Confession Time
I have to confess something to all my fans. During my daughters stay in rehab, I gained 14.5 pounds. From the time of my endoscopy in January to the time I needed to take my daughter to my gastro doctor, I went up 14.5 pounds. I was bloated, pudgy, fatigued,overwhelmed, depressed and stressed out of my mind. Whatever I ate stuck to my body like glue. I had an appointment with my endo doctor for May 22nd. I wish I had gone in earlier but I knew he was booked up and not consider my weight gain an emergency. My diet was not the best but it was not bad enough for that much of a weight gain, or the other feelings I was going through. At my visit to my doctor, I asked him for a diet pill if my numbers are normal and it was just stress. Two days later he called and said my numbers were good, and sent me a copy of my report and a script for diet pills. I saw that my numbers were a little below the normal range. I tried to fill the diet pills and the cost was over $500.00 a month. I called him back very upset. I explained that he never treated me when my thyroid was under active. I then explained to him that when I am out of remission either way, I gain weight. My doctor then prescribed for me a very low dose thyroid medication. Nothing changed over the first week to 10 days. I called him and he increased the dose. It is still a very low dose. I must say that in a few days, some of my symptoms started to dissipate. With my normal eating patterns, and walking, the weight started to come off. I am seven pounds from goal. I am glad that the weight is going off. The trade off is that I will probably be on thyroid medication for the rest of my life. For those of you, who might be feeling out of sorts and are dieting without results, go to a doctor fr a blood test. It might be the cause for an issue with your metabolism. With that being said, I feel better. I am going for a blood test this week to see where my thyroid levels are. I will keep you posted. Stay safe my fans and Bon Appetit.