Uhhh, guess I should update...

...well now. It's been a year and a half since I had my TT. Are my TSH levels "level" yet? Um, no. They are STILL adjusting the dose. Most currently back in January, the endo. reduced the amt. from 125mcg to 112mcg after my TSH came back at .03. I'm not thinking it is really a good change. Noticing way too much lightheadedness, slower resting heart rate, night sweats, fatigue....overall feeling blah.

And, it's official. I'm hypocalcemic. My para's were damaged in surgery apparently, and I am now on 25mg of Calcitrol every day in addition to 1800mg of calcium *sigh*

Which is ironic. Because calcium and Synthroid cannot be taken within 4 hours of each other or neither works right. Makes my life really freaking interesting I tell ya.

My scar has faded significantly. Those silicone sheets do work! Well hell, here...here is a pic of it now...

And so...nothing else really to add. Still on this damn journey that seems to NEVER end.

Finally getting results!

Whew. Well 5mo. post surgery and damn, my levels are FINALLY ok! TSH was at .96 and I feel awesome! I've been exercising for almost a month now and watching my diet and lost 11lbs. Still have plenty more post-accident/post-TT to lose but it's a start and I'm feeling great!

Still doing the silicone sheets. Seeing a difference too! Although the pics don't show it, the scar is only raised now in one small little cm. area. The rest is beginning to concave inwards. Can't wait to see when it's finally done!

Can't recall if I noted it or not, but I had gotten the results of the lab work from the biopsy of my thyroid. Apparently, I had Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. Holy shit. I went for TEN years telling the dr's that I was feeling depressed and horrible. That I went from a size 6 to a size 20 practically overnight. I got told I needed to diet, that I was just a mom and should feel like that.

And it turns out I was RIGHT. My thyroid WAS attacking me! Stand up for yourself if you think you know something is wrong. I wish I'd pushed harder, but I was embarrased to have gotten so big and felt it was all my fault. I kinda like knowing now that it wasn't my fault at all. That I really did have a thyroid problem that made me so unhealthy.

Week 3 of Scar Treatment...

....and I gotta say I'm not exactly giddy over the complete lack of change going on here. Ergh. I suppose it is not as raised or red but I guess I expected super duper transformation or something.

Less red...

Here is the before and after from 2 weeks using the silicone sheets and cream...

I mean, it's not perfect yet but I do think I see a difference!

Woohoo! A good post for once! LOL

First good news is that the keloid does seem to be "dying" with the use of the silicone sheets! I'm using the sheets for at least 12 hrs at night and then the Scar Zone cream during the day. I'll have to take a pic...it is definitely looking a million times better!

Second good news is that I'm feeling human again! The higher dose of meds must be kicking in and I don't feel like a slug anymore. My acne is cleared up, my weight seems to have stopped ballooning & the most noticeable thing is how good my mood has been lately. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that not too much other tweaking is going to be needed med. wise. I would love to get to a dose that is "right" and stay there for a while. Next bloodwork is on March 9th with results on the 16th.

Crappy Update

Well first off, my scar has become keloid. I knew something was up. So now I'm doing silicone sheets and cream to see if it will diminish or else I'm headed for another surgery to remove it. This is it 3.5 months post-surgery. Lovely.


And I'm still having serious issues getting my TSH regulated. Seems my calcium is finally back to normal, but still taking supplements. So that is good. My TSH was tested in Dec. and was .96 which is great. However, that number did not seem to mesh with the way I was feeling. I've been feeling depressed, lack of concentration, weight is not coming off even with diet, etc....just an overall sense of blah.

So I re-visited my endo. and begged her for new bloodwork because I "knew" I was hypo. I told her that I understand that my TSH was normal just the month prior, but that something was off and I was sure of it. And I'm actually shocked that I was right.

My TSH is at 3.9!! WTF? How did that happen? I've never been above 3. And even when I was in the 3's I felt horrible...so no wonder I've felt like such crap. So she is bumping me back up to .125mcg and we'll see how that does. I'm just so down about all this. It was supposed to be such an easy recovery.

Still Low

Argh. Why can't my body just work right?? Calcium is still low. Probably not dangerously so, but definitely below normal. It's happening more frequently now and it's taking a lot more calcium to fix the tingling. SO I guess I need to call the dr. I'm just so sick of dealing with calling and bloodwork and yada yada.

I'm pretty fatigued too again. Perhaps it is just the calcium...I dunno. I would just love to curl up and sleep all day if I could. ZZZZ. Scar is still tender and I cannot wear any shirts that are crew neck or that don't hang lower than the incision. This calcium thing just has me irked. WHY?? You know? Damn.