I can relate to a few of those symptoms. I lost so much hair, that I was worried that people would see the scar on the back of my head. Weaves and hair extensions are way out of my budget, so I pin my hair up with a clip. Good news: hair is slowly growing back.
I’ve had trouble swallowing, and chalked it up to that mini stroke I had in 2005. I still have the problem occasionally. I also blamed sleeplessness, long term sleep problems, and spacing out on things like change on stress. Depression goes hand in hand with a dysfunctional thryroid, as does feeling like your brain is a fuzzy sweater. I’ve always had to work twice as hard as the next person in school work, etc.
People think I’m nuts when I wear a sweater in 80 degree weather, or when the swamp cooler is on. Of course I’ve lost a lot of weight, so that contributes.
I know where you’re coming from. Some doctors are owned by the HMO’s, and cannot treat you by giving you the advanced tests. You’ll have to scrape some money together to see a specialist. Nothing like a doctor patting you on the head, and shooing you out the door :/ They don’t seem to care that the thyroid is the linchpin that controls how all your organs function.
It’s ironic that I got the proper testing done by health insurance of last resort. Hang in there Kimberly!
“Hang in there Kimberly!”
Thanks!