December has come around and again, and Christmas is upon us again!!! And its my first Christmas with my little boy Joel..
Since my last Blog, I have been doing better and better! After seeing Dr Skinner, I have gone from stength to strength! Dont get my wrong it hasnt been an easy ride, there has been some low points!!
Depression is what I have been battling with, but since an increase in Armour, it has been a little better.
Dr Skinner has been golden, he has supported me and advised me so much on what dose to get too, I cant believe how much my body can cope with in terms of Armour and Thyroxine! Last year when I decided to self prescribe with Armour, I started of with 2 grains of armour with 100mcg Thyroxine, eventually going up to 6 grains of Armour without Thyroxine. This sent my T4 very low as low a 9.9, you can understand why I was sufferring with Hypo symptoms!!!! I'm now on 4 grains of Armour and 250mcg of Thyroxine, which is a massive dose. My latest bloot test suggests my T4 is now at the higher end of the reference range with my T3 and TSH also on the healthy side! Im finally starting to feel better.
Weight gain has always been a problem ever since I was around 16, going up from a healthy 15 stone to at my heaviest 25 stone. People are always shocked when I say that, but people say I carry it well, as Im 6 foot 4 ins. After a few years I lost 4 stone. which was great, and I maintained that weightloss for a few years. When I experimented with Armour, and sending myself Hypo, I put on 2 stone again. Which increased my depression. Well, I have lost 2 stone now, and feeling better again, I am aiming to lose a lot more weight though this time!! I want to be healthier than I ve even been ever!!! I see know reason why I cant achieve this!!
My motivation is also up, I put this new found feeling down to my Thyroid health, as before, the only thing I aspired to be was asleep!!!! Now I want to be a healthy weight, eating right and being more energetic!
Guys, believe me, I have felt so down over the last 10 years, this is all brand new to me, and I am happier than I have been since childhood!!
I will do another video soon, and hopefully you will see the me in all my glory!!!!
One more thing, I have joined a fantastic new community for people with Thyroid disease! Check it out http://www.thyroidhelp.org, its run by a guy called Sid and he is just as passionate as me when it comes to helping and sharing! Its a very imformative helpful site. My must see of the day!!
Well there you go my 2008!! Thanks for all your support and kind words, they all help!!
And Merry Christmas I hope you all have a great time! And I hope your 2009 is much better than your 2008!!
Take care
Ric
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Great post Ric after such a long time. I hope you keep it updated as it will help a lot of people including myself that how you making a progress.
Good Luck with your speedy recovery :)
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Good to know that you are doing better.health is a very big treasure and should be really taken care of.Pray that you have better and healthy days.
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This blog is really a great source of information which is very useful for me. Thank you very much for such important information.
FOR BEST INFORMATION ON THYROID CANCER.
This blog is really a great source of information which is very useful for me. Thank you very much for such important information.
FOR BEST INFORMATION ON THYROID CANCER.
Hello Ric!
Love your blog!
Have you heard of the int'l thyroid patient petition for better care?: http://www.change.org/petitions/endocrinologists-patients-with-thyroid-dysfunction-demand-better-care?=1&fb_source=message
Only 8wks old, and has over 3000 signatures of support from 65 countries. Our goal is to every patient aware of this opportunity to self-advocate. We all know we need change and it will take large numbers to effect change.
We are also trying to unite all of the thyroid bloggers and websites and gain their support to help us strengthen our global network.
If you can help us reach your members by blogging about us, we will gladly list you as a supporter. https://www.facebook.com/notes/patients-with-thyroid-dysfunction-demand-better-care-petition/websitesblogs-supporting-our-ptd-petition/344493798956111 https://www.facebook.com/notes/patients-with-thyroid-dysfunction-demand-better-care-petition/noteworthy-individuals-supporting-our-ptd-petition/343704432368381
Here is an interview by Sarah Downing to help you get to know us better: http://sarahjdowning.com/2012/06/05/interview-with-the-initiators-of-the-petition-patients-with-thyroid-dysfunction-demand-better-care/
Thank you in advance for your support,
Michelle
Michelle T. Bickford
Author
Patients with Thyroid Dysfunction Demand Better Care
www.facebook.com/thyroidpetition
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