Well my
thyroidectomy is scheduled for the 30th!! I'm excited and nervous!
I'm not looking forward to the weeks following the surgery. or the surgery itself. or the 3-5inch scar *shudder* But I'm looking forward to the long term effects and knowing that I will not be miserable because of my thyroid again! *laugh*
Apparently I have both Hashimoto's thryoid disease (what my sister also has) which has been running in cycles of high and low for 10+ years... which makes sense looking back on my health and weight changes and emotions over that time span. Every time I was stressed it would kick it into high makeing me lose weight and trigger the horrible emotional/physical sideeffects... which I just thought was normal for whatever going on at the time. and then 2-3 years ago my insane stress and or pregnancy triggered the Graves Disease and kicked it all into thyroid storm... which with meds have gotten under control but the symptoms are horrible. I just don't need my thyroid if this is how it effects me! *laugh*
so yeah. I'm anxious about the surgery and what I'll be going through afterwards but I'm trying to be positive! *laugh*