Oh Bath, what a horrible ordeal. I must admit, I don't know much about it but I bet you do now. I am sure you will investigate all your options carefully and choose the best course of action. My GF had her thyroid removed many years ago but I don't recall why. She is 40 and just had her 3rd baby. I will be thinking of you tomorrow and hope the news is good. Please keep us updated and keep up the good, positive vibes and that lovely smile on your face :)
bath , i dont sweat much either , never really have , but when i get really hot i get really agittated and cant concentrate , i feel like im boiling , spesh now being PG i am feeling alot hotter than usual ... and i often get heart palptiations ...
Hey bathsheba,
Seeing as thryoid conditions are hormonally-based problems, in my experience natural therapies can be really helpful either on their own or as an adjunct to more "traditional" treatments. Please feel free to PM if you like :)
good luck today Bath.
i hope you can get back on track soon and what an acheivemet breast feeding Niall for 18months is amazing!
how do you think you'dgo givig up coffee?? I think i would stuggle with it but if its going to improve your health a lot it will be well worth it.
let us know how you go
Wow bath I have never heard of this... I hope it all goes well today atleast now you know why things as a sahm seemed to be getting on top of you, as we all know what a great mum you are..
Best of luck today hope to here better news soon...
Thanks so much girls. Had my scan this morning. It all went well. I felt a little funny soon after the injection (kinda light headed, the text in the mag I was reading went a bit funny) but that passed after a few minutes. I had to lie on this scanning bed for about 15 minutes with this large flat camera thing centimeters from my face. But I just relaxed and listened to my heart beating. Now that I am officially aware of this condition i am more aware of my body, especially heart rate. I always have that pounding feeling that I used to only get after a brisk walk. I've decided that I do need one type of medication and that's the Beta blockers which slow down the heart rate and stop the shakes (they don't have many side effects and you can take them while BFing). I'm not keen on taking the anti-thyroid tablets though. They have many side effects, including nausea. I get nausea very easily and i'm sure that I will if I take them. The thought of throwing up for 6 months (the doctor said this is how long it usually takes) is dreadful. So what I've almost decided to do instead is take some natural thyroid "soothers". I've ordered some online and they should be here in about a week. Mum, a nurse, reckons they will work so might as well give them a shot. If I take the Beta blockers in the meantime then that takes away the life threatening aspect of my condition. I spoke to a Endocrinologist after my scan and he said that there are no nodules, just an all over inflammation as my auto immunity is attacking my thyroid. It's called Grave's Disease. It has a good prognosis. At least I know it's not a cancerous tumour on a nodule which was a possibility. So in the end I'm glad I did the scan.... I have peace of mind. I don't feel radio-active but I am for another 19 hours. I can BF my boy again 24 hours after the scan... personally i don't think there is much risk. Babies have x-rays and that involves more radiation than in my injection. The doctor said that if I express the milk today I can give it to him tomorrow because the radio-activity would have totally dissipated... but I won't... I'll chuck it and get him used to the formula that I have bought. I think, despite not really wanting to, that it is time to wean. I'll do it slowly... giving him his last feed no later than Dec. 31. I really think that the demands placed on my body from breastfeeding and taking care of 3 children has resulted in me getting run down to the point of disease. I'm sure that a month after weaning (I'll request another blood test) that it will show improvements. But it's very sad for me. I was really hoping to get to 2 years. Funny these little milestones we strive for hey?
Gotta drink lots of water to flush this stuff out of my body!
Oh, so sorry you are going through this, Bath. So pleased that it isn't due to a tumour. Are you able to get some rest over the Christmas period? (does your DH/DP have any holidays?) Wishing you all the best for your recovery. xx
Bath, I'm glad you got good results from your scan and also a plan of attack which you are comfortable with. Your positive attitude will help your recovery I have no doubt, so keep up the great work.
I know exactly what you mean about the bfing, I felt the same way when Jack self-weaned at 14 months. I was losing weight and knew that my body wasn't able to cope with pg and bfing, but I had still really wanted to make the 2 year mark. I feel much more comfortable with now though. With the benefit of hindsight I know that I have given him a great start and that my health (and Tom's) were more important at that time.
