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Sep. 26th, 2007
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angry_biscuit
me me, oh my
Sep. 26th, 2007 03:20 pmThe avatar simply makes me happy.
For years I had no insurance and the strongest medication I took was an Excedrin for headache once in a rare while. (This is not to say I didn't have headaches often, just that I didn't take much.) Now here I am on a daily dose of Levothyroxine for hypothyroidism (I was a 16.6 TSH before it, for anyone who understands) and just today now, Oxaprozin for muscle inflammation. I've had two blood draws in the past week and have to go to the doctor again next week to see if I may have fibromyalgia - my doctor did the "poke test" on key points and nearly all of them were tender. Further, I have such a limited range of movement, almost daily, as to make old women look flexible.
This last one is odd, since I've always been fat, but have never before had problems touching my toes or reaching to wash anything. In the past few years, however, I've been stiff and sore a lot and it's gotten progressively worse. Apparently the hypothyroidism and the suspected fibromyalgia can both be triggered by hormonal changes or traced to an injury or illness - well, I can tell you EXACTLY where mine began. In October 2003 I got really sick (those of you at Archon may remember my bad sore throat - it was the year we all went to see POTC at the theater) and I lost my voice for several days and spent two days in bed. With no insurance, I couldn't go to the doctor or take more time off to rest, and I never felt quite as good after that illness as I had before it (I was exercising regularly and felt ambitious and hardworking before - since, I've had long and frequent bouts of depression, fatigue, brain fog, and listlessness; there are days I don't want to even do my job, which SUCKS because it is a good one now). Having been on the thyroid medicine for four months, I can tell I am a little less tired and "fogged," but not nearly enough. I try to pick up regular exercising again, but after 2-3 days, I get tired and annoyed with the joint stiffness that results later from it. Then I wait a while, go back, and the same thing happens. If I could get rid of some of the initial pain, it wouldn't be that hard.
Anyway, I have to report back if this medication works for reducing my stiffness and find out next week if I have something worse. In a way I hope I do, because at least I can treat it, then. At the age of only 35, I shouldn't be having all these problems ... I feel all too often like I'm 80 years old, and that's no exaggeration.
For years I had no insurance and the strongest medication I took was an Excedrin for headache once in a rare while. (This is not to say I didn't have headaches often, just that I didn't take much.) Now here I am on a daily dose of Levothyroxine for hypothyroidism (I was a 16.6 TSH before it, for anyone who understands) and just today now, Oxaprozin for muscle inflammation. I've had two blood draws in the past week and have to go to the doctor again next week to see if I may have fibromyalgia - my doctor did the "poke test" on key points and nearly all of them were tender. Further, I have such a limited range of movement, almost daily, as to make old women look flexible.
This last one is odd, since I've always been fat, but have never before had problems touching my toes or reaching to wash anything. In the past few years, however, I've been stiff and sore a lot and it's gotten progressively worse. Apparently the hypothyroidism and the suspected fibromyalgia can both be triggered by hormonal changes or traced to an injury or illness - well, I can tell you EXACTLY where mine began. In October 2003 I got really sick (those of you at Archon may remember my bad sore throat - it was the year we all went to see POTC at the theater) and I lost my voice for several days and spent two days in bed. With no insurance, I couldn't go to the doctor or take more time off to rest, and I never felt quite as good after that illness as I had before it (I was exercising regularly and felt ambitious and hardworking before - since, I've had long and frequent bouts of depression, fatigue, brain fog, and listlessness; there are days I don't want to even do my job, which SUCKS because it is a good one now). Having been on the thyroid medicine for four months, I can tell I am a little less tired and "fogged," but not nearly enough. I try to pick up regular exercising again, but after 2-3 days, I get tired and annoyed with the joint stiffness that results later from it. Then I wait a while, go back, and the same thing happens. If I could get rid of some of the initial pain, it wouldn't be that hard.
Anyway, I have to report back if this medication works for reducing my stiffness and find out next week if I have something worse. In a way I hope I do, because at least I can treat it, then. At the age of only 35, I shouldn't be having all these problems ... I feel all too often like I'm 80 years old, and that's no exaggeration.
