Hello!
I’m back!
That would make more sense if I had written here how I’ve been feeling for the past couple of months. But I wanted to understand what exactly was going on before I did.
If you’ve been reading here for long, you know that I suffer from depression and anxiety at times. As far as depression goes, it’s mostly been a seasonal thing up until the past five years or so when things started seeming a little consistently bad. When it began to seem like I was dealing with something beyond my seasonal stuff, I went looking for some professional help. This was in the year after Silas (he’s 5 1/2 now) was born. I saw doctors a couple of times for bloodwork to look into my thyroid function, but despite having all the symptoms of hypothyroidism, those doctor’s told me my numbers weren’t within treatment range and basically sent me home. I didn’t argue, because I didn’t like the idea of taking medication. I believed I could fix myself if I just worked hard enough. I changed my diet, going strictly gluten free, and did have stretches of feeling better. However, I think I have been coping with depression more often than not since Silas was born. Bad things have happened, and I thought that maybe life itself was just getting me down. There’s been a lot of loss these past few years. Family, and friends have died. Friend’s babies have died. I had a difficult pregnancy and birth (Job’s) that left me unable to walk long distances without pain (still). Life has been unpredictable, hard, and just plain sad at times.
Last fall–well fall 2015, after running some bloodwork, my obstetrician put me on medication for my thyroid (early on in my pregnancy with Mabel), and within a week the depression that I had been battling lifted. I felt like myself again and it was amazing. I could hardly believe how much better I felt, and how quickly. When you’ve battled depression, you don’t take feeling good for granted. The real me is a positive, high energy person. I tend to see the good in most things, and am pretty darn good at practicing contentment no matter my situation. Depression robs me of that, of the real me. And I hate it. For what it does to me, and my family.
Needing to figure out what is going on for the longterm, outside of pregnancy, I scheduled an appointment at a local doctor’s office that came highly recommended. Before I could see the doctor, I had to have lots of bloodwork done and saw only the P.A.s. It was suggested to me that I switch to a more “natural” drug, and I agreed it was worth a try. That was early December. My instructions were to take the new drug for at least six weeks, and then repeat my bloodwork and return to see the doctor. I started feeling bad within days of switching drugs. The inside of my head turned into a really ugly place. Bad went to worse, and I should have probably gotten switched back right away, but I wanted to give this more “natural” treatment a real go and have the bloodwork done to see what it did for my levels, rather than just going by how I felt. And I started wondering if maybe my real problem was postpartum depression anyway. Or maybe I was just crazy? I had my labs drawn about a week before my scheduled appointment with the doctor, literally counting the days until I could see her and find out what was really going on. That appointment was Monday this week, and she swept into the room all smiles and positive energy, which I love (inspires confidence!) and told me that my levels were terrible, that I was having an auto-immune “flair” and that I have Hashimoto’s disease. So now I know. My meds have been changed, and I am already feeling so much better. I can actually get out of bed in the morning without a long mental battle first. I’m not sad about every. single. thing. And, I am eating dairy free (dying!!!!!!) in addition to my usual gluten free diet. My lovely doctor sent me home with instructions on how to eat, how to supplement, and a suggestion that I read this book after I explained that I must operate at 100% (at the very least). No room for feeling so bad!!
I am obeying doctor’s orders and truly thanking God for her, for good meds, and for coconut milk. And, I am knitting HATS. Hats are fast and always needed. I discovered the joy of colorwork last week when I knit Beatrix a Hillier Hearts cap. That pattern is so fun, so quick, and just all around great. In other hat knitting news, Job claimed Jonny’s sacrificial ribbed beanie, so I knit Jonny a new hat too. That pattern is pretty fun, though next time he’s getting a hat with some sort of colorwork whether he likes it or not, because that is my new thing. Silas requested a red hat with yellow lightning bolts, but I can’t deliver on that one for lack of appropriate yarn or pattern. Instead I cast on a blue Hillier Hearts cap and replaced the hearts with sort of grayish (same as Bea’s main hat color) snowflakes that I improvised. It isn’t very good because there isn’t enough contrast between the yarn colors and snow isn’t really gray anway, and it’s definitely not yellow lightning on a red hat. So, I will probably have to knit Silas another hat when I finish the dirty snowflake hat. No big deal. Hats I can do. Right now I feel like I can do all sorts of things which is so much better than the way the past couple of months felt.
p.s. Sorry for the personal health saga. But I had to tell you. 🙂
p.p.s. Realizing that you might want to know what that toy is that Job is playing with. Those are his bees! He loves them.
