Wednesday, September 26, 2012

thyroid - doctors

I took DW to see her doctor today.  It is a process.  I did not think she got much information.  But she tried.  Next week the neurologist.  Hopefully we get definitive answers.  I guess we just have to trust Jesus.  But I'd like definite answers. 
While waiting I read that little book about the 4 year old who went up to heaven and came back to talk about it, Heaven is For Real..  I skimmed it you might say.  It's a nice, encouraging book.  I also spoke to my accountability partner on the phone.  We prayed for each other, mostly he prayed for me.
My DW has been diligently searching the internet about symptoms of low thyroid.  She is looking to see if the episode she had last Saturday can be attributed to low thyroid.  Maybe.  But again no definitive answers.
She did come across something that she pointedly mentioned to me.  She said the symptoms in men are often different than in women.  Often symptoms of low thyroid in men include bouts of anger.  She nods her head knowingly in my direction.
I did ask at a check up a few years ago about thyroid and he added the test to my blood work.  He said my thyroid was on the lower end of normal and he would not recommend medication.  Perhaps I should revisit this next time I see my GP.
But it perhaps does explain the rest of my family and her brother's situation.  We are all from Iowa and I guess being inland and not having access to iodine in seafood quite as readily makes us more susceptible to low thyroid.  We should eat more iodized salt, maybe.

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