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Ugh... some days you just don't want to know things.
I found a great book, The Thyroid Solution, which was chockers full of information pertaining to my condition. It was relieving to know that I am actually still quite sick, and yet there is hope that I can feel better soon. Sucky bit, is that I have to wait until mid July before I can see my endocrinologist before I can throw a million questions at him regarding the information that I've come across.
Especially the part about people with my disease having a greater chance of coming down with other autoimmune diseases. I'm pretty certain that I have rheumatoid arthritis, or at least the beginnings of it. That in itself is a worry, but the one that had me tearing up last night was Scleroderma. My cousin died of the Systemic type of scleroderma and my mom was recently diagnosed with what one doctor called "age-related" scleroderma or a very mild form of the disease. After watching my cousin waste away from scleroderma, folks, I'm just not happy with my traitorous body and all of those what-ifs.
Bloody hell, I wish someone had torn the pages about scleroderma out of that book. And you know what, the freaky thing was that I wasn't even looking for that book, it was displayed as a newly returned book at our mobile library. Go figure.
*sigh*
But, it had a great section about what partners/spouses can do to retain their sanity whilst living with a thyroid patient :flowers:
I found a great book, The Thyroid Solution, which was chockers full of information pertaining to my condition. It was relieving to know that I am actually still quite sick, and yet there is hope that I can feel better soon. Sucky bit, is that I have to wait until mid July before I can see my endocrinologist before I can throw a million questions at him regarding the information that I've come across.
Especially the part about people with my disease having a greater chance of coming down with other autoimmune diseases. I'm pretty certain that I have rheumatoid arthritis, or at least the beginnings of it. That in itself is a worry, but the one that had me tearing up last night was Scleroderma. My cousin died of the Systemic type of scleroderma and my mom was recently diagnosed with what one doctor called "age-related" scleroderma or a very mild form of the disease. After watching my cousin waste away from scleroderma, folks, I'm just not happy with my traitorous body and all of those what-ifs.
Bloody hell, I wish someone had torn the pages about scleroderma out of that book. And you know what, the freaky thing was that I wasn't even looking for that book, it was displayed as a newly returned book at our mobile library. Go figure.
*sigh*
But, it had a great section about what partners/spouses can do to retain their sanity whilst living with a thyroid patient :flowers:
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ShyShy
02 June 2009 - 05:54 AM
Heh, after I posted that entry, I went online to try to find more articles about the secondary diseases, and guess what?! A couple of articles stated that their findings are that those with Scleroderma/Crohn's/etc. find themselves having thyroid disorders/diseases as their secondary illness.
So, now I'm confused. And wondering if I should contact my other cousin who has Crohn's and see if she's had any thyroid issues.
:wacko:
So, now I'm confused. And wondering if I should contact my other cousin who has Crohn's and see if she's had any thyroid issues.
:wacko:
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