I am usually not one who believes in taking "breaks", at least when it comes to relationships. I like many others have been fed that line several times and in my opinion if someone feels the need to spend less time with me then maybe they dont need me in their lives at all.....my opinoin on breaks has changed since my dianosis. I temporarily take breaks when I feel overwhelemed. Lately I have felt like my constant need to be researching and have my head buried inside a book is spinning out of control. I am also getting very tired of attending doctros appointments and eating super healthy to not see the improvements I am wanting and gaining weight. I have decided to stop taking most of the supplements continuing to take my liquid form of royal jelly and maca powder with my juice in the morining, my probiotics and my iron supplement. I am going to take a break from cleansing, accupuncture and try more yoga and working out. I need a break!!! Sorry Mr. Library, but you and I were getting to serious way to fast and my husband is getting jealous. I do want to share my latest self diagnosis with you. My husband and I recently attended a college football tailgate and game. At the tailgate, I caught up with a friend who I hadnt seen in awhile and to my surprise, she mentioned that she had gone off the pill a littel over a year ago and that she too was having ovulation problems. My heart dropped as she explained how painful it had been for her and her husband and that she was so tired of all the different kinds of doctors. Next she explained that she had recently started seeing a chiropractor who was also a natural doctor and that he has recently diagnosed her with a gall bladder problem and had given her some supplements. We decided that we would have lunch soon and talk about our experiences and see if we might be able to help eachother some time in the upcoming weeks and then went off to enjoy the game. That night while I sat on the couch I was thinking about what my friend had said and decided to start googling gall bladder issues and fertility. To my surprise, I found a link between the two and also found a link between the kidney and the gall bladder. I called my mom and told her what I had been reading and then she mentioned a friend of hers that had been on Yasmin (the same pill I was on for over 6 years) and had to have her gall bladder removed. I told her that I had to go do more research and as I scrolled through page after page of information, I realized that maybe my issues could be related to my gall bladder. Fatigue, hot flashes, black pepper like flakes in urine, sharp pains in the upper right side...to name only a few. I am still convinced that my thyroid is also part of the problem and have read a lot of material that states that just because you are in the "normal" range of .5-5.5 that doesnt mean that range is right for you. My thyroid was at a .3 on my last blood test. Below is a list of Symptoms related to thryoid problems that I fall under:
Family history of thyroid problems (my uncle and my grnadmother)
Past history of auto-immune disease (celiacs)
Allergies or sensitivity to gluten
Other pituitary or endocrine diseases (diabetes, PCOS, premature menopause)
Chronic Fatigue
Infertility
Celiac disease/gluten intolerance
Heavy consumer of soy products
Heave consumer of raw foods
Exhaustion/fatigue
Heart palpitations
Anxiety
Sweating more then usual/feeling hot when others are not
Inappropriate weight gain despite changes in diet and excercise
Hair loss
Itching skin
Abnormally low sex drive (yes I know you may not want to know that...sorry)
Unexplained infertility
Periods have stopped
Constipation (yes I know sorry another overshare)
Shortness of breath
Difficulty falling asleep
and there you have it....an extremely long list of symtoms I currently have...hmmm I think I need to keep reading my new thyroid book......ok so I am taking a break from reading more then one book at a time. I will focus on one at a time so it doesnt seem so overwhelming. That should be easier to keep under control.
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