i ruined my body - and now im sufferning for it ..

[Bathsheba]

Thanks for sharing your story Lea I also lose weight easily when BFing... so I didn't think much of it with my 3rd baby but when I started to get other symptoms like mood changes i decided to get checked out by my GP... who ordered a blood test after I basically demanded one. My thyroid levels were through the roof... meaning my metabolism was too fast... which is why I was losing so much weight, my bones stuck out too. I am 170cm and got down to 61kg... and I have a solid skeleton.

So I highly recommend you ask for a thyroid function test make sure they test for all three: T4 TSH and T3... not just T4 like some doctors do and get a false normal result. At the very least you will have peace of mind. A hyperactive thyroid is NOT fun at all... can be quite dangerous... and will play havoc with not just your weight but your moods and even your hair may start to become brittle/fall out. I don't want to worry you unnecessarily it's just that my GP said thyroid problems after having a baby is an incredibly under-diagnosed problem in the community with lots of tragic results. Don't worry about your past so much... what's done is done... there are worse things you could have done in your youth believe me!!! Try to look forward and work on eliminating one cause at a time darl

[*charmalea*]

thanks bath , i have been tested twice for thyroiod , both times were fine , but i didnt know there were more than 1 to be tested for .

Beema - we are pretty much the same size and height , i jsut bought sz 8 jeans that need a belt with out sounding sinister , its good to know there is someone out there going through the same thing ..

Kel - body issues suck huh?? i cant stop eating crap food , in winter esp , and for some reason it keeps coming off and i hardly ever excersice