Hello, my old blog and less than important issues!
So funny to see you still around, freezing a version of me that has ceased to exist for quite a while!
People probably still worry about their thyroids and how to fix them. I am past that. I tried all the diets and lifestyles I could think of, to no avail. Hashimoto's has no cure, but thankfully, one can live with it while on daily doses of T4.
I did finally try the famed T3 + T4 combo in the NatureThroid variation for almost a year. I went back to the good old synthetic T4 because it did nothing special for me. I am now at 50 mcg daily, probably heading slowly towards full replacement of the thyroid function by synthetic hormones. I also did another ultrasound: my thryoid looks quite alright, the good doctor said. Not homogenous, but not in too bad a shape either, so who knows how long before it finally stops working.
The US doctor who prescribed the NatureThroid wanted me to get on a hormonal therapy as well, including estrogen and testosterone. I refused. None of that. I want my body to find its way without outside help. It is bad enough that I have to help it with T4.
My thyroid antibodies hover around the 500 zone. Average, I guess. So, let them!
My CA-125 was fine for a while and now it is off again. Who cares! If it really signals a cancer, I will let you know, but I decided to stop let it worry me to pieces.
I lost some weight, intentionally, and even kept it off. But I need to readjust my diet again, as I passed a kidney stone a few weeks ago. An awful experience. I guess too much protein will do that. Or who knows.
I still eat gluten-free since I discovered I have those antigliadin antibodies and it keeps me away from all the too tasty things in life. I stay slim and I cut risks, so it is worth it.
I am in relatively good health and worrying little about the issues I have. I sleep well, during normal hours, I no longer experience joint pains that often, things are quite alright.
I am looking forward to travelling to China and Korea and to moving to California, where I spent four months last year, looking for a house. Terrible real estate market! Difficult lifestyle, with all that driving around... I don't know... Living in a quiet corner of France has its advantages...
Living by the sea is still what I want most out of life. I managed to spend a month last year doing just that and swimming for over an hour every day. That was the best thing I feel I have done for my health.
I look a bit different. Less inflammation, overall. People tell me I look younger. I feel younger.
Studying Chinese, actually remembering it, also helped greatly. It may be totally subjective, but renewing all those forgotten neural pathways of the thousands of ideograms I used to know has really helped me feel... I don't know... Smarter? On top of things? Back "online"?
So... A lot to be thankful for. Some big losses as well, but I will not trouble you with those.
I have reached the conclusion that my chemistry is quite heavenly. 23andme and GeneticGenie helped me figure out that I am a bad metabolizer of pretty much everything, from coffee to most medications. Yes, speaking of Peat, I will say it again: don't go drink all that coffee if you are like me and take forever to kick it out of your system... A heart attack might be just around the corner for you, poor metabolizer. Same for OJ and sugar in general... 23andme revealed double the average chances for me to develop diabetes, so... No way will I follow Peat on that path. He has his genes, I have mine, and I am sure they are vastly different.
As I said, I am a very untalented metabolizer of many things, including... guess what, my own neurotransmitters. They stick around forever, from what I understood. So I am constantly bathing in them. Probably, that is why I can be amazingly happy under terrifying circumstances. Inappropriately, shamelessly happy. I don't know. Someone should study me... It feels good, granted, but it can corner one into pretty bad situations.
Heheh... A victim to my own happiness!
What can I do... but smile! :)
