Wednesday, April 28, 2004
I feel vindicated. I finally got the results back for the blood tests that were taken at the doctor's office and it turns out I have hypothyroidism, which is what is causing me to gain weight no matter what I try to do. According to the test results, my thyroid is barely functioning. No amount of diet and exercise would have ever succeeded in getting this weight off or keeping it off. My body has been fighting against me all this time. I KNEW something wasn't right. I got so sick of doctors treating me like I was just a lazy slob, not willing to make the effort needed to lose weight. I kept trying to tell them I HAD tried and nothing worked. Now I know it wasn't my fault.
I went back to the doctor's office yesterday for my follow-up and the doctor was a whole lot nicer to me this time. They took some more blood and they are going to run the test one more time just to be sure and if the results are the same, and I know they will be, the doctor is going to put me on some meds to get my thyroid back to normal. That should help me to start losing some of this weight.
I've still got a long way to go but at least I feel some hope. I didn't have that before.
As for my psychiatrist's visit, it got canceled and rescheduled. Apparently the psychiatrist had some kind of family emergency and couldn't make it into the office on the day of my appointment. I've been rescheduled for Monday, May 10th. If I can get some anti-depressant meds that have weight loss as a side effect and combine that with getting my thyroid function back, life should start getting a whole lot better soon.
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