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Good News on My Hypothyroidism
By FrosT.
Introduction:
I went to the doctor today for a checkup and received good news along with some bad news. For those who do not know what Hypothyroidism is, it is basically a disease to your thyroid. Your thyroid contols pretty much every aspect of your body, from your moods to dandruf and even weight gain. I was diagnosed with a Hypothyoid (under active thyroid) in June. I went to the doctor because of numbness spells I have been receiving and because of my family's history with Thyroid problems they did blood work on me and found out my thyroid was our of wack.
I ahve been taking Synthroid, probably the most common thyroid medicine there is for the past 6 months. To this day I feel a ton better, more energetic, not depressed, happy, less dandruf and no numbness spells. Now on to the bad news (Always good to end on a good note).
The Bad News
The bad news I received from my doctor's appointment today for my Thyroid condition was that I gained 10 lbs since June. I know that the weight gain is because of my diet. I have not been eating nearly as healthy as I should. I plan on trying and doing little stuff to change that such as eating Oatmeal for breakfast instead of Eggo Waffles or nothing at all. On top of the oatmeal I will get up at around 7am to cook my breakfast and eat. Then to also make my lunch. I plan on trying to find some good lunch ideas that I can use to help me become healthier. With that after a few weeks of getting up at 7am and succesfully eating I plan on working out at he gym every other day (to get in shape for Spring Rugby). Then I have been running every night for a while now, I plan to keep that up and maybe even run every other morning.
I know that is all just talk for now, but I feel that now is the time to try and change that. Then in 3 months when I goto my next doctors appointment I can tell if it has been working for me. Now that we have the bad news out of the way lets get onto the good news.
The Good News
Well despite the bad news of my weight gain there was a spec of white light during my doctors appointment today. My doctor told me that my Hypothyroidism may be curable. Meaning I will not have to take pills the rest of my life if everything goes as planned. During my last blood test he said that my antibodies were not what he expected. Because of this my thyroid has a high probability of being curable. The plan of action is depending on my blood work today he is going to give a different dosage of Synthroid. I am to stay on that for the next 3 months till my next Doctors appointment. At this time we will know if my Thyorid is curable. If it is we will start lowering my dosages over the next 6 months until I am completely off. From there I will probably do blood work for the next 6 months to make sure my thyroid is staying the same. Depending on that I will not have to take Synthroid anymore!
Ending Notes
I am not sure how to feel about the good news. Due to the fact what if my thyroid goes out of wack again? I do not want to become depressed and gain more weight. This good news is great, but kind of scary at the same time. Either way if I have to take pills or if I do not have to take pills I am fine with that. Well now that you know about my disease, I welcome any questions or comments. I am here to help and to receive knowledge and wisdom anyone else has to offer. Thanks for reading.
Posted by unplugged on October 27th, 2005
mmm...oh please please please!you are the nicest person around here really!come on!
Posted by femmeemo on October 27th, 2005
It was a spectacular night. And I hope that your anti-body count is low enough so that the treatment works!!
Posted by frost on October 27th, 2005
Thanks =) Yea I hope so too. I dunno if it needs to be low or high but yea. Would be nice to have a problem I thought I was going to deal with for the rest of my life disappear.
--FrosT
Posted by tear on October 27th, 2005
hey thanks for ur comment (L)
Posted by frost on October 28th, 2005
Yea my mom has graves disease. She no longer has a thyroid. She takes the same medication ubt at a much higher dosage. If she misses her pills 3 days in a row she will die. It was a rough 6 years before she sought help.
--FrosT
Posted by unplugged on October 28th, 2005
sorry to hear.I dunno much of the disease but i wish things become good for you=)
Posted by frost on October 28th, 2005
Thanks, things are definately getting better with the hope that I will not have to take a pill the rest of my life. =)
--FrosT
Posted by anonymous on April 13th, 2006
i just got told that i have thyroids i am 19 and i have to go tomorrow and get and check-up on it.wish me luck!!
Posted by anonymous on July 05th, 2006
Hi! I Just got diagnosed with hypothyroid disease. I have a question - did any of you or your family members experience weight loss after a certain time on the medication? Provided that you follow a diet and all. Because for the longest time I have been trying to lose weight, and I cannot, now I know that my condition is a strong factor in it. So I wanted to know if that might change. Gaining some of my lost hair would be good too!!