I’m so glad that you have some answers and that you’re feeling better!! It’s so true what you said, people with depression don’t take feeling good for granted!! I was forced to go off dairy in addition to gluten 13 months ago when we discovered my then newborn son had a strong dairy sensitivity. I was angry (hangry?) for the first month until I discovered that bacon and guacamole make everything that usually needs cheese taste soooo good! I never thought I would say this (literally NEVER!!!!) but now I truly don’t miss dairy at all. Except for chocolate milkshakes…haven’t found a really good replacement for those, but I suppose I shouldn’t be eating stuff like that anyway ?
YES to bacon and guacamole!!! And scrambled eggs with salsa. 🙂 I think Mabel might be sensitive to dairy as well (eczema on her cheeks is so bad) and that is really helping me stay motivated on the no dairy front.
What a blessing to have a diagnosis for all the symptoms. I have on hold at the library the Paleo Thyroid Solution by Elle Russ (found her via Mark Sisson’s blog Mark’s Daily Apple). I have also read and enjoyed Sarah Wilson’s blog (and books) I Quit Sugar which came out of her Hashimoto’s diagnosis.
I am glad to read that you are feeling better!
Hm, I too have been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s and atypical lupus. Been taking meds since 1995 and still don’t feel well. Ordered the book recommended and hope making dietary changes and reviewing meds again will help. Meanwhile, just keep plugging away day after day and knitting stitch after stitch. Taking care of doggies, moggies and sheep help me get out of bed too.
Mille grazie to all of you for positive information and kudos to Ginny for sharing her story.
So glad you’ve gotten some answers and a plan for dealing with it.
This sounds just like my friend half a year past. She was battling depression and her joints were aching and much more and she was diagnosed with the same disease. Turns out tests showed she was gluten, egg, and dairy intolerant. Her thyroid medicine was changed, she cut the three bad things from her diet and she feels wonderful. Her joints are no longer aching and she is able to do things she could not do before, like go up and down her stairs. Thanks for sharing your story, and I am going to recommend the book to her.
I remember vividly how different I felt after my first day of thyroid medicine (I have hypothyroidism, got it between my first and second baby) – I felt like a cloud had been lifted, and the world was brighter again, and I didn’t want to stay in bed all day every day. I felt like I had woken up – truly woken up – for the first time in a year. It’s amazing how something so small can affect everything. So glad to hear you’re feeling better!
That is exactly how it feels!
I’m so glad you got answers, a doctor willing to treat them appropriately and medication that helps you feel better! I’m just starting to think about knitting hats–I’ve been wearing them a lot this winter and I think I need to get needles crack-a-lacking!!
I struggle with a lot of the same symptoms, but don’t have a proper diagnosis because my blood levels are mostly in the “normal” range, and most of the doctors I’ve seen just blow me off because I have a lot of kids and a busy husband.
Keep looking for a doctor that will treat you! The opinions out there on TSH numbers that warrant treatment seem to vary a lot! I feel HORRIBLE at levels that some doctors don’t treat. It’s crazy. And there is no reason to live with depression that is so easily treatable, in my opinion!
Hoping you feel better and better everyday! Since you will be needing gluten and dairy free recipes, you might enjoy Danielle Walker’s recipes at againstallgrain.com if you haven’t already discovered them.
Thanks for the recommendation!
Hugs, Ginny. Few things are better than having a doctor tell you that she knows what’s going on and can fix it–or at least make it a lot better!!! Yay for feeling better!
Ginny,
I have the book and the doctor for you! How timely. Aviva Romm just wrote a wonderful book called The Adrenal THyroid Connection. It just came out on January 31st and it is about to be on the NY Times Bestseller List. She is a Yale trained MD who was first a midwife and an herbalist. If you buy the book she has a special Facebook Page but otherwise she is always posting things on her blog. She is all about helping women and children. She lives around here where I am and I think very highly of her. The book is great. I just bought it. She did a 10 Adrenal Reset with us on Facebook. I think you will be as excited about the book and her as I am. (I have thryroid issues). This sounds like a paid ad but it isn’t. She really knows her stuff and I think can help you with all the material she has out there. Good luck and let me know what you think. I forgot to say that she has four homebirthed grown children.
Several people have recommended this book to me, so I have it in my Amazon cart now. Thanks so much for mentioning it! I really like the idea of a 4 week program.
