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Dec. 6th, 2018 09:01 pmIt has been ages since I last updated any social media (barring reposts, there I am guilty). Be patient with me. I have been sucked backed into Homestuck fanfiction, so that is where I spend most of my reading time currently...
I also have the feeling that my brain is not what it used to be after my thyroid literally tried to kill me this summer ^^"
(yes kids, get your bloodwork done, even if you are like me and tend to throw violent fits at the mere thought. Took me long enough to find nurses who would hold me down after I asked them to; the doc I left when I got sick used to tell me it was not allowed... psychologically, it is not very valuable to force yourself/be forced, I agree. Still, medically, shit can be important.)
So. Thyroid. Fucks with aaaall your hormonal levels and most other functions. I spent most of summer either in bed or in hospital on and off because my heartrate was at about 110+ bpm and I was so weak that my legs would just give out after one flight of stairs.
That is so much beter now! I am stronger than I have felt for YEARS! Less hypersensitive, too, though I cannot say whether or not that is a positive development. When you are used to hypersensitivity, it tends to feel a bit numb now. However, I am still in that phase where they are trying to find the right dosage (well. and meds if that dosage does not take). The meds I got are thyrostatics, which you can only use for about 1.5 years, or so I've been told. I really hope that they will have found a good dosage before I have to withdraw and most likely have my thyroid removed... Getting older is fun. Not.
tl;dr: Brain slow. Tired af. Still productive citizen again, because why have any hobbies or a social life if you can go to work and collaps as soon as you get home *:)
I also have the feeling that my brain is not what it used to be after my thyroid literally tried to kill me this summer ^^"
(yes kids, get your bloodwork done, even if you are like me and tend to throw violent fits at the mere thought. Took me long enough to find nurses who would hold me down after I asked them to; the doc I left when I got sick used to tell me it was not allowed... psychologically, it is not very valuable to force yourself/be forced, I agree. Still, medically, shit can be important.)
So. Thyroid. Fucks with aaaall your hormonal levels and most other functions. I spent most of summer either in bed or in hospital on and off because my heartrate was at about 110+ bpm and I was so weak that my legs would just give out after one flight of stairs.
That is so much beter now! I am stronger than I have felt for YEARS! Less hypersensitive, too, though I cannot say whether or not that is a positive development. When you are used to hypersensitivity, it tends to feel a bit numb now. However, I am still in that phase where they are trying to find the right dosage (well. and meds if that dosage does not take). The meds I got are thyrostatics, which you can only use for about 1.5 years, or so I've been told. I really hope that they will have found a good dosage before I have to withdraw and most likely have my thyroid removed... Getting older is fun. Not.
tl;dr: Brain slow. Tired af. Still productive citizen again, because why have any hobbies or a social life if you can go to work and collaps as soon as you get home *:)
