I'm facing the music at this point, I guess. Things aren't looking good for my thyroid at this point. Saw the doctor today and it is indeed enlarged. When she touched and pressed on it, though, it was so tender and it hurt and my voice was raspy and I was coughing for about an hour after.
Trying to find a good time I can go in and get a thyroid panel done as soon as I can since that bloodwork has been ordered.
I don't expect the result to come back clean, though. I've been having freezing cold feet I can't seem to warm up at night, the weight gain isn't stopping (gained 3 more pounds in the last 3 weeks). I have gained 50 pounds this year alone and it's frustrating because it's...not...stopping! I feel hideous and don't like going out as much as I did before. I don't look like my weight at all, but seeing the number on the scale doesn't make me feel good about myself right now. I've had the worst fatigue I can't shake.
I'm also ticked at my doctor. I feel like I'm just a paycheck to her. I have all these symptoms I wanted to go over with her so she could mark them down. She just confirmed I had a swollen thyroid and ordered blood work, didn't let me finish and then said, "Oh, just the thyroid. That's easy!" She is usually behind and it's sick season so perhaps it makes sense, but she only likes to deal with 1-2 problems at a time max per appointment. I have epilepsy, pelvic floor issues, TMJ, and she just looks and smiles and says things like, "Glad you're so healthy!" and then always ends it with, "It was a pleasure seeing you today!" I feel like I'm going through a drive thru window at McDonald's. I hate to switch again, though, but probably will end up doing so. I dunno if she's trying to be positive or something, but it's so off-putting the way she does it, like she has no bedside manner at all. She came so highly recommended on social media because she "takes time to listen," too...I haven't seen that in her yet. Ugh -_-
Anyway, how does a doctor in conventional medicine these days treat both hypothyroidism and epilepsy? This sounds like a difficult thing to do properly in my mind. Wanna know what I'm getting myself into here or things that she might suggest so that I can do some research beforehand.
Trying to find a good time I can go in and get a thyroid panel done as soon as I can since that bloodwork has been ordered.
I don't expect the result to come back clean, though. I've been having freezing cold feet I can't seem to warm up at night, the weight gain isn't stopping (gained 3 more pounds in the last 3 weeks). I have gained 50 pounds this year alone and it's frustrating because it's...not...stopping! I feel hideous and don't like going out as much as I did before. I don't look like my weight at all, but seeing the number on the scale doesn't make me feel good about myself right now. I've had the worst fatigue I can't shake.
I'm also ticked at my doctor. I feel like I'm just a paycheck to her. I have all these symptoms I wanted to go over with her so she could mark them down. She just confirmed I had a swollen thyroid and ordered blood work, didn't let me finish and then said, "Oh, just the thyroid. That's easy!" She is usually behind and it's sick season so perhaps it makes sense, but she only likes to deal with 1-2 problems at a time max per appointment. I have epilepsy, pelvic floor issues, TMJ, and she just looks and smiles and says things like, "Glad you're so healthy!" and then always ends it with, "It was a pleasure seeing you today!" I feel like I'm going through a drive thru window at McDonald's. I hate to switch again, though, but probably will end up doing so. I dunno if she's trying to be positive or something, but it's so off-putting the way she does it, like she has no bedside manner at all. She came so highly recommended on social media because she "takes time to listen," too...I haven't seen that in her yet. Ugh -_-
Anyway, how does a doctor in conventional medicine these days treat both hypothyroidism and epilepsy? This sounds like a difficult thing to do properly in my mind. Wanna know what I'm getting myself into here or things that she might suggest so that I can do some research beforehand.