Hi Tee,

I have to agree with everything Gigi has written. Having a thyroid
problem is no picnic. Like Gigi I had a total thyroidectomy due to
Papiliary cancer too. I am taking levoxyl and am pretty settled
now. But that does not mean that I stay settled. I have bad bouts
every now and then. I have trouble sleeping sometimes. I also
suffer from dry skin, and extremely brittle dry hair. I try to
combat this with lots of lotions and conditioners, but alas, my days
of silky shine are long over!

I was so sorry to hear your marriage suffered as a result of your
thyroid condition. Our thyroid controls SO MUCH - it is a wonder
this condition is not more publicised so it can be understood
better. I had such a nasty temper for months, not realizing it was
not me but my thyroid. I turned into super nasty after my thyroid
was removed and I was waiting for my radiation therapy. But things
settled down once my meds took a hold of my system.

That is the trick really. Finding an understanding doctor, who
checks your blood levels regularly, and listens to you when you say
you are not feeling 'right'!

You have found a great supportive site here! I do not have yahoo
messenger, but I am on MSN messenger if you have that. I would be
happy to chat. You can find me by putting in my MSN email address
which is debbieford776@...

I am glad to also read that you have found a more understanding man
to be part of your life. Support and understanding are key issues
when you have a thyroid condition.

Take care

Debbie



--- In ThyroidDisease2@yahoogroups.com, "Teresa" <braves_fan1974@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone! My name is Teresa and I was diagnosed with thryroid
> disease in 2001. I went to the doctor because I just hadn't been
> feeling well. After he had ran every other test on me he thought
> about a thryoid test after he found a large cysts on the right side
> of my throat. 3 days later I was rushed into surgery to remove 3
> cysts from the right side of my thyroid. One of them had began to
> cut off my airway. The doctor had told me he had never seen a cysts
> as large as one of mine was and it not be cancer but it wasn't. So,
> they left the left side of my thyroid hoping it would take over and
> do the work of both sides. About 2 months after my surgery I
started
> having problems with the left side of my thryoid not functioning
> properly and it permantaly messed up my nervous system. Since then
I
> have also been told that my immune system may not be as good to
> fight off infection as it did before. Then the next thing I knew I
> found out that my thyroid wasn't producing enough hormones to make
> my Pancreas function right either which sent me into a diabetic
> state. Of course when my thryoid is not working right, it messes
> EVERYTHING up in my body which has prevented me from holding down a
> steady job. I have recently become a single mom of two boys. The
> doctors finally started me on some synthroid to help out my
thyroid.
> But to say the least... this entire thyroid situation has really
> messed up my life for the past 5 years. My husband got to the point
> he couldn't cope with me being sick all the time so he left me for
> another woman. I have been looking for someone to chat with on the
> net about it because so far I am the only one in my family
diagnosed
> with it. If you would like to... add me to your yahoo messenger
> list.. just let me know you are from this group. Of course my yahoo
> screenname is braves_fan1974. Hope to hear from you soon.. Teresa
> but my friends call me Tee!
>