Posted by Maxime on March 30, 2005, at 23:17:44
In reply to Re: so I dug right down to the bottom of my soul ., posted by Racer on March 30, 2005, at 22:37:07
Um. I wish you would come to the doctor with me. I wish someone would. Because if I suggest these things I am a hypochondriac. If other people suggest them, they are insightful. I have totally considered that there is something wrong with my adrenal glands. I haven't had any tests done. I am scared to suggest these things because I will be seen as a hypochondriac. When I went to the endocrinologist my TSH was 25. Normal is 2-3. I already knew that I was hypothyroid. But when I told him my symptoms and how awful I felt he said
"you know, whenever someone feels bad they automatically think it's their thyroid. You know, everyone feels exhausted and depressed sometimes." (yes but doctor, my TSH is 25. It's my thyroid.)As an aside, my endo has a small collection of ducks on his desk. I asked him if he thought it was a good idea to have these ducks on his desk. "What? What's wrong with ducks?". "Quack?" I hinted softly. Long pause. He said "NO ONE has ever pointed that out to me! After today THE DUCKS are HISTORY!". All this in his Montreal-Italian accent.
> Catharsis, maybe? That you've cried out what was there to be cried, and now you have that exhaustion that follows?
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> By the way, I was thinking about you today, and what you've said about restricting but not losing weight, but it not being hypothyroid because you're already getting that treated? Could it be something to do with your adrenal glands? Have you had any testing done for how that system is functioning?
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> (Yes, I do have a TV, but it only triggered it for me. I actually told my husband what it would be pretty early on...)
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