“Why can’t they just make a pill to make Hashimoto’s go away? It really isn’t fair that I can’t have my life back and just be cured by medication.” Yeah……… well about that….. Good luck!!
Hashimoto’s Disease isn’t any different than any other disease. It isn’t like anyone goes out and tries to get it, or works at getting it. You just have it. And you can complain all you want about it and how unfair it is, but the bottom line is pretty simple. You are stuck with it. You can either let it get the best of you and drag you down or you can keep working until you find a way to make things better.
I listen to people tell me, that I don’t really understand. Really?? I feel like one of those silly Movie voices….”You talking to me??” Because seriously, I have been fighting this disease for more than thirty years, and finally…. And I mean finalllllyyyyyyy…. I am winning!
Dr. Jack: Holy cow! Sit back and re read the email you just sent me. Seriously, I want you to read this to yourself again. THIS IS YOU! Picture yourself six months ago. Could you ever Envision yourself writing such an email?
It really wasn’t any of my business but I couldn’t help myself. Apparently, my cured Hashimoto’s disease has had interesting side effects, like unlocking my mouth, I was sitting here in Rochester, getting some service done in my car. I bought my car here last year, because my best friend, Mark got me an awesome deal. I made appointments for inspection, oil change and then to go across the street to have the undercoating checked, and cleaned. I knew it would be a day here waiting, so I brought things to work on while I am here.
I, jokingly, tell people all the time that Dr. Jack does all the hard work and all I do is just eat. In reality, that statement is more truth than a giggle. When I was looking for Dr. Jack, I admit, that I was really tired. I had tried every single kind of diet that you can imagine and all with limited or no success. It always was the same story, not unlike a little gerbil running on a wheel, getting nowhere.
When I was first diagnosed with Hashimoto’s almost thirty years ago, I sat at my doctor’s office, never having heard about this disease. I can remember sitting there worrying and the doctor dismissing my fear. ‘Thyroid disease is the easiest thing it in the world to treat. You just take this little pill every day and everything is fine.” Now I laugh because NOTHING was ever fine again.
Most of my ideas about what to write about come from things people ask me. I carry around paper and pen all the time and sometimes, someone says something to me that I start to think about. I write it down and then I use that for things I talk about here.
Dr. Jack: Hi Chris, how are you?
Dear Dr. Jack,
Okay, it wasn’t the easiest conversation for me to have with anyone, let alone Dr. Jack. But who else was I going to ask? And I am not all that comfy with putting it all out there, but I have been totally honest about my journey and this is part of it… So deep breath, and here we go.