Oh this brought me to tears. I have walked this walk, so I understand the struggle! After my fourth baby (and my final) my thyroid became overactive because of pregnancy hormones, which left me with constant fevers, drastic weight loss and an in ability to walk…with a new born to boot. Two years later I was having another autoimmune reaction, which again left me bedridden. Now being monitored for lupus, with drastic life changes I have been able to put my life back together, praise be to God. And I am so very thankful I can be there for my family again and enjoy life. So please know you are not alone!! And that autoimmune struggles are a daily battle but it is still possible to live a beautiful life full of light, love and laughter. God bless you and your family!!
How awful–It is soooo hard to be out of commission anytime, but especially with a newborn and other children to care for. I’m glad you are feeling better. I can’t believe how many of us struggle with these issues!
Oh Ginny, I have Hashimotos. I found out 2 years ago. I’ve had hypothyroidism for around 20 years but after my last child (almost 12 years ago) I began having gut issues but didn’t know what they were. Slowly over time I got worse. Thankfully my TPO #’s were 245 when diagnosed. The stories I’ve read were usually people in the thousands. I have also been gf for 2 years, I take magnesium oil, selenium, Vit D, SuperB complex and the enzymes that Dr Wentz recommended in her book. Recently listening to her Thyroid videos my next step is to check for Epstein Barr. I personal wonder if mine might be metal toxicity due to a lot of cavities and three years ago I had a silver one removed and 2 months later was very tired. I totally understand the ups and downs. One of the other things mentioned in the video was worry, anxiety, stress. Boy have I had those and as a Christian, I’m going to the Lord and Scripture to combat my lack of trust in Him. So it’s been a process but I am thankful for all I’ve learned. I’ve had to research mostly on my own but I was thankful to meet another lady at my church who has it too. Finding someone who understood was helpful. I’m just 48 but weakened physically- so today I’m actually going to the Sr adult exercise class to begin regaining my strength. That feels odd but I don’t want to overdo and hurt myself either. Don’t give up! Your doing great. Dr Wentz book is so helpful and there’s other blogs of people that have put theirs in remission that keep me pressing toward that goal! God bless you Ginny!
Wow-you’ve been through a lot. I totally understand going with a senior exercise class. I’d need to do the same. This autoimmune stuff seems to run in my family–I know my mom was tested for Epstein Barr, but was negative. The more I read, the more things I realize could have contributed to my issues. I am so thankful to feel mentally well enough to get to work on this!
I definitely hear the mental clarity thing. There are many times I feel very overwhelmed and not sure what to do next and with 4 children and homeschooling – that isn’t always good. Thankfully, my children are now older and independent in their studies (for the most part) but I look back over the years and now see what was going on but at the time – I didn’t. I enjoy using a bullet journal and try to write down stuff as much as possible. I can tell you in the 2 years that I’ve changed my diet (I’ve not totally given up dairy but I try to stay away from soy) – I have lost back down to my pre-pregnancy weight that I was at age 29. It was a very slow loss in my gut but wow, I feel so much better. I don’t know how to buy really loose things in order to feel okay. Other things I’ve tried to incorporate is coconut oil and products and I do use essential oils and try to buy natural whenever possible. I know, by your blog, that you already do that. I have basically had to research on my own all of this as I can’t afford a natural doctor but I am encouraged by the numerous stories online. Thank you for being willing to share your story! And I got back from the senior exercise class and loved it! Everyone was so nice to me and it just felt great to actually do something. Oh and I’m trying to get outside and get some Vit D everyday. 🙂 Again, it is so nice to find people that understand and I know that I’m so thankful mine was caught early enough. I felt tired and bad enough as it was – I can’t imagine how the people feel that their TPO #’s were in the thousands. 🙂
Praise the Lord that you are feeling better and for your new doctor. Bless you for continuing to fight the good fight to get down to the bare bones of what was going on with your body! I’m rejoicing WITH you on finding yourself again. It’s a GREAT day to be alive!! Hugs
I applaud you. I’m only sorry you had to suffer for so long. Best to you and yours 🙂
SO GLAD to hear that you finally found out the problem and can now deal with it! Glad that the hat knitting is keeping you happy!!
Ginny,
I’m a long time reader, rare commenter. But i’m so glad that the doctor got this figured out for you and sorry it took them so long. I had a thyroid attack in 2012 and ultimately was diagnosed with Grave’s disease and had a complete Thyroidectomy. It was amazing the difference i felt once i was “cured.” I now take Synthroid once a day and get blood work done regularly to make sure my levels are in line, especially right now as i’m pregnant. All of this is to say that i’ve been there and am glad to hear your on the recovery side. XO
Thank you for sharing your story, Bethany. I didn’t realize that so many women were suffering from these issues! I’m thankful to be able to swap stories and what has worked to start feeling better!
