Re: Looking for a good understanding doctor!!! -

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Thanks for posting this - the zero tolerance for noise/activity is

all too familiar. When I first noticed that I was hypo, this is one

of the things that happened: I became less tolerant of family noise.

I'm thankful that this has improved! I get a lot of joy out of

playing with my young children (2, 4) and talking with my oldest (19).

But.....

My husband is experiencing the same thing. He'll come home from work

and before the little ones have a chance to get to him he complains

about the noise (they usually run to him saying " Daddy! " )

Hubby also has developed a habit of napping, has put on some weight

in spite of eating very little, and started snoring - loudly. He's

been diagnosed as adult ADD and even admits that his joints are

stiff. All at the young age of 42.

So, of course I've been taking the opportunity to answer all his

complaints with: " Why don't you have a thyroid panel done? " After

all, he's had the advantage of seeing first hand what happens when

you go hypo (he very lovingly put up with me at my worst - another

thing I'm thankful for).

This complain/suggest thing has been going on for 5 years. Now he

won't even let me ask the question, but when he hears himself

complain he says: " I know, I know. I should have a thyroid panel. " It

seems I've become a nag while purposely trying to gently suggest

instead of nag.

At this rate, he'll have blood work done by 2022. So I forwarded your

testimony to him at work, hoping he'll read it, decide to get tested,

and satisfy our curiosity. Besides, if I'm already a nag, what harm

can it do?

And who knows? Maybe he's not hypothyroid. But it sure would be worth

it to check it out if he is, so he can enjoy our family again! Our

little girl is starting Kindergarten this year - time is short. He's

missing out on a lot.

Thanks again for your personal experience!

> Last weekend, I took my teenage son to a concert. If you haven't

been to a rock concert recently, you might be surprised to find one

thing missing: seats! Yes, you are expected to stand for 4 hours.

Actually, the kids bounce, smash into each other, and pass each other

overhead, but just standing is acceptable too. It was an awesome

evening, with a son who will be grown and gone very soon, and without

Armour it would have been impossible.

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> Last night, I was helping my younger son with homework, and my

daughter came up to talk to me, and my wife was talking to me, and

the phone rang, and my older son was practicing guitar loudly, and

the dog was barking. Before Armour, I would have been covering my

ears and screaming for quiet. Now, I handled everything just fine,

with the patience I used to have long ago. I pointed this out, and

my younger son agreed. He even did a little imitation of what I

would have done (not a flattering one).

>

> My point (yes, I have one) is that I would have taken all of these

things for granted before. Now I'm grateful for even the smallest

things -- giving my daughter a horsie ride, playing swords with my

son, reading a book without getting a headache. It's like walking

through a forest that burned to the ground, and seeing the new plants

beginning to sprout.

>

> Who knows, maybe being grateful is what this was all about.

>

> -- prr, who just isn't feeling like a smarta** tonight, for a change

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