How I dealt With Hyperthyroidism

Just going to share a summary something personal and hoping that I can spread some awareness about thyroid disorders 😁

I was diagnosed with hyperthyroid in 2020 , 3 months into work after graduating from Uni.

✨ How did I find out?

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I was choking on water often, feeling so hungry every 2-3 hours ( yet I’m losing weight and I thought that it was because I was exercising regularly) and pissed off at everything around me . I was also sweating profusely and I consistently feel so tired to the extend where I take 5-6 naps a day and I cannot concentrate at work. Everything I eat will just be shat out ( I had diorrhea almost every 30 mins and initially I thought my stomach was just giving me issues, not knowing that my thyroid was the main issue). My period had also significantly lessened and it became spotting , and I had super bad cramps.

1 day, my mom was eating dinner with me at home and she realised that the right side of my neck seemed swollen, so I went to get it check the next day and yup, my thyroid levels were so high that it’s obviously hyperthyroidism, goiter disease.

✨ What is hyperthyroidism?

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Thyroid can get hyper or hypo. As the name suggest, hyperthyroidism is when your thyroid is overproducing thyroid hormones.

✨ How did I deal with it?

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Medically:

The doctor prescribed me carbimazole and it took them 6-7 months to find the right dose for me. When I first got prescribed, I had so many problems ( from daily stomach problems like pain and bloatedness to having gastric). I started off with 30MG carbimazole every morning to 10-15mg in 6 months.

However, after 2 years, I am only on 5mg now as a control so that I will not have any thyroid flare. I gained 10kg from all these medications and stabilising of thyroid.

Mentally:

It would be a lie to say that I was fine with it. I have no medical conditions for the past 20 years of my life. To be smacked with the news that my thyroid has an issue made me worried, anxious and definitely upset.

I blamed myself for putting too much stress into myself unknowingly, I blamed the situations I’m in , I blamed everyone around me who caused me to be like this ( as they unknowingly stress me about certain issues as well).

Nothing made me happy, except for a beauty sleep. However, I will never have a good night sleep then, because I will shock myself awake for nothing, your mind just doesn’t rest.

I even questioned God about the situations that I’m placed in but I slowly got to realise that he will never put me in situations that I cannot handle. Honestly, I learnt a lot from this journey and am now appreciative of what I have and who I am today.

How’s my current self ?

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After all that roller coaster journey, I’m glad that I am happy now even though I can’t go back to my old self ( less than 50KG).

I am now appreciative of the fact that, I’ve been through this so that I can understand my patients better ( I am a radiographer , and I deal with patients in the hospital on a daily basis. I do scans for them such as CT, X-ray and Nuclear Medicine. I’ll explain more in another post of who am I? Hehe).

Never loose hope, trust and stay strong , you will be fine 😀

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