READER'S RESPONSE

I love all the feedback I receive on my blog. We are family members and just like family we can disagree with one another. Last week, I received a response to a previous blog post about how this responder is tired of the “collective Endo and GP bashing” from thyroid autoimmune sufferers and that we all must learn how to deal with our autoimmune disease.

First I want to say, to whoever sent their anonymous opinion....“honey, you are preaching to the choir!” This subject matter is what my (soon to be released) book is all about. In the book, I have dedicated over a year to outlining the many alternate ways (without help from doctors) that I have coped with this disease... Simply put, we cannot solely rely on MD’s for our health! Only a very small percentage of our life is spent in a healthcare practitioner’s office, after that, it is up to us to handle our business. In fairness to health care practitioners, we shouldn’t expect them to know everything...


HOWEVER-


Having said this, I will not (as a thyroid advocate) stop placing some of the ownness on the medical community. It should not take multiple years to receive a diagnosis (which is commonplace for the average autoimmunee). MD’s who specialize in endocrinology, should authoritatively know the symptoms related to thyroid disease, and make every effort to address each of them. Most don’t do this. If an MD doesn't know...then ADMIT IT! Don’t be condescending, by telling them it is “just stress” or “all in your head”, basically just brushing off patients.

The dictionary’s definition of a doctor: A person trained in the healing arts.

Crazy Thyroid Lady’s definition: The script-giver.

Tee hee…that is harsh, just kidding…sort of.

As a thyroid advocate, I do want to encourage you to play a bigger role in your health. One way to do this is by getting your own blood work done. Blood work, you feel is necessary, yet your MD will not authorize... We should all have our hormone, vitamin, mineral and other levels tested on a regular basis as our thyroid deficient bodies don’t always want to function the way it should.

And since you guys are my brothers and sisters, I have asked a U.S. independent laboratory with over 1700 locations, offering more than 400 tests to help you in your quest for wellness, by giving you 5 % off on any lab work done through Personal Labs. In order to get the discount, you must use the Crazy Thyroid Lady code PLABSCTL

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Crazy Thyroid Lady

CLEANING HOUSE

Since I’ve written a blog post about poop, I feel as though I can talk to you guys about anything. We are all family, right?

OK, so, I want to discuss with y’all a word that is even more vile and disgusting than poop. I cringe when I hear this word…the word is clean….AHHHHHHHH…UGGGHHHH!

This word and everything about it, has always been my arch nemesis… the albatross around my neck. The Great White Whale who has chomped off parts of my soul and taken it to depths so low that I am unsure it could ever be recovered?

I hated cleaning my house EVEN before my thyroid autoimmune disease; can you imagine how I feel about it now?

I have tried everything to make the process easier for me:

I’ve tried to mimic Luke Skywalker, by using “the force” to help clean my house…this method works to some extinct. My house is a sparkling show home, although, only in my imagination.

I’ve tried pretending there are little miniature parents on my shoulders yelling at me to clean. But then, I would yell back, get all stressed out and would end up running into my room crying.

I’ve tried twitching my nose like that blond chick on that 60’s and 70’s television show, but this caused me to go into a sneezing fit and then I would have to lie down.

I’ve tried to get my husband and son to do all the housework, by using hints, threats, whining, ultimatums, bribery, blackmail, coercion, flattery…oh and I did just come right out and ask once…but they see nothing wrong with our humble abode. They are perfectly OK with wallowing around in the pig sty. This does not make mamma happy and ordinarily they will try to do whatever it takes to keep mamma happy…except cleaning….well, this is where they draw the line.

Please HELP the Crazy Thyroid Lady!

Anyone have any helpful cleaning tips for this thyroid autoimmunee?

And don’t say “hire a maid” unless you are willing to donate to the Crazy Thyroid Lady cleaning fund...Tee hee

MORE THYROETRY VOLUME III FROM THE CRAZY THYROID LADY

It’s been so hot…how do I deal with the dog days of summer?

Barking with a vengeance, while my thyroid walks to the beat of a different drummer.

How do I cope with these record highs?

Fearing what will spark between my thighs.

With a wonky internal thermostat this situation is NOT ideal.

I take articles of clothing off, but there is nothing left to peel.

I will be a trooper and endure this if I must.

Even though, with each passing hour, minute, second…I may spontaneously combust.



Oh by the way, my thyroid brothers and sisters, my book is DONE. I’m working with a publisher now. We are in the early stages, but hopefully it will be out very soon!

Love ya

Crazy Thyroid Lady

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A THYROID SUFFERER...

A day in the life of a thyroidian is so exciting!

James Bond 007 has nothing on us. I never know what the day will bring, what exciting adventures I will encounter. For example, it is unclear what will mysteriously make its way into my purse, what I may find in my closet or who I might accidentally send an email to.

Our lives are not boring, that’s for sure!

Here are a few examples of some of the exciting things that may happen to a person with thyroid disease...Now, for the record, I am not saying that any of these things happened to me…


Get on the third floor of an elevator, push the number 3 repeatedly and wonder why the elevator isn't moving…




Using the calculator function on the smart phone to make a phone call…




You can’t remember which toothbrush is yours or your significant other’s…



You buy back the same article of clothing you donated to Goodwill






For a thyroidian it takes longer than the average person to recite your address when asked…



CRAZY THYROID LADY

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