#hashimotos

[untypicalcomfort]

Me: I don't think my chronic illness is bad today! :D I mean I just have a little pain—

Me as soon as I get home:

#the fatigue is always the worst #I never used to take naps now I need at least 3 a week #chronic illness #chronically ill #chronic pain #chronic fatigue #hashimotos #fibromyalgia #autoimmune disease

[cyber-therian]

i love to eat dried seaweed … i have hashimoto’s thyroiditis and the iodine in seaweed helps calm some of the symptoms (alongside my meds ofc) and the umami of seaweed also helps with meat cravings since i dont eat meat :3 plussss the salt content helps increase my blood pressure

not to mention makes me feel like a lil fox who just found the most awesomest snack ever by the ocean mmmmm

#otherkin #therian #alterhuman #therianthropy #canine therian #canine kin #caninekin #hashimotos thyroiditis #hashimotos #thyroid problems #hypothyroidism #low blood pressure #vegetarian #food #therian food #fox theriotype #red fox therian #silver fox therian #fox therian #fox kin #foxkin

[bpdshan]

i’m so anxious, i have so many deadlines , so many meetings to arrange and attend. i can’t move. my body isn’t repairing itself, my feet are too sore to walk on and my body too heavy to carry. i’m trying to consume the nutrients i need, but nothings helping. when i wake up in the morning, i move to the couch to have my day-sleep. then when it’s night again, i move back to bed to have my night-sleep. repeat.

i only feel like im getting sicker and weaker with time, not better.

#autoimmune #chronically ill #chronic pain #chronic fatigue #hashimotos

[delusional-delirium]

GUESS WHOSE THYROID IS SO MUCH BIGGER THAN THE SIZE IT SHOULD BE

GUESS WHOSE S NEW ENDO SAID THEIR OLD ENDO SHOULD N O T HAVE IGNORED IT THAT LONG

GUESS WHOSE S NEW ENDO SAID THEIR THYROID IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THYROIDS THEYVE EVER SEEN

GUESS WHO NOW HAS TO POSSIBLY HAVE SURGERY TO REMOVE THEIR THYROID

GUESS WHOSE OLD ENDO CONTINUOUSLY IGNORED THEIR CONCERNS AND BLAMED IT ON THEIR WEIGHT OR ANXIETY DIAGNOSIS AND TOLD THEM TO TALK TO THEIR PSYCHIATRIST FOR YEARS

#I HATE HIM I HATE HIM #medical malpractice #medical neglect #bad doctors #good doctor #the new one is the good one #endocrinologist #endocrinology #hashimotos #hashimoto's thyroiditis #hypothyroidism #thyroid #medical problems #personal health #life update

[mayaannart]

Hashimotos Disease. Art by me. Acrylic on canvas.

#original painting #painting #hashimotos #hashimotos disease #art therapy is real baby

[flouseason]

the relationship between an autoimmune girl and her bed and her fluffy blankets and her cats and her fluffy socks and her candles and her bedside snacks and her pile of unread books and her pile of trash and her unread notifications and her clothes she’s worn a week straight and her crippling fear that shes broken and will never be okay and her

#it’s me #I’m her #autoimmune #autoimmune disease #hashimotos #hashimotos disease #thyroid #thyroid disease #sad #sad girl hours #tired #fatigue #cozy #lazy #please don’t read the tags i’m trying to find engagement

[lil-gremlin-gal]

My rollator/transport chair is supposed to arrive today! Oscillating between wildly excited and hopeful for my mobility aid and also anxious and crying and dreading it? I have big tummy butterflies

Today is a super tired day, so I'm spending it in bed. No more work for I don't know how long, because I was classified as a fall risk, which is fair but does make me really sad. My job is (was? 😥) my dream job and number one passion.

#mobility aid #rollator #wheelchair #ambulatory wheelchair user #cfs/me #hashimotos

[girlwithlionmane]

I have officially been diagnosed with Hashimoto’s hypothyroidism 🎉

Much as it sucks that I’m going to be on medication for the rest of my life for yet another condition, this feels like the missing piece of the puzzle as far as my chronic fatigue and various hormone issues go.

Gonna try to pick up my new prescription tomorrow (or Saturday/Monday if it’s not ready) and cross my fingers that the dosage works for me. If I’m lucky I’ll see results in the first few weeks, and if I’m *really* lucky I might actually successfully get pregnant within 6 months-a year which would be phenomenal.

Idk if anyone is even interested in my chronic health journey so idk who I’m making this post for but idk man I just am so relieved to finally have a plan in place to address *all* of my issues

#roar #chronic fatigue #chronic illness #Hashimotos #hoshimotos disease #hypothyroidism

[moonstonefixates]

House MD characters citing one of my chronic illnesses as a reason that someone keeps dying and I'm just sitting here like ope- meeeeeee!!!

#house md #hashimotos #gregory house #chronic illness

[gothic-alpha]

I’m further and further convinced that vampirism is, whether intentionally or not, an allegory for chronic illness

#chronic illness #autoimmine disease #autoimmune disorders #vampires #lupus #sarcoidosis #fibromialgia #hashimotosdisease #hashimotos #hypothyroidism

[lostinthespines]

You know what's crazy about birthdays?

The depression, doesn't stop.