What good news it is to figure out the root cause of your depression. I know someone with that disease, and she’s doing so much better as well since her diagnosis. I’ve wondered the same thing for me at times and still need to get checked out. When mama suffers, everyone feels it. I’m thankful to the Lord for your improvement. Love those hats, Ginny!
I am so glad that you finally found answers! Thyroid issues can be hard to detect and often go undiagnosed. The thought of going gluten free and dairy free makes me sad, but I know it makes a big difference for so many! Thank you for sharing your journey and not being afraid to voice it. There are so many struggling that feel alone or broken.
I’m thankful that I was already gluten free, and have been long enough that it’s no big deal for me at this point–makes eliminating dairy a little easier! Still sad about the butter…. 🙂
I am glad the adjustment has not been too bad! I would miss butter as well. That and ice cream. . . 😉
i am gluten and dairy free (going on 8 years). I am now able to have goat and sheep cheese (within the past 6 months) without any type of negative mental/physical effects. Maybe, once you give your body some time to rest, recover, rejuvenate, you will be able to incorporate a bit more. Oh, I know sugar is terrible for my autoimmune issue (psoriasis). I’m so glad you have been able to figure things out and thank you for sharing. I really appreciate your openness.
Wow! You have certainly been through a difficult time! Isn’t good health such a blessing?! You don’t even really realize it until you don’t have it! So so glad you have found the issue and a solution.
The photos are darling, as usual. The snow bunny made my day!?
I’m so glad you found relief. The frustration of knowing something is wrong but having the experts tell you it’s not can be as debilitating as the physical problem. May you continue to be blessed as you have blessed others.
This is so true. I left my recent appointment in such high spirits, though there has been more than one doctor’s appt. in the past that had me crying all the way home.
Oh Ginny! I know just how much it’s difficult. I’ve been taking the meds for a year now and still not quite adjusted, so it’s still hard at time.
It’s a illness so commun in Mothers, it’s sad to see it dismissed just because someone doesn’t enter norms.
Prayers for you; it’s true that we have no buffer to not operate at 100%.
Jenny
I have a similar story, feeling really bad with depression. I suspected it was my thyroid (runs in the family) but doctors kept saying my bloodwork was normal, and I just needed to lose weight (don’t get me started about how doctors dismiss your concerns when you’re overweight). Figured the depression must be related to the therapy I was doing in eating disorder recovery and continued to suffer through it for nearly a year. I finally requested a copy of my bloodwork and saw an endocrinologist for a second opinion. Diagnosed with Hashimoto’s and within 1-2 weeks of starting treatment the depression was gone.
Ladies, here’s to being your OWN health advocate! My TSH was still technically in the “normal” range when I saw the endo but his philosophy is if you’re experiencing symptoms, why wait until TSH is above normal? Thyroid disorders are progressive, so the levels will almost certainly get worse over time. My bloodwork also showed the beginnings of an iron deficiency (not out of normal range yet) which I’ve since addressed with my dietitian. UGH, why wait to treat things?
Glad you’re feeling better! Depression can be soul-crushing.
It’s amazing to have the depression lift like that, isn’t it? YES to being an advocate for your health! There is no reason to live with depression if you don’t have to!
So, so glad you’re feeling better and how wonderful to have such a brilliant GP. I think when you feel you are being taken seriously, it makes you feel somewhat better already 🙂
Hashimotos here too. So glad you have finally gotten a diagnosis. Mine was a long saga as well.
This past year I have been diagnosed with Hashimotos as well, and reading the comments here it makes it seem so very common. I’ve been lucky so far and feel OK, doing the gluten free but haven’t tried dairy free (oh how I love dairy). I’ve found a selenium supplement helps with the goiter I have in association with the hashimotos. I will definitely check out that book. You should start a support group, look at all of us that have it!!!
Seriously! I had no idea that so many of us were suffering from this. Though the fact that one of my closest friends has it, and so does my sister, should have clued me in. 🙂
I am so glad you are feeling better! Blessings to you!
