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| Tue, 11-23-2004 - 3:04pm |
I posted a few times back in the spring/summer. Around May I was officially diagnosed as having Hashimoto's but I've always been hyperthyroid. I went to the doctor earlier this month and he finally explained it better to me. I thought I might relay it in case it helps someone else.
Officially, I have Hashimoto's. I have had hyper stints that last a month to well over a year. Currently, I am clinically normal with a low TSH. My TSH is around .5 - .7. So, because I am "normal" my condition hasn't reared its ugly head enough for us to know what direction it is going. Make sense? Because I've Hashi's, he expects to see me hypo but I'm not. But I'm also not continuously hyper. I hope I am making sense!
So, that is it. I have Hashi's. We are waiting. We are waiting for a drastic effect one way or the other. I understand this man's reasoning. I know he can't diagnose me as being hyperthyroid when I have a disease that normally creates the opposite. It is unusual for Hashi's to create hyper but we all know that. He's never treated me being hyperthyroid. He doesn't have first hand experience with me. So, that's it. Maybe that will help someone else in the future.
OH! He did tell me I still can't get pregnant. Pregnancy is one big autoimmune state and to top that off with an autoimmune disease that hasn't declared itself is tricky and he's afraid of what may happen. {Can you tell I didn't see this man before my January 04 baby, hee hee} Understandable. Anyway, that's it!


Actually no!