A question for you all !!
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A question for you all !!
| Tue, 10-12-2004 - 4:24pm |
This is a question my endo asks me and I thought it's an interesting one. If you had to put a percentage on how you're feeling, with 100% being "perfect" , how would you rate how you feel overall?? Cathy :)

Erika
Interesting question - thanks for the "food for thought".
Sue
I would say probably about 85%!
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I just got tested again (I was diagnosed mid-Aug and TSH was 28.9) and my TSH was at 8. So my CNM is having me take either two 25 mg every other day, or 1 and 1/2 every day to see if we can get it at least below 5, even though I feel really good, as far as I can tell. Of course I'm always open to feeling better. I didn't even know there was something wrong, other than my periods were weird, but I had figured that was because I had a 9 lb baby in January! I can't cut the pills very well, so it's going to have to be the first option. I took two this morning and I'm feeling slightly hyper. I'm sure I'll adjust pretty quick, though. I felt really hyper when I first went on Synthyroid but it calmed down and I felt really good within a week's time.
I think I'm not at 100% more due to the fact that I work full-time and have 2 sons, one 9 months old, the other 2 yrs old. Plus, I'm going to be studying for the bar again soon, and that's stressing me out a bit. The best thing about the hormone therapy is that I can now occasionally stay up after the boys go to bed and have some time for myself to read, or just cuddle with my DH. Oh, and having enough energy to excercise. I know that's a good thing but . . . :-)
I've enjoyed reading these responses.... I'm at about 35%. Muscle spasms, fatigue, heart racing, and brain fog are at the top of my list of complaints. What bothers me the most, though, is that while 6 months of trying to find the right dose is a small amount of time for me, it is a huge chunk of my 3 year-old daughter's life. It's hard having a mommy at 35%; and I WANT to give 110%, you know. And I'm close to giving up on kid #2 because even if I could handle a pregnancy, I'm not a good parent at the moment. Waaa. It's depressing.
Glad you all are here: my reality-check. It's a comfort to visit this board. Thanks.
Dee.