The social anxiety, doesn't stop.

The chronic illness & pain, doesn't stop.

I'm trying to enjoy today, to smile, laugh and be thankful for my life but I never expected to make it past 15, much less to thirty one, I still have to talk myself into making it to the next day, each day....when do I get to be happy again? When will it be worth it again?

#thoughts #depression #TW #feelings #thirty one #birthday #chronic illness #chronic pain #social anxiety #fibro #lupus #hashimotos #chronic migraines #health

[rotten-pain]

Has anyone else here been dx with hashimotos as a young child? I was 7 when we found out, and as far as I can remember I've been taking pills and getting a minimum of 1 lab test per year

According to the internet, most ppl are 30+ women when they get dx

My mom says that my migraines were getting really bad and that I was extremely lethargic and had lost my appetite, and bc my mom had a thyroid disease they started testing me

ETA: my mom has corrected me, I was dx at 6 yrs old

#hashimotos #hypothyroidism #autoimmune disease #hashimotos thyroiditis

[tiredeyedghost]

Pain all freaking day, just put me out my misery already.

#chronic illness #hashimotos #chronic pain #pots #postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome #spoonie #pain #ibs #irritable bowel syndrome #potsie

[bpdshan]

today my doctor said that i *definitely* have an autoimmune disease and told me that i was right from the start, and that i know my body, and thanked me for persisting. i’m going to endocrinology for a hashimotos diagnosis sometime soon.

(previously, she would insist it was mental health related during a lot of our time together, but i would always strongly disagree)

character development 😌

#chronically ill #hashimotos #chronic pain #autoimmune #hashimotos thyroiditis

[naritaika]

Starting school again made me realize how important 504 plans are, but I wish my family also believed my chronic pain so I could have all the accommodations I need. It’s frustrating when your mom who has the same disability barely believes you (though I think I am more affected by my case than she is by hers) I’m tired.

#cpunk #hashimotos #thyroid #chronic pain #personal vent #neurodivergent

[myhealingera]

Two weeks after this photo was taken, I received a phone call that nobody ever wants to receive.

I was dealing with a slew of health issues: an inability to lose weight, hair loss, swollen lymph nodes, fatigue so intense that getting out of bed felt like a miracle, and severe brain fog. My joints were in so much pain that I found myself using a heating pad for most of the day.

I consulted my aunt, who is a pediatrician, and she reviewed my recent blood work. She observed that my TSH levels were consistently borderline high, often surpassing the normal threshold. Encouraged by her insight, I visited my OBGYN and shared my symptoms. She ordered hormone testing and referred me to a rheumatologist, given that lupus runs in my family. The results indicated elevated TSH, DHEA, and C-reactive protein levels.

I then saw a remarkable rheumatologist who conducted over 120 tests. All came back normal except for my thyroid antibodies, and I was diagnosed with arthritis in my hands. Around this time, my neck began to swell, feeling as though something was stuck in my throat. My primary care physician scheduled an ultrasound, which revealed swelling in my neck and a lymph node, and identified a nodule or "ectopic" tissue.

Returning to my primary care doctor, I was told my lab results were normal and advised to follow up in a year, despite continuing to experience swollen lymph nodes and being told that the neck nodule was unrelated to the swelling. At this point had been to urgent care 3 times, completed 3 rounds of steroids, a z-pack, and tested negative for mono, Covid, and strep.

Despite my tendency to avoid conflict, something felt off, and I knew I wasn't okay.

I requested a referral to an endocrinologist, which I received, but they couldn't see me until after Christmas. Not wanting to wait, I found another endocrinologist who could see me on Halloween. At my first appointment, I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and hypothyroidism. She ordered a biopsy "to be safe," emphasizing that a finding warrants investigation. Even at the hospital for my biopsy, the PA questioned its necessity given my primary care's advice to wait a year.

On 12/22, my endocrinologist informed me that the biopsy results were suspicious for thyroid carcinoma. I returned on 1/5 to discuss the findings.

They had sent my sample for Afirma testing, a genetic test for medullary thyroid cancer, due to the unusual results and the aggressive nature of the potential cancer.

I was then referred to an ENT, who suspected the nodule might actually be a lymph node. A CT scan confirmed this suspicion, revealing a lymph node suspicious for thyroid cancer, yet with no nodules on my thyroid itself.

The decision was made to remove the lymph node, with intraoperative pathology consultation to decide whether to also remove the thyroid.

On 2/24, the lymph node was removed, but pathology was indeterminate, leading to the decision not to remove the thyroid.

The following week, I was informed that my results had been sent to a larger university hospital for further analysis and a second opinion, an ominous sign according to my ENT.

Ultimately, it was confirmed as papillary thyroid cancer that had begun to metastasize to the lymph nodes, indicating occult thyroid cancer, typically undetected until it spreads to the lymph nodes. Likely, there are microcarcinomas on my thyroid undetectable by imaging. Thus, another surgery is required.

My complete thyroidectomy is scheduled for 4/24.

Honestly, none of this truly sank in until I received a call from the hospital's oncology department to schedule a radiation consultation for post-surgery RAI treatment.

It’s been an incredibly tough start to the year, to say the least.

#thyroid cancer #thyroid #cancer #healing #hashimotos #confession #healthcare #health and wellness