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I got the earliest appointment available with an endocrinologist and it’s not until December. Yesterday I entered all the physical things that have been bothering me more lately and the same thing kept popping up - an under active thyroid. When I talked to the nurse this morning she said there was no point in going to my family doctor as she would just send me to the specialist anyway. I actually felt kind of silly calling to make the appointment. I’m sure that after Oprah’s recent show about her thyroid the specialists are being flooded. I almost didn’t call, but this is about me not everyone else and I don’t go to the doctor unless I think there is really something wrong and have a good idea what it is.
Of course, it could easily be just my body trying to adjust to the 10% drop in weight, but I would think that it had gotten used to that within 6 months! I just want to stay awake during the day for a change. I try to eat healthy, exercise and I’m so tired that I can’t sit down without falling asleep. It’s insane. I’ll still be exercising and still be trying to eat right. Even though I still have a lot of weight to lose, I have no intention of gaining any of the 30 pounds I’ve lost back. I’m not throwing in the towel expecting some miracle answer and solution out of anything. I still need to do the work no matter what else is going on.
Thyroid problems are really nasty as it is very had to disentangle the causes and effects. People who have had emotional problems and other very hard problems in their lives can develop thyroid problems because of that - of the stress or the depression. It can also happen because you are actually allergic to some foods and don’t know it… or because of being fat… or because of losing weight.. go figure… I know of one person’s story like that and they had to be hospitalised and put on IV eventually… But also, thyroid problems can happen first and then they can completely mess up your life.
Anyway, it’s a good thing to recognize it and approach it. I certainly support you in that and think that there’s no reason you should be trying to lose weight if they are severe enough as it would be like trying to sprint while carrying a bag of stones.
As this is a very weird thing to attack, you know, it’s quite possible you could be better off trying to handle it yourself with a diet. I found this site very helpful (didn’t watch the Oprah show, though)…
http://thyroid.about.com/cs/dietweightloss/a/center.htm
Best of luck!
I am not very well versed on thryoid issues but whatever the case, I wish you well with it and hope that you (your specialist) can get it figured out for you.