Take care hun.
Bath - so glad to hear the test went well and no cancer. That must be the biggest weight off your shoulders. The compromise you have made sounds really good, take the medicine you feel you really do need and try a natural remedy for the other symptoms. Regarding the b/f, I would try to look at the positive side - what a great effort feeding for this long. You should feel very proud of yourself and I hope that makes you feel less sad about it. Your health is important. Take care of yourself and hope the holidays bring you some nice, quiet, relaxing times :)
I so glad the scan went well must feel alot lighter about that now, I understand the feeling of thinking you may have cancer and its not a nice one but you do feel so happy about life for awhile after...
Well I hope the natual way works for you and as sad as it is to stop feeding you have to relize what a great job you have done 18th is a monster effort...Well Done:dance:
Hi Bath,
Very glad to hear that you have some answers and a solution that is bearable. It's interesting that you said that you are much more aware of what your body is doing now - sometimes that in itself can help. I really hope that things become much better for you soon. It must be hard making that decision to wean but hopefully there will be other benefits for both you and your family if it helps bring about an improvement in your health.
Will be thinking of you!
so happy to hear the scan went well today Bath i have been thinking of you all day!
Thanks so much girls :) I'm just so relieved that I know what's going on and that it's not as bad as it could have been. Trying to see the positives... weight loss isn't such a bad symptom to have after all! Bring on the choccy! (high fat foods are recommended... i knew there was a reason i added cream to my coffee... shame i have to cut them out though... I had an iced Big M coffee instead today... hopefully not as much caffeine).
bath, i was so sad to hear this is happening to you. i am glad you are looking at the positives and you have had some nasty conditions ruled out. for your sake and your family's i am glad you are thinking about you and you can help them all the more for being your happy and healthy self.
as someone who had to cut out caffeine from my diet i must say i am so used to decaf now that i wouldn't know any different. it is one less strain on your system to process.
sending you warm and heartfelt hugs :hug:
xx
Hey Bath! :hug: Thanks for the link. Keep us posted on how you're going, you're very special to us!
Hi Bath, just wanted to say i am one of those horrible people that inject the radiation into people to do the test you had. I'm glad it all went well. And everything they told you is true, it is a TINY amount used for that test, much less than from a CT scan, and alot less than your annual natural background radiation exposure.
If you did want to express and use the milk tomorrow it would be ok. Also if there is a next time that you have to have a nuclear medicine test, you can always express beforehand and store some if you want.....
If you have any questions re the test pm me, more than happy to try and answer them.
Aww, you people aren't horrible LOL You do very important work! Actually the needle didn't hurt as much as I thought it would. I thought that it would be kinda viscous ie a thick liquid like the tetanus ones that really hurt. But no, probably one of the more comfortable ones... not stingy at all. So if anyone ever needs a radioactive injection then relax! LOL it's not so bad :) Thanks Ange for your offer... I may have a few so i'll keep that in mind :) Also, thanks Dusty and Nelle... it's just good to be able to offload my worries into here... it kinda stops me dwelling IYKWIM.
Bath, you're so positive about the whole situation - I love it! No doubt finding out what is going on gives you confidence
I'm starting to look into why I don't sweat as much/at all - I've noticed it in the past few years, and now that summer's coming I'm noticing it more. As soon as I step out into the 'heat' - which could be anything from 27 degrees and over lately - I start getting dizzy and clammy and faint, but I never sweat. In fact I don't ever remember a time where I've had to 'wipe the sweat' off me, iykwim? I only bought deodarant recently while I was pregnant because I sweated a little bit and had BO for the first time, lol. I've been managing it by staying inside and cool for as long as I can, and carrying around a bottle of ice water to hold and drink when I start feeling faint. It's a problem because I'll avoid hot rooms/days - which means I've left dinner with friends because the air conditioning isn't working and I couldn't hack it any longer ... I feel like a freak - what with this, and my food allergies..
Anyway! I'm going to speak to my GP about Anhidrosis (decreased sweating) next week when I see her next. I'm so glad to read your experience, as I didn't think it was possible to be heat intolerant!!