The Update

Thanks Tracey for the reminder... I sort of forgot to give an update, didn't I? This isn't my "main" blog and I like to keep that one focused on knitting.

So yes, the doctor's appointment went well. I like this doctor. I feel he listens to me and doesn't shrug off my concerns. He ran every possible blood test imaginable (or so the lab nurse said as she was drawing blood. She didn't appreciate the work and let me know it).

Anyway, as expected, I have a hypothyroid. I was a walking "symptom" of it, but the problem is that there are a lot of issues that have the same symptoms... including perimenopause.

So now it's a matter of figuring out the right dosage of synthetic thryoid hormones, and from what I can tell, it's kind of a trial and error thing. Starting off with a small dose and increase it until my numbers are in range.

It's been 3 weeks and I'm seeing some improvement, but it's definitely not an overnight cure. My hair loss is much less noticable (when I wash my hair I'm getting maybe half the fallout that I was) and some of the achiness is gone. However, I still get easily fatigued, but that also might just be from being so inactive for such a long period of time.

I am easing back into working out again. I'm trying to do a mile a day on the treadmill and I'm keeping to a very light pace (2.5/mph) and it still wipes me out (but then so does doing laundry). I have to remember that I can't jump back to an hour with Yourself!Fitness, but work my way back towards it.

So hopefully I'll get back to a regular workout routine and back to some weight loss. I'm realistic to not think just being on thyroid medication is going to magically make my extra 30 lbs disappear. I just hope it gives me a little more energy to do some semblance of a workout.