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?"
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!
ReplyDeleteI 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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