After yesterday's "woe is me" saga, I got a little phone call.
From my doctor.
Remember her?
Yeah, I thought I would never hear from her again.
I assumed that after all of the talking I did at that appointment she had grabbed her lab coat and fled the state for fear of ever having to be trapped in a room with my flapping jaw again.
Alas, she did not get away so easily.
Boo for her. Yay for me!
Anyway, apparently my test results came back.
I am/have (does anyone know the correct terminology here?!) hypothyroid/hypothyroidism.
Chances are I developed it post partum.
Apparently 1 out of every 20 women develop it after pregnancy.
And good news for me, 1 out of every 5 of those who get it have it permanently.
To be honest, I feel a little lost.
Confused.
Not sure whether to laugh or cry.
I begin medication today, and go back in for bloodwork in 6 weeks.
Theoretically, this should help my weightloss tremendously.
But theoretically, I shouldn't have had the issue to begin with since I only had a 5% chance of developing it.
On the upside, as my mom said yesterday, this is like winning the lottery for someone who is overweight!
As in, "Great! I have an excuse and a pill that will help me lose the weight? What more could an overweight girl want?"
2 comments:
Laugh! Cheer and do a little jig! I agree with your mom, it is what every post postpartum mom who is struggling to lose weight wants to here! You have a reason you've had a hard time!!! I was WISHING that was my problem, made the dr test me and everything. No such luck here!
I agree, laugh at yourself! Look forward to how fast that weight will come off now! :) I'm actually a little jealous, haha!
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