I’m so glad you’re doing so much better. What a gift to have answers and treatment!! So happy for you and may a complete healing continue <3
Oh Ginny, such a roller coaster ride! I was diagnosed with Hashimoto disease over 30 years ago. I had surgery, went on the meds and progressed to a full blown thyroid storm…uggg. Took almost 5 years to start feeling better and getting through another pregnancy, oh yes it was tough. I feel for you! Unfortunately, I believe thyroid issues in women is often misunderstood and mistreated . Good news , now that you have a good doctor things will get better and you will be amazed how well you feel. The best news is, that when you feel a bit off you will know why
or at least where to start, get in for blood work and then the meds can be ticked up or down. My lab work has not moved for the past 15 years, nor my meds. The body sure can be crazy at times and yet such a marvel.
Your hats are wonderful! Your children are beautiful! Always makes my day to see pictures of them and your home, my heart skips a beat when I see you have a new post. Thanks Ginny, take care of yourself.
Wow–it really does sound like you have been through a lot! So glad to hear that you have been stable for so long. Makes me happy for you, and hopeful for me and the rest of us!
I’m so glad you are on the path to recovery and understanding what has been going on. I have Hashimoto’s too. I was diagnosed after the birth of my second child. 4 children and many miscarriages later I am learning to manage it better with meds and diet and SLEEP and making sure I don’t let the stress of life come back in and rob me of the progress I’ve made. Izabella’s book is fabulous.
I’ve made many hats this winter too and love yours. Blessings!
Sleep is SO important. I used to not require as much to feel good as I do now. I’m trying to make adjustments in that area, but Mabel isn’t cooperating. 🙂 But this phase is short-lived and soon enough we’ll both be sleeping better.
I too have Hashi’s. cropped up between my two kiddos. It’s pretty manageable with mess & I feel great most of the time. Glad you figured out what was up. Hugs!
Make that meds! Autocorrect! ?
If only it *could* be managed with a mess! I’d never have a problem again! 🙂
Lol! We’d be magically cured!
So glad you are feeling better, Ginny! You are an incredibly brave person, to have been getting up every morning and managing your complicated household, in the face of how you were feeling. Wishing you only the best of health from here on out!
I’m glad to know you feel better. Wishing you a lot of support from doctors and family, strength and confidence.
The bees look so much fun.
And your pictures, as always, put a smile on my face.
Oh Ginny what a horrid few months/years you have had – and to move house in the middle of it.
So glad to hear you have turned a corner. Big hugs.
A good doctor is key! So happy that you have found someone to help you through this. I love all of these photos.
Welcome back! I’m SO happy for you. Not knowing what’s wrong, but feeling someting *is*, is a kind of torture I don’t ewen want my worst enemy to go through.
I smiled when I saw the hats with hearts, feeling better inside. That hat loks as if it’s happy with you.
On another note, if you’re in doubt whether or not yarn contrast is good, snap a photo and remove the colours. Most cameras can do this, else freware to do so exists (I use photoscape). If that’s not clear because of my bad English, here’s a link to a blog post, I wrote, where I made prcisely that mistake. http://krydderuglen.blogspot.dk/2017/01/tofarvestrik-stranded-knitting.html
Happy greetings and God bless
Thank you for the colorwork tips!!
I have the same thyroid issues. So glad you are feeling better now (((hugs)))
Just looked on the ravel and found both a two color lightning bolt hat and a chart for a lightning bolt. I think if you made the chart slightly smaller you could sub it for the hearts in Beatrix’s hat and make the requested hat. The lightning bolt chart is at http://www.purlspatterns.wordpress.com/2011/06/04/lightning-bolt-chart/. Hope this gives you something else to try colorwork wise.
Thanks! I looked up the hat on Ravelry–I think Silas would like it!
It’s lovely that you now know what the underlying cause of how you were feeling and that you can take lots of steps to feel better. A friend of mine was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s last week after feeling terrible for so long. She’s now taking those positive steps to feeling well again too. All the best to you. Meg:)
Oh Ginny {{}}
Familiar with Hashimoto’s my local friend’s daughter has it. Actually Cindy wrote a book last year, she is hugely proactive re diets and other avenues.
https://www.amazon.com/Help-Child-Has-Hashimotos-Hypothyroidism/dp/1517772699/
Cindy is most approachable if you wanted to contact her
http://nutritionnavigator.biz/
Hugs as you navigate I know personally how important health is {{}}
I’m so glad to hear that you have a good doctor who will help you manage your thyroid issues and that you finally know what is going on. I’ve always found that knowing what one has to cope with medically makes it so much easier. Also I can say from experience that having enough thyroid hormone in the body makes such a difference. I’ve actually been able to gain muscle for the first time in 15 years. I can actually move our dutch oven with liquid in it. (I’ve had to have my husband do this since we first got a dutch oven.) Also I also suffer some with depression and anxiety. Well I did. Since we’ve gotten the thyroid right 9 months ago it’s been so much better. I wish you continued good health management and I hope that getting your hormone levels right when your not pregnant will allow you to improve your walking and other issues since that isn’t something you could tackle while creating a beautiful girl.
