#Hashimotos Thyroiditis

[blitzsicedcoffee]

So let's see, what can I do to manage my chronic conditions:

-Destress (HAH uhhh we live in capitalism)

-Try a diet designed to get rid of inflammation (okay but how do I do that on $200 a month, I'm poor)

-Get mild exercise (Okay if my heart could stop having palpitations and my fatigue could let me I would)

-Have healthcare (easier said than done, especially if you don't live in a state with easy Medicaid)

-Apply for Disability (LMAO like it's easy)

I'm not even making excuses. This is real fucking life.

[cyber-therian]

i love to eat dried seaweed … i have hashimoto’s thyroiditis and the iodine in seaweed helps calm some of the symptoms (alongside my meds ofc) and the umami of seaweed also helps with meat cravings since i dont eat meat :3 plussss the salt content helps increase my blood pressure

not to mention makes me feel like a lil fox who just found the most awesomest snack ever by the ocean mmmmm

[moonlight-at-dawn]

A collection of some of the unhinged "solutions" I've stated for various health/pain issues. Anyone else talk like this about things? I'm curious if so~

"I want to crack open my bunion like a geode."

"Can I just cut open my heel and use an emery board on my heel spur?"

"I want my pelvic bone spatch-cocked like a chicken"

"Crack my tailbone like a glowstick."

"Can I tap my skull like a sugar maple to relieve the pressure?" (yes I know trepanning and spinal taps are things but this is different in my head)

"I want to go to (Mortal Kombat) Sub-Zero Chiropractic, he could fix me." (this is a joke I've seen before but it has never left my head)

"I want to butterfly my plantar fascii/hip flexor like a chicken breast to release the tension"

"If I chop off my leg, it can't hurt me anymore"

"Clear out my hip with an ice cream scoop"

"I want to get rid of my thyroid. I know it won't fix anything, but fuck that traitorous bastard."

[oscarisaacasimov]

reposting now that I've fixed privacy settings

[ididit-allofit-foryou]

so. disabled girlies (in the usa). how difficult is it to switch to a new disability lawyer if you already have one helping with your case. because. mine wasnt answering my calls and emails for. about 3 months. and i called again today and left a voice mail that was like 'hey [name], i just wanted to call again and see if my emails and messages are going through since i havent heard from you in a bit. please give me a call back when you can, thanks.' & she Did call back a few minutes later. and she told me that saying what i did in the voicemail made me 'sound whiny and manipulative' & that she *had* reached out to me a while back and that *i* hadn't touched base since. and 'don't you know that if an email doesn't go through it will tell you? i see *all* my emails. you had mentioned memory problems when we spoke before, right? you should get that checked.' and uh. i cried for 30 minutes after that and. kinda really don't want to work with her anymore. so. yeah. any advice would be appreciated.

[beanskelly]

Happy disability pride to those with thyroid conditions, whether it’s hypothyroid or hyperthyroidism. Thyroid issues suck!! If you are struggling with your thyroid issues, know you’re not alone

[bpdshan]

today my doctor said that i *definitely* have an autoimmune disease and told me that i was right from the start, and that i know my body, and thanked me for persisting. i’m going to endocrinology for a hashimotos diagnosis sometime soon.

(previously, she would insist it was mental health related during a lot of our time together, but i would always strongly disagree)

character development 😌

[lostinmirkwood]

Today is a bad energy day. I’m so tired. I’m feeling it on a molecular level and no amount of tea is going to help.

[disabledsysboxes]

Autoimmune - 3

[gettingthebestofyou]

Today marks my first Zepbound shot. I’m nervous.

I don’t actually think I’m excited. If anything, I’m a little disappointed that I was able to get here in my own. In a little over a year I’ve managed to change my sugar, my cholesterol, and my liver function tests…

…and my whole lifestyle, really.

But I haven’t changed my weight. And my A1C is somehow WORSE than when I started.

I would be lying if I didn’t say that today felt like a”last hurrah” food-wise, and I know I shouldn’t do that, either. But the nausea scares me SO MUCH. And I LOVE food. I love the flavor and the feel and the comfort.

So I had steak and a glass of Prosecco and a bag of chips and there will be ice cream later. Today is NOT a day that exemplifies the changes I’ve made to my diet or my relationship with food. Today is a major backslide.

My dietician might tell me there’s no bad foods, but my lifetime of diet culture tells me I should be ashamed of how I ate today.

But in some ways I’m happy, because in 10 years I haven’t been able to get what’s going on with me under control, even with getting my thyroid treated. And I hate myself.

I hate myself.

I hate the way I look, I hate the way I feel.

Even with trying to cone to terms with the idea of being overweight for the rest of my life if I could JUST GET HEALTHY I still hate myself.

Today is February 3, 2024. I weight 210 lbs. I am 43.8% fat. My A1C is 5.9.

Tonight, I take my first Zepbound shot.

I’m going to use this blog as a diary of sorts, and keep it as anonymous as I can make it. Hopefully so I can see how far I’ve come one day in the future.

If you feel like coming along for the ride, please do.

[croakingfairy]

thick bitch disorder

[blitzsicedcoffee]

So apparently even though I counted from my paystubs, my work is saying I don't meet the minimum hour requirement for FMLA.

So here's their ultimate test of bullshittery. The only way I can go back to work is if they let me work 20 hours a week in 4 hour per day increments. Let's see if the STATE can handle that.

[cyber-therian]

its kinda upsetting that i look forward to the spring/summer from January—whenever it gets warm & then I remember that the sun makes me incredibly sickly for no reason.

Light sensitivity? POW! Nausea? POW! Inability to regulate heightened body temperature? POW! Sun sickness after 20 minutes? POW!

luckily i dont usually stay out long enough to burn, but man its so frustrating. at least i can enjoy rainy days more than the average human

[eastishere]

Hashimotos time line and journal

Age 9~10

Started getting severe fatigue

Got diagnosed with depression

Had increased irritability

15

Got blood test done and it shown off thyroid levels,

ME/CFS level fatigue

Got diagnosed

Now

Got checked too early and thyroid levels went from 4 to a 8.5?(Going to ask about it)

More irritable

More depressed and anxious and lots of weight gain

Got medication

Keep you updated

[ididit-allofit-foryou]

(trying to see if this is Normal or if i do indeed Have Another Symptom 😅)

[beanskelly]

A quick comic about chronic illness