I would wake up in the morning and instantly think, "I cannot wait to go to bed tonight." Not the best thought to have at 5:30am each morning. I was pretty much sleep walking through the day.
My gut told me it was my thyroid and adrenals. Despite my primary care doctor telling me my thyroid was totally normal because I had a normal TSH (via synthroid), I knew they were off. He thought I was maybe a little depressed. I can give him that I'm not the most chipper person, but that was not it. Nope. I knew it was time to do something about this. I really did not have a choice. I had officially hit rock bottom.
Good 'ole Sew contacted a local compounding pharmacy and asked who they knew that they made meds for. Turns out there was a doctor right there in the pharmacy. In my desperation, I called and made an appointment. I about cried when I was told I could be seen in three days.
I was excited, but very very skeptical. I knew nothing about this doctor. Her office was in a pharmacy and medical supply shop. What was I thinking??!! I walked in and about walked out. But I figured it was worth a shot.
I turned out to be the best thing ever.
I spent over an hour with Dr. Davis… just talking about what I had been experiencing. I told her about my overwhelming exhaustion… my anxiety… my inability to lose any of this darn baby weight… how cold I always am… etc. etc. This list goes on and on. I cried. I told her I wanted to be a great mom to George and not a crazy tired mom. She said she understood. It was amazing.
She immediately (without looking at a single lab) told me that I was severely hypothyroid and my adrenals were shot. She said that she suspected my DHEA, testosterone and progesterone were all low. She asked if I had had infertility, endo or PCOS. Ummm… all three.
She ordered some labs that confirmed everything she suspected.
My thyroid looked like it was functioning by other doctors standards… for my TSH had been in a good range since before George was born. But my free T3 and free T4 were non existent. When she called with my lab results she asked how I was even functioning. Ummm… they were that bad.
She also had me do a saliva cortisol test. I didn't even have to advocate for it, like I had with other doctors. I just spit away. I was hoping I wasn't wasting my money on spit. Nope. My adrenals were totally not doing a dang thing. NOTTA! I had hardly any cortisol in my system. Oh boy. That test was worth every penny. It was my Christmas gift to myself. :)
She switched up my meds…. started me on a bunch of supplements and gave me a script for armour. Just a low dose and it has seemed to do the trick thus far.
We have a long way to go… but it's a start.
I'm no longer freezing. I don't even need my heated blanket every night.
I have lost 8lbs.
I have some much needed energy.
I have gone back to the gym because of the energy.
Do I want to get out of bed?? Not really… because it is so comfy… not because I cannot function.
PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!!!
I saw her today. She tweaked my meds and said she would see me in a month. She told me to have hope. I finally do.
