One whole year since my Total Thyroidectomy!
And in the last 365 days, I have had highs, lows, good days & bad.....but more and more of the highs, and more and more of the good days, as the year has progressed.
My total thyroidectomy has changed my life for the positive in more ways than I can count....but here are a few:
My levels have a found a sweet spot, that the Levothyroxine dose I am on (150mcg) seems to maintain (10 months and counting!), where my symptoms are minimal and my outlook on life is positive.
I've started my own business....one that I have wanted to start for a very long time, since before I was made redundant in 2008 from my ultimate dream job. Originally, it was intended to run seamlessly alongside aforementioned dream job....but thanks to my thyroid disease and the psychological roller coaster of Graves/hyperthyroidism, I never seemed to have the drive or motivation to take the idea past the initial planning stage. it was planned, and planned, and planned. Products found, suppliers sourced, sales opportunities identified...but for more than 5 years I just couldn't take the next step into setting it up for real.
In a couple of months time my business will also see its first anniversary...and its still overwhelming to see how it has taken shape, to see how far we've come already, and the feeling that the idea is out of my head, in the real world, and its working!
And perhaps the most exciting bit of positive news...at my last Endo appointment, he gave us the green light to start trying for a family. To celebrate, I went in to Boots on the way home, and availed of their 3-for-2 offer on Pregnacare+ Conception vitamins...don't tell me that I don't know how to party!!!
OK - so that may well be a long and fruitless road for us, given my age and other factors, and we'll start that journey with realistic expectations...but after so many years of being told by my medical team that we can't....well, it so unbelievably good to now be told that we CAN!
And in the last 365 days, I have had highs, lows, good days & bad.....but more and more of the highs, and more and more of the good days, as the year has progressed.
My total thyroidectomy has changed my life for the positive in more ways than I can count....but here are a few:
My levels have a found a sweet spot, that the Levothyroxine dose I am on (150mcg) seems to maintain (10 months and counting!), where my symptoms are minimal and my outlook on life is positive.
I've started my own business....one that I have wanted to start for a very long time, since before I was made redundant in 2008 from my ultimate dream job. Originally, it was intended to run seamlessly alongside aforementioned dream job....but thanks to my thyroid disease and the psychological roller coaster of Graves/hyperthyroidism, I never seemed to have the drive or motivation to take the idea past the initial planning stage. it was planned, and planned, and planned. Products found, suppliers sourced, sales opportunities identified...but for more than 5 years I just couldn't take the next step into setting it up for real.
In a couple of months time my business will also see its first anniversary...and its still overwhelming to see how it has taken shape, to see how far we've come already, and the feeling that the idea is out of my head, in the real world, and its working!
And perhaps the most exciting bit of positive news...at my last Endo appointment, he gave us the green light to start trying for a family. To celebrate, I went in to Boots on the way home, and availed of their 3-for-2 offer on Pregnacare+ Conception vitamins...don't tell me that I don't know how to party!!!
OK - so that may well be a long and fruitless road for us, given my age and other factors, and we'll start that journey with realistic expectations...but after so many years of being told by my medical team that we can't....well, it so unbelievably good to now be told that we CAN!
And so, I wish a happy birthday to my TT scar...as that is all that remains...
