It's been awhile so thought I would update with everyone...

[dre22]

I am not normalized on levothyroxine at 250mcg., and found out that I also am glucose intolerant, and high cholesterol @279, so the put me on pravastatine, and are putting me into a weight management program on campus that covers psych., nutrution, and exercise.  They have scheduled, or are scheduling appointments for me with each. I am a little disappointed in that I have been trying to eat better, but still my cholesterol is high.  Also, I just got over an ear infection, busted eardrum, respiratory infection, and severe asthma.  I was a mess and on every medication that they could possibly have put me on, including 2 set dosages of prednisone.  I am much better in that area, but was diagnosed Monday with a bladder infection, and now this.  They also put me on higher water pills because these don't seem to be working now.  Otherwise things are okay, and I am not trying to complete the semester so I can graduate, and job hunting as well.  I hope everyone is doing okay!!  

I still haven't been able to get an appointment yet to see an endocrinologist, and get an ultrasound on my thyroid yet, but am working on it.  Take care all!!

[dre22]

Uh, I meant NOW regulated at 250mcg. of levothroid.  Sorry, and thanks for all the support, I so appreciate it.  I tend to get really frustrated lately.  I cannot seem to get myself motivated, and my body functioning properly still.  I have been having difficulties getting myself going, and not wanting to sleep all the time.  This is a bad thing since I need to study, attend classes, and find a job.  

I guess it wouldn't be so bad though, if it didn't seem to drag on so long, and to be so many illnesses, and problems popping up constitently along the way.  I am on so many medicines daily now, that i feel like I am 70, rather than 42, and should be a pharmacy.  Oh, god help me.  It seems as if there is far more that I cannot eat, than can, and the swelling in my limbs really kind of gets to me sometimes, but I am still hanging in there.  

I forget who mentioned about the irritability and the prednisone, but I didn't know that, and it could help explain some things.  Although when I don't feel well, nor at peak, I tend to be rather irritable anyhow, especially when I am swelling, but I try to control it.  Right now I am just a little scared.  I keep running late for everything, and cannot seem to get my act together.  I also keep experiencing my hands and feet tingling, almost as if they are trying to get the circulation back, and the tendons in my hands seem to want to constrict, almost forming my hands into claw like postitions.  I don't like it, nor understand it.  I wind up continuously trying to stretch out my palms, and massage them to get the circulation going again, and stop the feeling that they are tightening.  I don't know what is causing that, but am wondering if it might be related to the pravastatin they just put me on to control my cholesterol levels.  But, who knows.  I almost feel that there seems to be so much wrong with me, where is there anything right?  The nurse even told me that my body hates me, and I replied, "you know what, it probably needs to get in line, and right now I hate it too."  She didn't like that answer, and told me that was not a good response.  

To top it all off, my pet rat, seems to have ringworm, which I was unaware of when I bought him, and have now contracted it on my shoulders, back of the neck, and thumb of one of my hands.  The doctor prescribed lotromin, to kill the fungus, but it is still driving me crazy!! It itches like mad, and I have to put the cream on it 3 times a day.  Luckily I am no longer contagious, and started tretment rather quickly. They also informed me that it takes 3-6 weeks for it to go away.  I hope you guys can understand my wanting to just give up and cry sometimes.  It is so frustrating, and right now seems to not be ending.  i don't even want to ask what now?...

I also lost a $500 money order I needed to pay bills with yesterday.  Someone please just shoot me!!  It would be a mercy killing honest!  It would be almost a comedy of errors if it wasn't so real.

[Jenipeni]

Oh boy you've beent through the wringer!!!

Don't feel bad that even though you've been eating better your cholesterol is high - MANY people have a familial tendency that means they will get high cholesterol no matter what.  But don't give up eating well - maybe you need to keep going longer before you see the benefits!

Since you are glucose intolerant have they mentioned Low Glycaemic Diet's to you???  Highly reccommend it...  I find it helps with a more consistent energy level throughout the day and have even begun to lose a little bit of weight with it too.  There are many good books available... go and get one!  I'm sure the diet/nutrition people you're going to have an appointment with will talk about it.  

By the way - what are you studying?  I empathise - I'm in my final year to become a RN.  

Thanks for updating us all - good to know you're still around...
Best wishes with everything!  
Take care you.
Jenipeni

[scarlet37]

You sound so upbeat for going through so much- what an example for the rest of us! Hang in there!

  ~sending angels your way~


     Teresa

[ChitChatNine]

You are going through alot ... my thoughts are with you ...

Did you have any interaction among your thyroid med and the asthma meds?  I did ... I had gotten very short tempered and snappy and ready to kill anything that looked at me the wrong way (well, not really .. just figure of speech of course) .. as soon as I went off them I ret'd to normal ... my whole family was telling me I was mean spirited, etc. and the Endo said albuterol / flovent can interact like this with Synthroid.

C~