Fay ... Remission

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Hi Fay,

A while back you were telling the list something... and you made a comment

about not wanting to discourage any of our new members but.... and asked

your own medical question ( which I am not looking for right now, but wish I

could remember what it was ). I am only between jobs right now, and should

get out of here.

Anyway.... My thoughts have been the same for a long time.

Remission is great, but I always wish I felt more able to throw out my

personal doubts, since the situation simply creates doubts, and ask for feed

back from you other old time members, and receive the reassurances that

would FEEL nice.

But, I never want to freak out the new folks, as they are still hyper and

can not fully understand that there will always be that concern over our

thyroid health, no matter what treatment we choose. Fact is, it FEELS safer

taking the ATDs everyday, because you are not asking your own body to make

any decisions at all.

It is a silly feeling, because the truth of the matter is, we CAN go get

labs anytime we are wondering, and could easily go back on the ATD. It is

just an emotional response for me, and as soon as I think it through, I

realize it does not make a lot of sense.

And it really IS nice to not need to go and get poked for labs all the time.

Just knowing you HAVE to is a bit of a burden. Yet another reason I am so

glad I stuck it out, and never gave in to destroying my thyroid or removing

it.

If I do not remember to take a pill, there is no harm done. That is a huge

plus also.

Anyone that has Graves', no matter what treatment they choose, and even in

remission, will always consider IF any little ache or pain could be caused

by thyroid. That is just a fact of life it seems.

Most of us have never been sick before in our lives, so this 'weight' must

be what I sense. And surely I am not alone here.

See why I kept thinking of your comment ?

On 'that' note, I did go and get labs today. It has been awhile, and the

change of season has me feeling different. Bet everyone feels changes like

this, but I am now in the old holding pattern we know so well. Waiting for

results and wondering if my guess is right. :-)

So, that's all it was,

-Pam L-

3 1/2 years Graves', TED, and PTU. Remission due to SLOW reduction of PTU

(despite an incompetent endo ! ), improved lifestyle, excellent nutrition,

herbs, and looking at the big picture.

Pills alone only help the symptoms. We must help our bodies to heal.