Oy.

So remember back in January my levels had dropped to 3.34? No? OK, well, they did. Down from 6.682. Guess where they are now?

5.84. You'll note that the high end of the considered normal range is 3.0. I was so close, wasn't I?

At least I know I wasn't crazy for feeling as though something was up. I'm telling you, folks, no one knows your body better than you, and if you think something is amiss, go with your gut. My levels certainly aren't as high as they were a year ago, but they got pretty frickin' high in just four months. I'll call my doctor tomorrow, we'll try a new medication, I'll get tested after three months, ascertain how I'm feeling, and then I'll do some serious thinking about what my next move should be. I won't keep doing this for the rest of my life. We need to figure out a game plan for taking care of this.

I'm still pretty exhausted, but I'm keeping up. I haven't worked out since Monday, but that's because of the whole ear infection thing, nothing else. I'll be in the gym tomorrow as I think the worse has passed. I won't be doing 90 minutes of kickboxing again, but, you know, lifting and the cardio death circuit. I'm hoping the ear infection won't interrupt as it has been, but I can work through that and I'm pretty certain it's clearing up.

I'm looking forward to a nice, long, hard, sweaty workout.

In other news, I lost another pound. That's five pounds in the four weeks since I've kicked up my lifting routine, and in spite of the elevated thyroid levels. I weigh myself once a week and that's what it's saying. Even without the scale, I can feel that lose in my jeans. Nothing is tight anymore, which is nice now that it's warmer.

I really didn't want to buy all new summer clothes. My closet taunts me no more!

Admittedly I know that in light of what the elevated thyroid has done that I've been pushing myself extra hard. I won't say that the weight gain and the exhaustion hasn't been a motivator to keep at it, even on the days I don't wanna. But my health has become really important to me and it's worth the effort if takes to keep me healthy. And it sucks that it takes that much effort but I can't change that. Only continue to work at it.

But I have to tell you: I'd be really happy with a pill that would bring me back down to normal.

UPDATE: Ugh. Unlike in the past, my doctor wants me in her office. I got a call from her nurse this afternoon, as opposed to the doc herself, and she requested an in-person follow-up. Is an endocrinologist in my future? I don't know why this makes me so nervous, though it's probably a really good thing as a specialist might help nail down why my levels are fluctuating.

Anyone else experience this? Drop me an email.

Posted by Erin at 09:38 PM | filed under: Thyroid, Schmyroid