Thursday, May 21, 2009
My new blog!
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I'm not abandoning this blog, but I'm starting another: someonesthyroxinediary. I've just started taking thyroxine as my body is, in the words of the doctor, 'struggling to use' the thyroxine I produce naturally. It's likely I've had the condition a long time but it's getting worse and a blood test for something else showed it. Before this I had suspected I had a bit of a tendency to an underactive thyroid gland, but didn't think it was enough to be medically significant, which just goes to show I should take more notice of myself.  It's not cureable but it is treatable, if you see what I mean. All that has to happen is for the doctor to work out just how much of the hormone to replace, and prescribe the tablets. Voila. As the thyroid controls the speed of the metabolism, someone with an underactive thyroid (or who, like me, produces enough thyroxine but can't use it properly) will slow down in one or more ways. I happen to have lots of the symptoms although my deficiency isn't too severe. The new blog is to see what happens to the symptoms as I settle into treatment - hopefully it will save my friends from being bored by all the latest developments! I'm also hoping it will serve as an encouragement to me to see what progress I make and not lose sight of the huge blessing of not feeling wiped out by very ordinary activity. If I can remember how, I'll add a link somewhere it can be found easily. could be useful if I lose the notebook with the URL in! |
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