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Rinse Repeat, Sound Familiar?

Dear Thyroid — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:00:49 +0000

Dear thyroid, I get up at 7:00 am and wish I could call in sick to work. Do a quick calculation in my mind and realize I can’t afford to take the time as I don’t have many “sick” hours left. I pull into the parking lot at 8:00 am and pray for the strength [...]

Thyroid, if you Must Die, Why do you Insist on Trying to Take me with you?

Dear Thyroid — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:00:51 +0000

Dear Thyroid: I don’t know much at all about you or why you have apparently been fighting against me most of my life. I know right now you’re hyper, but I recall times when you weren’t even making an appearance. I know you don’t seem to like it sometimes when I have to do more [...]

Hypo-1800s-thyroidism

Dear Thyroid — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:00:40 +0000

It was in the early 1990s when I noticed that I had a lump in my throat. I was still in Australia and only had a few weeks before I flew home, via Singapore and The Tioman Islands. I resolved that I would see my GP when I returned home. Once back home I made [...]

Don’t Expect Forgiveness Anytime Soon, Dear Thyroids

Dear Thyroid — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:00:10 +0000

Dear Thyroid, I HATED YOU AND MY SONS THYROID!!!! YOU DESTROYED OUR LIVES! AND I’M SO ANGRY! I am a 40 year old woman who was diagnosed with a severe form of Hashimoto’s/Thyroiditis in 1999. I was very ill and almost slipped into a coma. I struggled for 10 years with a up and down [...]

Oh, Under Active Thyroid, Allergies, Too?

Dear Thyroid — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:00:26 +0000

Dear Thyroid, Well, I learned something new today, that when you have an underactive thyroid, your allergies kick your butt! I was explaining to the doctor, my new symptoms, and one was the way my allergies are kicking me hard. At least now I know it isn’t all in my head when a blade of [...]

Thyroid Shouts: Part II

Dear Thyroid — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:00:54 +0000

Today, we’re going to learn a bit more about each other and our respective diseases by shouting, yes SHOUTING – About, to and from our thyroids. Join the discussion and answer a few of these questions. What have you learned from your thyroid? What has your thyroid LEARNED from YOU? What have you gained from [...]

HaShitmoto’s Rhapsody

Dear Thyroid — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:00:08 +0000

Is this my real life? Or is it just fantasy? I’m Caught in a landslide, No escape from reality I opened my eyes, Looked up on the Net to see, I’m just too ill, I need your sympathy, Lifes just easy come, easy go, big highs, big lows, Any way my mind blows doesn’t really matter to me, to me Doctor I want to kill my [...]

Pitafly, You Can Kiss My Ass

Dear Thyroid — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:36:32 +0000

Dear Thyroid, I didn’t ask for you to decide not to operate correctly. I didn’t receive a how-to manual to look for clues, warning signs, or a light to come on and indicate that I had a system problem. What I battled with was a silent battle…one that took every ounce I had in me. [...]

Thyroid Shouts

Dear Thyroid — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:01:56 +0000

Instead of doing an extensive healing (Thyme for Literary Healing) or posting what’s been written (Thyrants and Thyraves), we thought that we would do something a bit different today and see how we feel about it. In 1 sentence tell your thyroid OFF, forgive your thyroid or tell your thyroid how much you love him/her. [...]

Thyroid, Yoga & Food

Dear Thyroid — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:00:58 +0000

“Oh, your thyroid results are interesting. A little low, let’s watch that.” Do you remember the first time you heard those words? I do. I was in my early twenties – a full-time student struggling with managing my academic and financial stress. I was tired. Very tired. I was gaining weight. Alot of weight. Faster [...]