Thursday, July 19, 2018

Why aren't you working?

Remember how I got my thyroid lab work done last week?  My nurse called me today during work in a bit of a panic and told me that my TSH results came back at 95 and that is SUPER HIGH.  Even higher than the last high result I got, which was 48.  They're switching my Nature-throid back to Armour and it looks like they increased my dose, too.  I haven't felt too much different...maybe a little cold, and tired.  But not noticeably, and I'm still functioning as usual.  I thought the tiredness was from working, and it's cold in the office because they keep the AC on full blast.  I've been drinking 2 Bai drinks a day to keep me awake - 30 - 45mg of caffeine in each serving.

I also picked up the saliva cortisol test, and I'll be taking it on Saturday.  The day I wanted in August isn't available so I'll have to pick a different day for the results on that one.

I'm also going to go through my thyroid labs, results, and med changes and start keeping track of everything.  Trying to look for patterns and answers.  I don't know why these meds aren't absorbing like they're supposed to.  Ugh.  I'm pretty frustrated. 

EDIT:
Here's the tracker I made:

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Minor update

I've been enjoying the mySugr app and everything it lets me see.  Rather than tracking my numbers on paper, I can put it all in one place on my phone.  Now to see if I can integrate my Dexcom data...

On Tuesday morning, I got my blood drawn for thyroid labs.  I've also scheduled time next Tuesday to pick up the cortisol/DHEA saliva test they want me to do that goes hand in hand with my thyroid labs.  Those results should give us a pretty good idea of how things are working for me.  https://stopthethyroidmadness.com/saliva-testing/

The follow-up appointment for the test results will be in 3-4 weeks.  I'm considering scheduling it for the Wednesday I already have my endo appointment so that I can just take that whole day off work and be able to tell Carrie what we found.  That's my thought at this point, anyway.