat in the family room with a new book, and listened to the wind blowing like a freight train. Holy crap, it was strong. I am really glad it was not a bit colder, because then it would have come with snow rather than rain and would have been a full scale blizzard.
It made me very grateful that I have a snug house with tight windows. In our old house with its old windows we would have been really cold and drafty all night. Not to mention being grateful we have been able to keep up with the house payments in this horrible economy, which is so much more than a lot of people have.
Yeah, it sucks to be sick. It sucks to have had an undiagnosed medical condition for years which has made me feel like crap for years. It sucks to have a really stressful bad job.
But I have a warm house in a nasty winter storm.
They finally found what is wrong with me, so maybe I can eventually start to feel better after treatment.
And my job sucks, but at least I have one.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
my week off is nearly over
It was a long week, and not particularly restful.
For myself I made the appointments for nuclear medicine and endocrinology for my thyroid. I will have two days of testing by the nuclear medicine department at UM Hospital in early January, and will see the endocrinologist in early February.
Steven's post concussion syndrome is back in full force, so this week he saw the neurologist again, and started getting chiropractic care for his neck.
Last night Dan was up all night with vomiting and diarrhea. I am expecting to start myself, as will not stay away from me, even when he is sick.
Lord knows I do not feel well and am very grouchy today.
I did most of the Christmas shopping and decorating done.
I slept as much as I could this week, so I am merely tired rather than exhausted.
I reread a big fat book by fantasy writer Steven Erikson.
I do not want to go back to work tomorrow.
For myself I made the appointments for nuclear medicine and endocrinology for my thyroid. I will have two days of testing by the nuclear medicine department at UM Hospital in early January, and will see the endocrinologist in early February.
Steven's post concussion syndrome is back in full force, so this week he saw the neurologist again, and started getting chiropractic care for his neck.
Last night Dan was up all night with vomiting and diarrhea. I am expecting to start myself, as will not stay away from me, even when he is sick.
Lord knows I do not feel well and am very grouchy today.
I did most of the Christmas shopping and decorating done.
I slept as much as I could this week, so I am merely tired rather than exhausted.
I reread a big fat book by fantasy writer Steven Erikson.
I do not want to go back to work tomorrow.
Malazan Read at Ahira's Hangar
Read/Reread Index:
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2234 for Midnight Tides Prologue Part 1
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2233 for Reaper's Gale Prologue Part 1
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2234 for Memories of Ice prologue part 1
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2235 for Memories of Ice prologue part 2
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2213 for Gardens of the Moon Prologue
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2236 for Night of Knives Prologue part 1
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2237 for Night of Knives Prologue part 2
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2239 for Night of Knives chapter 1
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2242 for Night of Knives chapter 2
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2259 for Night of Knives chapter 3
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2264 for Night of Knives chapter 4
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2266 for Night of Knives chapter 5
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2269 for Night of Knives chapter 6
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2270 for Night of Knives epilogue
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2278 forBlood Follows
No one has done Lee of Laughter's End yet...
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2279 forThe Healthy Dead
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2292 for Midnight Tides Prologue part 2
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2214 for Gardens of the Moon chapter 1
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2293 for Midnight Tides chapter one
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2294&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a for Midnight Tides chapter 2
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2295 for Midnight Tides chapter 3
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2296 for Midnight Tides chapter 4
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2297 for Midnight Tides chapter 5
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2298 for Midnight tides chapter 6
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2299 for Midnight Tides chapter 7
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2300 for Midnight Tides chapter 8
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2301 for Midnight Tides chapter 9
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2302 for Midnight Tides chapter 10
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2303 for Midnight Tides chapter 11
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2304 for Midnight Tides chapter 12
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2305 for Midnight Tides chapter 13
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2306 for Midnight Tides chapter 14
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2307&sid=ce0a9bc13db3ee3de140fbbe07cdd4e8 for Midnight Tides chapter 15
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2308for Midnight Tides chapter 16
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2313 for Midnight Tides chapter 17
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=231 for Midnight Tides chapter 18
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2315 for Midnight Tides chapter 19
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2316&sid=ce0a9bc13db3ee3de140fbbe07cdd4e8 for Midnight Tides chapter 20
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2317 for Midnight Tides chapter 21
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2318&sid=ce0a9bc13db3ee3de140fbbe07cdd4e8 for Midnight Tides chapter 22
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2319 for Midnight Tides chapter 23
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2320&sid=ce0a9bc13db3ee3de140fbbe07cdd4e8 for Midnight Tides chapter 24
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2321 for Midnight Tides chapter 25
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2322&sid=ce0a9bc13db3ee3de140fbbe07cdd4e8 for Midnight Tides epilogue
Heh. I cannot seem to get the links to work, but you can copy and paste the URL's to get to the chapters. Or you can go to the Malazan forum at Ahira's Hangar.
