Ongoing....  

Posted by MeganH

Hopefully this is the last health-type post I'll need to put in for awhile. Keeping it short and sweet as possibly possible, coz health is not what this blog is about

The doctors have found a whole raft of food intolerances, (well, one food intolerance which applies to a whole raft of foods - fructose intolerance) which is going to take careful dietary management under care of a dietician as I discover which foods I now can and can't eat without making myself ill, and....

- more importantly, have discovered that I have Hashimoto's disease.
This is to do with severe underfunctioning of the thyroid gland, needing medication. This is what has been making me so tired for all these months.

The food intolerances (which have simply decided to develop at this point in my life) explain why I have so much acid in my digestive system and have trouble sitting up at times when I'm feeling particularily acidic or crampy, and generally why I feel so sick.

It all makes sense now, doesn't it :-)
I'm rapt - answers to my problems, and paths ahead of me to fix them!

It'll take about a month for the Hashimoto's meds to kick in, but I hope to be much much better aften then :-) I feel a lot more confident about doing the Thistle Thread Masterclass at the end of April now :-)

Meanwhile, just one more month in bed! Yaaay! (after all this time, one month is nothing!)

This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 2:37 AM . You can follow any responses to this entry through the comments feed .

8 comments

Glad to hear your troubles can be minimized. Take care!

February 10, 2010 at 4:30 AM

Excellent news! Just knowing what is wrong means you can make better plans for fixing what is fixable. My fingers are crossed in Chilly Hollow.

February 10, 2010 at 4:36 AM

Great news, well not really, but I'm sure you know what I mean. Hope the meds kick in quickly and you are on the road to recovery soon.
jane

February 10, 2010 at 7:18 AM

I'm very pleased that you have some answers, Megan, and hope that the meds quickly get you sorted out.

On a completely different note, how did Jane post a comment tomorrow? Have you mastered time travel Jane? Can you nip to Friday night and get the Euromillions winning numbers for us?

February 10, 2010 at 7:44 AM

I'm so pleased to hear you have answers now! Things will be much better now I'm sure. Take care!

February 11, 2010 at 1:22 AM

So glad you have some answers now! Hope the meds kick in fast (I was feeling better on thyroid meds within a week!) and your new diet isn't too difficult to figure out...

February 11, 2010 at 1:46 PM

Oh Yay! For two reasons - one that I've finally been able to access your blog. nd two, that you have an answer! Here's to your new medications!

Wonderful news!

February 12, 2010 at 6:10 AM

It's wonderful that you finally have some answers! I hope you're soon on the way to feeling better!

February 13, 2010 at 6:22 AM

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