He judged everything on that one number, and when it was "in range" he considered that case closed. This went on for quite some time until I realized the only lab marker he was drawing on me was the TSH level. I trusted that, and told myself I guess I was wrong. I kept telling him that I didn't feel right and he kept telling me I was fine because my lab work said I was fine. I had my thyroid radiated (partially killed off), and was put on Synthroid (T4) but I never felt well on it. It really wasn't until a few years later that I realized this was not the case. I saw a specialist at the University of Louisville who understood complex cases and I trusted that he would know what to do. Many years ago I had a goiter on my thyroid and was diagnosed with cycling Hashimoto's and Graves Disease. One big long standing issue for me has been my thyroid. I pulled many of the wrong strings with trial and error before I started to find my way out. I kept trying to find the first loose string to pull so I could begin to unravel the problems and fix them one by one. When I was in the midst of it all it felt like I was working on a giant tangled ball of yarn. It's been so long since I've done one of these blog posts, and I have a lot to discuss! To be honest a lot has gone on but it was difficult to make sense of because as you'll see many different issues tied into one another. This is the first in a series of Health Updates I will be posting.
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