(Sorry, ahead of time, this might get lengthy.)
I don't know if I told you before, but I am hypoglycemic. (I have low blood sugar.) ,, I was diagnosed years ago. But lately it's been getting worse and worse.
I went to the doctors yesterday and she said it could be because of my insulin. (Meaning, I might have switched from hypo to diabetic.) - but she REALLY doesn't think that's it. ,, her other idea was that I have something wrong with my Thyroid. ( That's a gland in your neck that basically decides everything with your metabolism.)
She also told me that my weight has been at a steady decrease since May. -which I didn't even know. and I check my weight often.
I'm 5'2 and I weigh 95 pounds.
Anyways. I looked up symptoms of having thyroid problems.
it says: "When your thyroid doesn't function, it can affect every aspect of your health, and in particular, weight, depression and energy levels.
Since undiagnosed thyroid problems can dramatically increase your risk of obesity, heart disease, depression, anxiety, hair loss, sexual dysfunction, infertility and a host of other symptoms and health problems, it's important that you don't go undiagnosed."
The top ten symptoms are :
10. Muscle and Joint Pains, Carpal Tunnel/Tendonitis Problems. (which even my doctor said it could be connected to my 'abdominal migrains'
9. Neck Discomfort/Enlargement. (idt i have that one)
8.Hair/Skin Changes. (I think my skin is fine, but my hair does fall out a lot more than an average persons does. I just have SO much that you can't really tell.)
7. Bowel Problems. (Idk if I have or not? I don't think so though.)
6.Menstrual Irregularities and Fertility Problems. (My period is all kinds of messed up. & (I know I shouldn't) but I've been having unprotected sex for the past two years with the same guy. & nothing has ever happened. (knock on wood.) , so who knows, I might have fertility problems?
5. Family History. ( I have no idea.)
4. Cholesterol Issues (no idea.)
3. Depression and Anxiety. ( I DEF have.)
2.Weight Changes. (I apparently have. - from what my doctor says.)
1. Fatigue. (I think I have.)
so with just those ten symptoms, I have 6 of them , and don't know about the other four. & the website says that there are other symptoms, but that you don't need to have ALL these symptoms to have something wrong with your Thyroid.
The doctor took blood to test my insulin and my thyroid. - So I'm basically just waiting for results..
..If this is my thyroid, then all the problems I have are all connected to one thing... Is that good or bad? ..do I want it to be my thyroid and have it all figured out..? That still doesn't get any of that back.. It doesn't solve anything. It just tells me what's wrong. The only thing I don't want back from that, is my weight. , which is probably the only thing they're going to try to fix.....
If it's not my thyroid, then I'm back to having all these seperate problems and still no way to fix it.....
comments please...
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