Re: Re: It is possible to make the bed and not feel exhausted???

[Guest guest]

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HI Carol

It sure sounds as if you're having some hyper symptoms. Do you check your

pulse regularly? I still check mine in the evening when I'm sitting down

quietly if I'm at all unsure of my meds. It is just one guideline but I have

developed an awareness over time of what it should be and when it isn't right.

It sounds like you need to practice the word 'no'. You need to recover, not

race around like someone else's messenger. I'm never good with a turn of phrase

but I'm sure if you think about it, you will be able to come up with the best

way of saying, ' I can't I need to look after myself first.' And believe it

too. You need to let go some of the things. What would happen if hubby took

the car a couple of days a week? You wouldn't be able to be running around.

Maybe you could get a little time for yourself.

About the eating...I was also eating and eating and not gaining. Then all of

a sudden I started to gain, with my appetite still being crazy. I know it's

hard to believe when you are hyper, but it is very very difficult to lose extra

pounds. So keep an eye out for weight gain. I do understand that terrible

hunger. I still suffer it now. But I don't eat anymore just because I'm

hungry. Quite a change in mindset for me.

My mother ran me ragged for the first few years. It was so hard. Then I got

sicker and couldn't do as much. A couple of years after that, my mother finally

said, 'I didn't know you were really sick.' Did she think I was putting it on

for years? Our family only understands after much time and patience. I still

have to remind my husband that I don't always have much energy. But nowhere

near as often. I don't think my kids ever understood, but they have left home

now and it doesn't matter. I try to limit myself to one thing daily - if I do

the washing, that's it. Another day I can clean. Another I can get groceries.

But I don't try to do social things along with household stuff on the same day.

I just get too tired. If I can stick to the one thing per day rule, I am just

fine and happy. But I must warn you, life will always throw curves at you.

I have never 'embraced my disease'. I live with it because there is no other

choice (yet). I am watching stem cell research with baited breath. Maybe

someday...

Hang in there. Call your doc and get your blood tested. Tomorrow's another

day. Say no to your son. Try it on for size...just once. Or ask him if you

could please have the day off as you're sick...And try telling yourself you

don't have to be superwoman.

K

Re: Re: can hyperthyroidism couse red skin and

ugly figer nails?

It is possible to make the bed and not feel exhausted??? Surely you jest..

I remember the endo telling me I needed to 'embrace my disease' and I was

just so angry. I didn't want it and wasn't feeling nice about it...haha..

didn't help.

K

[Guest guest]

Thank for the heads up Kate I was checking my pulse nearly everyday

during the first 2 weeks of taking the meds methimazole 5mg twice a day and

popranolol 20mg twice a day, my pulse was at 109 then last couple weeks its

been about 92, it just seems to me that I was feeling better at first and

now I'm not feeling as good, one thing that has been bothering me is 2 days

after I started the meds I caught a cold, stuffy head, chest congestion, and

sore throat, that lasted 2 weeks then I felt a little better for a couple

days and it started all over again, since then I have had sore throat and

chest congestion that has been going on for about a month now, I'm wondering

if it is the meds? I thought about stopping them for a few days to see if it

helps but I just don't think I can function with the anxiety and shakes like

I was before and I really don't want to, I tried taking over the counter

cold medications and OMG! it was even worse I couldn't breathe and I was

wheezing, the pharmacist said I couldn't just take any old thing that I

could take robitussin but that didn't help either, I have another Dr's appt

coming up on the 13th I would like to try and wait till that appt to ask the

Dr. about this, it takes an act of congress to get into see the Dr. at the

clinic, it took me 2 days and 3 nurses just to get my meds refilled.

ah well still keeping on keeping on what else can we do

Carol

-- Re: Re: It is possible to make the bed and not

feel exhausted???

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HI Carol

It sure sounds as if you're having some hyper symptoms. Do you check your

pulse regularly? I still check mine in the evening when I'm sitting down

quietly if I'm at all unsure of my meds. It is just one guideline but I

have developed an awareness over time of what it should be and when it isn't

right.

It sounds like you need to practice the word 'no'. You need to recover,

not race around like someone else's messenger. I'm never good with a turn

of phrase but I'm sure if you think about it, you will be able to come up

with the best way of saying, ' I can't I need to look after myself first.'

And believe it too. You need to let go some of the things. What would

happen if hubby took the car a couple of days a week? You wouldn't be able

to be running around. Maybe you could get a little time for yourself.

About the eating...I was also eating and eating and not gaining. Then all

of a sudden I started to gain, with my appetite still being crazy. I know

it's hard to believe when you are hyper, but it is very very difficult to

lose extra pounds. So keep an eye out for weight gain. I do understand

that terrible hunger. I still suffer it now. But I don't eat anymore just

because I'm hungry. Quite a change in mindset for me.

My mother ran me ragged for the first few years. It was so hard. Then I

got sicker and couldn't do as much. A couple of years after that, my mother

finally said, 'I didn't know you were really sick.' Did she think I was

putting it on for years? Our family only understands after much time and

patience. I still have to remind my husband that I don't always have much

energy. But nowhere near as often. I don't think my kids ever understood,

but they have left home now and it doesn't matter. I try to limit myself to

one thing daily - if I do the washing, that's it. Another day I can clean.

Another I can get groceries. But I don't try to do social things along with

household stuff on the same day. I just get too tired. If I can stick to

the one thing per day rule, I am just fine and happy. But I must warn you,

life will always throw curves at you.

I have never 'embraced my disease'. I live with it because there is no

other choice (yet). I am watching stem cell research with baited breath.

Maybe someday...

Hang in there. Call your doc and get your blood tested. Tomorrow's

another day. Say no to your son. Try it on for size...just once. Or ask

him if you could please have the day off as you're sick...And try telling

yourself you don't have to be superwoman.

K

Re: Re: can hyperthyroidism couse red skin and

ugly figer nails?

It is possible to make the bed and not feel exhausted??? Surely you jest

..

I remember the endo telling me I needed to 'embrace my disease' and I was

just so angry. I didn't want it and wasn't feeling nice about it...haha..

didn't help.

K