My friend Krista compared it to giving up smoking and my friend Michele compared it to a vision quest, a life-changing rite of passage in some Native American cultures. When my food tolerance test results came in and I realized that from one day to the next I would have to stop eating many of… Continue reading Gutted and Galled about my Gut! Food Intolerances: A Mixed Blessing
Category: Sarah’s writing on thyroid and chronic illness
Sorry Mrs T, Your Blood Tests Look Normal or The Tragic Tale of a UK Thyroid Patient
In the past, I have repeatedly talked about UK thyroid patients who are not getting the treatment they need – many are undermedicated and some are not medicated at all despite the fact that they display obvious symptoms and are desperate for help. From many of my UK friends, I know that the NHS[1] often… Continue reading Sorry Mrs T, Your Blood Tests Look Normal or The Tragic Tale of a UK Thyroid Patient
Entering Spring with a Spring in Your Step or How to Banish the Springtime Blues
Today, I’d like to write about something that might be dubbed a distinctly Germanic concept: my old friend Frühjahrsmüdigkeit, which translates to “spring tiredness”. Whilst the rest of the world gushes about spring fever and looks forward to the advent of spring, a new lease of life and new beginnings, according to one article about… Continue reading Entering Spring with a Spring in Your Step or How to Banish the Springtime Blues
Doubting Thomas
I’ve been writing a lot recently about the fluctuation of my thyroid levels. Since going off the pill, my thyroid levels have plummeted and I was told it would take three to six months for my hormones to adjust. Because I have been continuously on the pill for 15 years, I seriously doubt tapering off… Continue reading Doubting Thomas
The Scatter-brained Butterfly
When I was first diagnosed with hypothyroidism, I remember one of my first thoughts being “I so wish I was hyperthyroid!” Being able to eat as much as you like without gaining weight and being full of energy (or so I thought at the time) seemed like a dream. Now I know that it’s not… Continue reading The Scatter-brained Butterfly