When Dr. Jack told me that he could cure my Hashimoto symptoms, I can’t say I believed him entirely. I wanted to, I really wanted to, but it was hard. Sounded like a great story, I just was skeptical. After all, for years, endocrinologists had told me that this was a disease that was simply managed. But I am saying he was right, and I am so happy to be wrong.
When we started working together, week by week, my symptoms disappeared. I was really excited when my brain fog cleared. But!! I was completely unprepared for what has happened! My thought processes are going so fast that I actually have to make a concerted effort to slow things down. If you never had brain fog, it must be hard to imagine what an awesome gift that is!
I get these bursts of brain energy that I love having. My head is going so fast that I actually have to slow down, stop, and try to let myself get caught up. The first time I noticed it, I was teaching my math class and suddenly I was at the answer before I had taught four or five essential steps. One of my students raised their hand and said, “Mrs. O?? I don’t understand how you got that answer?” I turned around thinking I am going to say, “Let’s go back to my work.” And then it hit me …. I had thought about all the steps but didn’t write them down. The kids and I laughed about it, and one of them mentioned that maybe I had too much coffee? I don’t drink coffee anymore!
From there, I noticed that it happened in conversations. I started talking and I finished before I included details. I had to go back and rewrite this whole thing because I forgot words! My head is moving so quickly that my fingers can’t keep up, my mouth can’t keep up and neither is the chalk in my hand. I have learned how to slow it down, and I am thrilled to have this problem. Years and years of thoughts have been so stifled and now they are finding their way out. I am beyond excited.
When Dr. Jack said he could cure that fog, I had no idea that he could make it go the other way. Regular people are probably thinking that this is something they do all the time, but trust me, if you are a Hashimoto patient, this sounds like a fairy tale that ends in “happily ever after!”
I have to stop here, I just had like ten blog ideas that popped up in my head!! Have to go write them down before I forget!! Dr. Jack? This is one of the best gifts you have given me! Thank you for clearing the fog, but also for letting in the beautiful wide open spaces of thoughts! I am loving this!!