tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post2704483475004438514..comments2024-03-17T10:07:53.205-07:00Comments on The Well-Rounded Mama: My Own Experience With HypothyroidismWell-Rounded Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-91072836306101029272010-06-22T14:08:48.493-07:002010-06-22T14:08:48.493-07:00I wonder if you will come across this but I am hop...I wonder if you will come across this but I am hoping you can gice me some guidance. I am a technically "obese" woman. I have been bigger than the "norm" all my life. In 2000 I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I am a classic case and have most symptoms that are included in the laundry list of fibro symptoms. In 2004 I had a full blood work up done and was basically told I was fat and lazy and while I have a slow metabolism there is nothing wrong with my thyroid.<br /><br />Flash forward to 6 months ago and I have been experiencing extra special, what I thought to be, increasing fibromyalgia symptoms. The fatigue is so terrible I am having trouble functioning at all, I also noticed an increase in my overall pain and some wildly fluctuating mood swings. I am 37 years old and will be trying to get pregnant very soon so I went to a new OB/GYN even though I was terrified, and got the check up. He was very nice and didnt mention my weight and when I told him that for the previous 6 weeks I had spent 3 weeks on a diet of LESS THAN 1400 calories a day without losing a single ounce, and another 3 weeks on Atkins only to lose a total of 6lbs, with 1.5 lbs coming back immediately upon eating 1/2 cup of cooked rice. He agreed that I could probably use a thyroid function test.<br /><br />Well the results are in and I was told by his nurse, over the phone that I am normal. But all my research indicates that they are wrong. I am hoping you can tell me if I should continue to persue this or if I should just accept my sluggish metabolism, moodiness, irregular menstrual cycle, flakey dry skin and amped up fibromyalgia and try to live with it. <br /><br />I live in a VERY small community with very few options for doctors. The closest endocrinologist is 75 miles away.<br /><br />Stats:<br />Age 37<br />Weight 210<br />Free T4 .63<br />I was told "normal" is .63 - 1.60<br />T3 106.26<br />I was told "normal" is 60 - 181<br /><br />Thank you very much and I love your blog. I hope to refer to it often when I am finally having a baby :)Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11779029662343356342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-73886628886833229382008-09-22T16:33:00.001-07:002008-09-22T16:33:00.001-07:00Thanks for taking the time to write and post this....Thanks for taking the time to write and post this. I don't have any experiences to share, but I've been finding your posts incredibly informative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-69364847263842969722008-09-22T10:18:00.000-07:002008-09-22T10:18:00.000-07:00Thank you for posting this. It's been difficult re...Thank you for posting this. It's been difficult read, because there's a lot of my own experiences in there and I'm still trying to find a doctor willing to fiddle with my medication. <BR/><BR/>I mean, I think I've wrung out my current dosage as much as I can - see as I wait a half hour to eat, an hour for coffee, 4 hours until dairy and my multi-vitamin, and later an iron pill. <BR/><BR/>I've cut out soy products, some goitergenic foods that I loved and I'm even trying to cut down on my gluten intake, in an effort to increase my vitamin/mineral absorption.<BR/><BR/>I do yoga and swimming. And still. I have weeks where I'm functioning a little lower. Or gaining weight.<BR/><BR/>And I'm so tired of everyone saying, "Wait a little longer..." or saying that I'm using my thyroid as an excuse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com