Sorry to hear that! I think that I might have thyroid issues too as my mom & sister have issues with it. I can't seem to loose weight now! I have gained a ton of weight in the last ten years, ugh! My sister has Graves disease. My Dr. told me that I need to get blood work done first instead of going straight to a endrocoligist.

The way that they phrased things made it sound like I was worried about nothing, ugh! They honestly made it sound in a nice way that I'll be wasting their time w/o getting the bloodwork done first as they look for and deal with specific things.

How did everyone else go about this? Did you go to see a Dr. and get bloodwork first? Or did you go straight to the endrocologist? Also, if you ended up taking any meds, did it help you loose weight or not?

@the o.p, look up PCOS. If you also have excessive hair growth on your face, acne, mood swings, etc....then that could be one issue that you're dealing with too. The full name is Polyisitc Ovarian Syndrome.