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Thy-What?!: The Scapegoat In My Neck

Allison Nazarian — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:08:41 +0000

For nearly 20 years, I all but ignored my little thyroid issue, figuring the little magic pill would do all the heavy lifting and all I had to do was remember to take it every morning and refill it once a month. I’d go to medical appointments and almost forget about that whole pesky thyroid [...]

Not many people want to take advice from a fat, exhausted, balding woman

Dear Thyroid — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:00:34 +0000

Dear Thyroid, I have much to thank you for… The things I want to thank you for aren’t usually viewed as good skills to have. However, since it is all I have, I am learning to be appreciative. Thank you for making me the “brave” one of my friends who tries every hair color in [...]

Weight, Doctor! I Need Some Bloody Warmth

Dear Thyroid — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:00:21 +0000

Dear Thyroid What does a person need to do, to be able to get the result of their blood work from their doctor and not from a nurse who will not give you the levels! Heck she didn’t even know where to look it up. OK! So the thyroid still isn’t working after a year [...]

Thyroid, I am a Mama, Hear me Roar!

Dear Thyroid — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:00:08 +0000

Dear Thyroid, Remember me? I was the fat kid, the too skinny teen, the depressed student, the sick pregnant lady and now the tired mummy – soon to be exhausted wife! I’ve spent the last few years thinking something wasn’t right but they never checked you out. I was the hypochondriac, the one who lost [...]

To Know You is to Hate You

Dear Thyroid — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:00:19 +0000

Dear Thyroid, Why do you choose how I sleep or when I have pain? I am so tired of being tired, with soreness when I walk a good distance. My doctors say I’m fine. You control my world and my temperature, so I perspire when I shouldn’t. You make it hard to get through a [...]

It’s A Plane, It’s a Bird, IT’S THYROIMAN

Dear Thyroid — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:20:13 +0000

Dear Thyroid, Remember our 30th birthday…the big three-oh? The one where we’d just moved 5,000 miles to a new city, had met only one person who invited us out with his friends, and that went horribly wrong and ended in the Emergency Room? The one followed by the misery of a sweaty hot summer with [...]

Thyrants And Thyraves, And A Few ThyQuestions

Dear Thyroid — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:30:17 +0000

Got any Thyrants or Thyraves for me today? RFL: this isn’t a rant or rave, just a wish, to not feel tired for a whole day! That would be bliss MA 父 know how you feel. GMT: three weeks later I’m still suffering from the bronchitis and upper respiratory infection, I’ve had a migraine a [...]

Thyme For Literary Healing, Differentiating Between Medication Side-Effects and Symptoms of Hyperthyroidism and Hypothyroidism

Dear Thyroid — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:01:35 +0000

Since diagnosis of thyroid cancer or thyroid disease, or sadly both, have you come to learn the difference between a ‘symptom’ and a ‘side effect’ of medication? As individuals with thyroid diseases and cancers, we want to learn from each other and understand what each of us goes through. Here are a few questions to [...]

Karma’s a Bitch and I Am a Grudge Holder

Dear Thyroid — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:41:56 +0000

Dear Thyroid, Please excuse me for not getting back to you sooner. I’ve been busy trying to actually live my life since you decided to throw a monkey wrench into the mix. I’ve been trying to formulate a plan where thyroid sufferers could be afforded unlimited healthcare resources along with a generous monthly stipend so [...]

Thyme For Literary Healing Help, I Feel Like A Nerf Ball!

Dear Thyroid — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:13:42 +0000

Good morning (afternoon or evening), depending on where you are located! Today, we thought, wouldn’t it be great to discuss something we rarely discuss – clumsiness. Oh, yes. severe clumsiness as it pertains to thyroid diseases and thyroid cancers. We’re kicking it off with a few questions. Do you feel like a Nerf ball, bouncing [...]