Thanks!
Luc
Posted by frost on July 05th, 2006
I have not been able to lose any weight. My weight stablized but losing it has been very difficult following Body for Life and Isagenix. I am trying to stay active and eat better but my weight does not decrease. If I figure something out I will let you know.
--FrosT
Posted by anonymous on September 11th, 2006
i have just been diagnosed with hypothyroidism and i wanted to know if any body b4 they got the pill did they feel like they were cold and something was wrong with their circulation?
Posted by anonymous on January 10th, 2007
Hi
I have been diagnosed with hypo thyroid after my C section Delivary. Before starting on pills I was feeling breathless, tired, Typertension. Once I am on pill I feel better.
Posted by anonymous on November 24th, 2007
I had Graves Disease and took the radioactive pill to kill my thyroid about 3 months ago. I just started taking Synthroid last week. I've experience lots of changes in the last few weeks. A few days ago I was so tired that I barely could stay awake. I had no control of my body. Has anyone experienced anything like that?
Posted by anonymous on April 04th, 2008
im 18 and was diagnosed with hypothyroid six months back...before the medication i felt breathless,experienced chest pain,bad skin,swollen face,weight gain(even though i do high intensity work outs everyday!)confusion,irritation,very very tired and used to feel sleepy all the time...even after getting up at 1pm i use to go back to sleep at 2pm.
and now after getting my medication i feel much better..im much more active,though i cannot wake up early in the morning and also i am losing weight!
Posted by anonymous on April 04th, 2008
and yes i feel cold all the time!im stil sensitive to cold even after taking the pills.
i was wondering if anyone has a TSH of 150 out here?
Posted by anonymous on August 03rd, 2008
synthoid medicine only works on your t4 levels, I was on synthoid medicine and it worked on hair falling out as well as being tired all the time but gave me tremendous headaches everyday. I could not lose any of the weight so I decided to do research on hypothyroidism and found that lots of doctors put people on synthroid medicine which is why it is popular but there are other medication that came before synthroid. cytomel is another type of medication which is for you t3 and t4 levels.This medication allong with a few other if you search the web help with weight lose. I am on cytomel and have no problem and losing weight, the only problem is convining your doctor to give it to you because they swear by synthoid which if you look it up is fairly new on the market. Trust me do your homework, it does pay off.
Posted by anonymous on August 03rd, 2008
well i am from a wee tiny town in northern ireland called banbridge co down and the only medication that is on offer here is levothyroxine it does not work and all my body parts are failing my system has almost came to a standstill i envy you women in america as you have a choice of other medications ETHEL
Posted by anonymous on February 26th, 2009
does anybody have a dr. who will persrcibe cytomel only for hypothyroidism? i would prefere cytomel only as synthroid makes me feel terrible. thanks
Posted by anonymous on February 27th, 2009
i have hypothyroid too. i am taking pills for the same and i feel much better.i just read that it is curable.but also read that u fear getting back to the same depressed state again..once it is cured,what are the chances of us getting back the disease..curing means not getting the disease again,right?
Posted by anonymous on February 27th, 2009
hypothyroid is reversable? how do u cure it? let me know please thanks
Posted by anonymous on February 27th, 2009
selenium is vital to converting t4 synthroid i just found out. my dr. never told me this even though and i have had trouble converting my t4. now im taking selenium supplement 400mcg day to indure the proper t4 conversion. what has anybody else heard?
Posted by anonymous on March 04th, 2009
am sufferring since past 4 yrs but yet am still in same phase... meanwhile once it got low but again came back..
is it like we must change our amount of MCG we take? shud we alter the amount of intake? plz help me 
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Posted by anonymous on May 30th, 2009
I felt so awful before I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism.I realise now that I may well have suffered most of my life and I'm thirty five!
Posted by anonymous on May 30th, 2009
I had that many symptoms I wouldn't know where to start!Different ones at different times.This year my thyroid finally went completely nuts.I went deaf!
Posted by anonymous on June 04th, 2009
hypothyroidism is not curable. I've had it since I was 14. It may even out for a while but It's still there.
