Thyroiditis

[Willkillforfood]

So, apparently the mystery disease that's been plaguing me is a thyroid disease. My neurologist (who's had experience with this, but is by no means an endocrinologist) believes it is Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. They're not sure, but if this is right, but if it is, then it's treatable. You take a hormone replacement pill for life.

[D3V]

Damn man, sucks to hear; however, thyroid problems are pretty common now-a-days...

[Wallow]

So, apparently the mystery disease that's been plaguing me is a thyroid disease. My neurologist (who's had experience with this, but is by no means an endocrinologist) believes it is Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. They're not sure, but if this is right, but if it is, then it's treatable. You take a hormone replacement pill for life.

At least there's a cure man. There are plenty of diseases out there without cures and most of them are life changing or even cause death.

[-Spector-]

Well if he has to take it for life I wouldn't exactly call it a "cure" more of a... medication that reduces side effects.

[D3V]

It's like Chris Rock says: "They never seem to FIX shit, they always make it so you can live with it". Haha.

[Grav]

Do you think it could be related to your rapid weight loss back in the day? I know your thyroid has a lot to do with metabolism. The more active your thyroid the higher your metab is.

[Jessifer]

That sucks. I hope things work out.

At least there's a cure man. There are plenty of diseases out there without cures and most of them are life changing or even cause death.


Treatable =/= Curable.

[Willkillforfood]

Grav, possibly. However, I have hypothyroidism, not hyperthyroidism. I've put a good deal of my weight back on as of late, which is probably related to this. I know I've had a sudden change in appetite in the past few days, though. I don't feel like eating for the most part, and when I do it upsets my stomach. I can't wait to see that doctor and get this taken care of.

19,000,000 people in the U.S. Take medication for hypothyroidism btw, so it's not rare at all. It's just more rare for the younger age group, quite a few 55+ have it. But either way, it's not that bad (if that's what it is.) Another option is cancer, which I hope isn't the case. But my doctor seemed fairly confident it was hashimoto (I keep misspelling it so not sure).