So I Went For A Second Opinion On The Hashimotos And We Found Something Else

I was referred to an awesome doctor a tad closer to my home than the other one. I was told she would fight for me and be my advocate. Let me tell you, she has been all that and more. (here’s my first post if you missed it)

I went and saw her this last Wednesday. She did confirm that I have Hashimotos disease. She also thinks I have a hormone deficiency of some sort (we’ve got a test running for that). She also thinks I have some adrenal gland issues (I’m taking the test for that today). My hands and feet are so cold all the time. I seriously have people ask if I am still alive, because my hands are sooo cold. She also reran my bloodwork. The first thing she said when she saw my other bloodwork was that I had an infection. That was the precursor to what was going to happen next. However, let me tell you a few of the other findings first. As of right now, I don’t have to go gluten, soy, or anything else free. Also, the thyroid supplement was making me sick, and I was right. It was the worse thing I could have taken, and she told me to throw it in the garbage can. She also told me that he had me on way too much of the Vitamin D (too much can make you toxic) and the fish oil (can give you high cholesterol).

She also said when you lose a large amount of weight, your thyroid resets itself. However, mine obviously didn’t reset itself correctly. So seriously, I am the only person who loses almost 80 lbs and makes herself sick.

In doing her physical of me, we found a mass in my abdomen the size of your fist. Needless to say, my doctor’s appointment after that took a huge turn. I spent Wednesday getting 3 ultrasounds done. I was literally driving home when they called and told me I had to get a catscan on Thursday. I got that done (and it was both kinds – I had to drink barium AND they hooked me up to an IV of iodine. I was told I would get the result on Monday.

My doctors office called me on Friday and told me I had needed to come in on Saturday to get my results. The thing I had going for me was that because it hurt when we pushed on said mass, it was a good thing.

Here’s what we found out:

1. The mass isn’t a mass. It isn’t cancer. However, there is a “sack” or “pocket” of fluid in my abdomen. They don’t know why it is there. They don’t know what the fluid is. Mr doctor is consulting with a surgeon on Monday to determine my next step. All I know is that if you push on my stomach it hurts and I had a horrible night after the CT Scan. It is the size of a fist. There is also lymph nodes in a place you aren’t suppose to have them. They happen to be pushing on this “sack”. Remember the bloodwork. Well my white blood cell count has increased in the last month, so there is something definitely going on. My complaint of constant tiredness is also may actually have more to do with this than my thyroid!

2. I have a nodule of my lung. I spend Saturday getting a chest X-ray that turned out okay.

3. I have a cyst on my kidney. That could be from not drinking enough water and I’ll admit to that.

4. I have a cyst on my ovary. She is very concerned that I haven’t had a period since my ablation. With my age, I guess I should have had something. This could be why this cyst is there.

Basically, I’m a mess. 🙂 My functioning level sucks and to be honest, I’m overwhelmed. In you know me in real life, I’m just trying to keep it all together right now. Until I talk to the surgeon, we aren’t telling the kids anything.

The part that is kicking my butt right now is that I have to quit drinking soda. No diet. No regular soda. I have to stop drinking it all. I was self medicating with caffeine, so I’m a little worried with how this week is going to go since I was drinking it to keep awake. Everyone in my family took a breath that it wasn’t cancer, however this isn’t the end of the road. That part honestly scares me. There could be surgery in my future.

To be honest, I just want to feel better. I’m frustrated. I’m sick. (On a good note though, I lost 4 lbs having to fast 2 days this week LOL)