Thyroid problems are never fun (my family is a hotbed of hypothyroidism), but it must be a relief to have a diagnosis to work with, at least. I hope your meds make things better quickly, and that you don't have to fiddle too much with them to arrive at an effective treatment.
You know, for the longest time I and my doctor suspected it was hypOthyroidism? it went along with my depression and sensitivity to cold and unusual-for-my-body weight gain and all that. So when the tests started coming back in the other direction it was like SURPRISE! no, instead I have the one that does anxiety and heat sensitivity. what. but I'm told a lot of the symptoms for hypo and hyper can overlap, it is just general thyroid malarkey going ARGLE BARGLE
My lab results are actually pretty hilarious. In one measure, I am an ORDER OF MAGNITUDE above normal? The usual result is 0-34, and mine was almost 400. I fee like I deserve a ribbon or something.
The thyroid is seriously the WORST GLAND for fake-outs and sneakiness and weird symptoms. It's like the thyroid is just flailing and bellowing, "I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME."
And you should frame the results and put them on your wall, because that is kind of amazing. Mine just squat right at the edge of normal; jostle them a bit, and I get to join the rest of the family on Synthroid.
Most of my results fall between twice normal and order-of-magnitude normal. Apparently I was PRETTY SICK? =|
And yeah, since Grave's has a high genetic component, I've told my family (we're semi-estranged, I don't spend funsies time with them or share my life, but I'm okay helping them with money and stuff). I'm trying to convince my mom (who is a model of fatigue and stress if there ever was one) to get herself checked out, and they can also keep an eye on my sisters =\
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My lab results are actually pretty hilarious. In one measure, I am an ORDER OF MAGNITUDE above normal? The usual result is 0-34, and mine was almost 400. I fee like I deserve a ribbon or something.
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And you should frame the results and put them on your wall, because that is kind of amazing. Mine just squat right at the edge of normal; jostle them a bit, and I get to join the rest of the family on Synthroid.
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And yeah, since Grave's has a high genetic component, I've told my family (we're semi-estranged, I don't spend funsies time with them or share my life, but I'm okay helping them with money and stuff). I'm trying to convince my mom (who is a model of fatigue and stress if there ever was one) to get herself checked out, and they can also keep an eye on my sisters =\