Knowing what’s going on, and how to treat it does make everything easier! Hoping to slowly be able to do more walking too!
Ginny im sorry that you have been through this but glad that you can start your recovery! I’m interested to hear how that book is! I’ve been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s for about 11 years and I’m still finding my way 🙂 One book that has been great is the Adrenal Reset Diet. It has made me feel so much better!
Thanks for the book recommendation!
That’s it! You’ve inspired me, I’m making a doctors appointment now. I have many of the same symptoms and excuses (like life is hard and depressing at times). My mom has been begging me to go to the dr. for years but I’m reluctant to start medication of any kind. If you can do it so can I.
Thank you Jenny for sharing your story. ??
Yes, do it! Make that appointment! I really wish I had insisted on treatment years ago. I hated the thought of taking meds–but I realize now that I much prefer to say, yes–something is wrong with my body and I need a medication to treat it. So much better (for me) than walking around thinking morbid thoughts all day!
Ginny I am so glad you have answers and are (now) doing well! Reading about your symptoms I couldn’t help but think about a conversation I had with Kevin tonight. I feel like I am in the deepest depression I have been in yet and nothing seems to be able to shake it. I looked at the book you mentioned and I saw hair loss, anemia, weight gain and pretty much everything else it listed…ummm that really sounds like me right now. I am wondering if I should go ahead and see our doc before we no longer have insurance. eeek!
Sorry I just made that all about me, not my intention!! It makes me so happy to know you are on the up and up. XOXO
If it helps, I have an HSA plan (out of pocket 100% until I meet my $2,500 deductible) and my brand-name thyroid medication is only about $20 a month. Initial visit with the endocrinologist was about $400 because of an ultrasound, follow-ups with blood work are about $130. I wish I had gone sooner! And ask to see your blood work, don’t take the doctor’s word that “everything looks normal”. Best of luck to you 🙂
Nicole, YES-make that appointment and ask for a full thyroid panel. There’s no reason not to. And if this is what is going on-you will probably feel 100% better with treatment. At least that has been my experience. Keep me posted!
Ginny, I am so glad you are feeling better and found a solution that’s working for you. Many women (and men) are suffering with a multitude of symptoms due to thyroid disease and don’t know what’s wrong. As a mom, I know how it is a must to have your health to take care of those babies! Dr. Wentz is a blessing. I am fortunate to work for her (she has a heart of gold and really wants to help people). I was thrilled to see it was her book you linked to. If you have a chance, you may want to check out The Thyroid Secret, too. It’s a brand new documentary series about thyroid disease, airing in early March.
Continued good health to you and thank you for sharing your story. It will help many who are suffering like you were.
Blessings,
Jennifer
Small world! I’m so excited to read her book. 🙂
I am so so glad that you were able to find help for this!! So wonderful!!! and it is really helpful I believe to hear from you for others who may need help but are unsure of what to do. Wonderful about the doctor! So wonderful! God bless and continue healing!!!
Your new hats are absolutely lovely! Thanks for being vulnerable and sharing. So glad you are feeling better! I was also just diagnosed and am starting to work on life changes. Looking forward to looking forward again! 😀
I understand your pain. I was diagnosed at 25 with hashimoto’s, after the birth of my twins. I felt terrible and my post partum anxiety was through the roof! Ever since starting medication, I have been SO much better. Years and years later now, I forget I even have hashimoto’s. No big deal (for me). I think it is WAY more common, especially amongst mothers, than people know. The problem is that most of the time doctors wait to even check for it until a person tests super hypothyroid. I’m glad you’re feeling better. Hopefully its all uphill from here 🙂
It’s amazing how much better the meds make me feel. I agree–this doesn’t feel like a huge deal longterm–take my medicine, take care of myself. I can do that! Thanks for sharing your experience!
Wow! Thankful for that doctor, indeed!
So glad to hear your feeling better. I did notice that you were quiet here on the blog, and was hoping you were okay.
It’s been hard to get excited enough about anything to post. Then, even if I had pictures I couldn’t think of words to go with them…depression is soul killing to quote another reader.
i just got aviva romms new book the adrenal thyrpid revolution. please check it out ❤???? best wishes for your health
I just got this book too! I can’t wait to delve into it.
It’s in my shopping cart. 🙂