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2234 for Midnight Tides Prologue Part 1
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2233 for Reaper's Gale Prologue Part 1
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2234 for Memories of Ice prologue part 1
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2235 for Memories of Ice prologue part 2
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2213 for Gardens of the Moon Prologue
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2236 for Night of Knives Prologue part 1
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2237 for Night of Knives Prologue part 2
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2239 for Night of Knives chapter 1
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2242 for Night of Knives chapter 2
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2259 for Night of Knives chapter 3
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2264 for Night of Knives chapter 4
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2266 for Night of Knives chapter 5
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2269 for Night of Knives chapter 6
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2270 for Night of Knives epilogue
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2278 forBlood Follows
No one has done Lee of Laughter's End yet...
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2279 forThe Healthy Dead
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2292 for Midnight Tides Prologue part 2
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2214 for Gardens of the Moon chapter 1
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2293 for Midnight Tides chapter one
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2294&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a for Midnight Tides chapter 2
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2295 for Midnight Tides chapter 3
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2296 for Midnight Tides chapter 4
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2297 for Midnight Tides chapter 5
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2298 for Midnight tides chapter 6
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2299 for Midnight Tides chapter 7
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2300 for Midnight Tides chapter 8
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2301 for Midnight Tides chapter 9
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2302 for Midnight Tides chapter 10
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2303 for Midnight Tides chapter 11
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2304 for Midnight Tides chapter 12
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2305 for Midnight Tides chapter 13
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2306 for Midnight Tides chapter 14
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2307&sid=ce0a9bc13db3ee3de140fbbe07cdd4e8 for Midnight Tides chapter 15
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2308for Midnight Tides chapter 16
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2313 for Midnight Tides chapter 17
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=231 for Midnight Tides chapter 18
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2315 for Midnight Tides chapter 19
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2316&sid=ce0a9bc13db3ee3de140fbbe07cdd4e8 for Midnight Tides chapter 20
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2317 for Midnight Tides chapter 21
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2318&sid=ce0a9bc13db3ee3de140fbbe07cdd4e8 for Midnight Tides chapter 22
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2319 for Midnight Tides chapter 23
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2320&sid=ce0a9bc13db3ee3de140fbbe07cdd4e8 for Midnight Tides chapter 24
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2321 for Midnight Tides chapter 25
http://ahirashangar.ihugny.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2322&sid=ce0a9bc13db3ee3de140fbbe07cdd4e8 for Midnight Tides epilogue
Heh. I cannot seem to get the links to work, but you can copy and paste the URL's to get to the chapters. Or you can go to the Malazan forum at Ahira's Hangar.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
yes, it is a thyroid problem
The second batch of blood test results came back on Friday, and confirmed that my thyroid blood levels are out of whack.
So next week I get to sit around and wait for calls from the endocrinologists' offices at UM Hospital and from the clinic which will scan my thyroid gland.
Since Steven's post concussion syndrome came back with a vengeance when he started wrestling season, Dan and I will take him to a chiropractor and a neurologist on Tuesday.
The fun times on my week off continue to roll!
So next week I get to sit around and wait for calls from the endocrinologists' offices at UM Hospital and from the clinic which will scan my thyroid gland.
Since Steven's post concussion syndrome came back with a vengeance when he started wrestling season, Dan and I will take him to a chiropractor and a neurologist on Tuesday.
The fun times on my week off continue to roll!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Grave's Disease?
So went back to the doctor's office today to give them my decision about stating to take drugs for anxiety (the answer was no way, by the way). Turns out that my blood lab values had come back badly for thyroid function. Their initial diagnosis is hyperthyroidism (to be specific Grave's Disease), and they pulled more blood to retest the values. So on Friday I will call and find out if the bad values were confirmed by the second blood test and if the regular doctor will be doing anything or if they will be punting me directly to a specialist in endocrinology.
Now hyperthyroidism causes symptoms that mimic extreme stress - mood swings, racing heart, the works.
Combine that with a lot of actual stress from work, and no wonder I have been such a stressed out mess.
Now hyperthyroidism causes symptoms that mimic extreme stress - mood swings, racing heart, the works.
Combine that with a lot of actual stress from work, and no wonder I have been such a stressed out mess.
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