Dear Thyroid™ � Dear Thyroid Letters

I Need a Thyroid Hostage Negotiator ASAP, Please

Dear Thyroid — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:27:44 +0000

Dear Thyroid, Kindly stop holding on to me. I know our relationship has been rocky-from the very start, and that pesky Hashimoto’s came between us causing trouble, but I believe that we should end it now before something awful happens. I know that it may have been harsh of me to cut you out of [...]

I’m a Young Adult, Just Graduated, Why Do I Have Thyroid Cancer?

Dear Thyroid — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:33:45 +0000

Dear Thyroid, Thyroid, did you know that i kinda hate you a little bit? well I don’t even have you after a total thyroidectomy/left neck dissection in September of 2011, but you know what I mean, right? I’ve been dealing with thyroid problems before I even knew I had them. I had been sick since at [...]

Thyroid, You are Sucking the Life out of Me and I Don’t Know How Much More I Can Take

Dear Thyroid — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:20:38 +0000

Dear Thyroid, I miss you. I don’t blame you for this hell I am in, I blame the mean ‘ol immune system that attacked you! I know you fought back and tried to defend me, I know because you would swelled up so that I couldn’t even swallow my own saliva at times, not to [...]

Thyroid, Guess What, I’m Winning, Not You

Dear Thyroid — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:44:50 +0000

Dear Thyroid, Well hello – I had no idea you and I were going to become so close… To be honest, you were a bit of a relief – I couldn’t understand why I had been feeling so tired, so tired that I didn’t dare sit down in case I fell asleep and missed the [...]

To The Bane of my Happiness

Dear Thyroid — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:48:33 +0000

Dear Thyroid, We haven’t been friends for over 13 years. You and I struggle daily to get along. We share a stubbornness that has built a brick wall between us. I work out, eat pretty well, and moisturize, but you insist I do not lose a pound, be constantly acne prone and feel exhausted. There [...]

Hypothyroidism Has Changed My Life

Dear Thyroid — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:39:38 +0000

Dear Kimberly’s Thyroid, I hate that you stopped working. I hate that I’ll never know what triggered you to become hypo! Was it stress, my past eating disorder, genetics (Why do my mother and Aunt have hypothyroidism?)? WHAT WAS IT? My stomach had always hurt during my high school years. Was that you trying to tell [...]

Dear Thyroid, I Am Begging You!

Dear Thyroid — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:07:48 +0000

Dear Thyroid, Please let me heal! Sometimes I hate you. Sometimes I am too tired to hate you. Sometimes we get along just fine. I know you like to run low, and I can cope with that. I can even cope when you spike high. I can get through it, I know it will get [...]

Yes, I Have Cancer, But I am So Much More Than A Cancer Patient

Dear Thyroid — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:41:21 +0000

I wish I would have found this site earlier in my adventures with thyroid cancer. It’s been 11 years now and I can’t shake this disease. I faithfully take my medicines, watch what I eat so as not to feed the disease. I have completed 5 I31 treatments since my thyroid was completly removed, a [...]

Thyroid, Don’t You Take My Man Away From Me

Dear Thyroid — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:00:09 +0000

Dear Thyroid, Please, I beg you…PLEASE don’t screw this up again! I’ve met an angel, and you’ve been behaving, but what if you act up?? This man is a dream, and you could ruin everything. Just stay normal enough so that hopefully he gets as attached as I am. Can you do that? Last time [...]

Dear Thyroid, My Official Break-Up Letter

Dear Thyroid — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:00:48 +0000

Dear Thyroid, Was it something I said? Something I did? Did we just grow apart? If you only knew how you used make me feel. I’ve been good to you. I’ve stayed fit and don’t smoke. I know that things have been changing in the past couple of years. Was it because I turned 30 [...]