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codemonkey

Pyxis, for you I tried...but I could just not remove my head. I think the thread has gone on the screw :rotfl:

I haven't tried it on yet as I am so bloated. Seriously, I unbuttoned my jeans which fit nicely this morning and my belly expanded like someone was using a foot pump. You could actually see it expand, like dough.

Pyxis

codemonkey wrote: »

Pyxis, for you I tried...but I could just not remove my head. I think the thread has gone on the screw :rotfl:

I haven't tried it on yet as I am so bloated. Seriously, I unbuttoned my jeans which fit nicely this morning and my belly expanded like someone was using a foot pump. You could actually see it expand, like dough.

Silly Codie! You need a spanner for bolts, not a screwdriver! :rotfl:



Talking if doughy tummies, do you remember those doughmen? You got prepared dough in large tube, and baked it into rolls or croissants!



Edit....... Here it is....the Pillsbury dough boy!

calleyw

Thanks everyone.

I still feel crap. But I got up. Put on my sports bra over a normal bra. Gel inserts in to my new running shoes and did my first couch 2 5k run.

Drenched in sweat and now back in bed. As knackered LOL!!!!

Will stick to my own company for the next few days. And get out everyday doing something walking/running/cycling.

Might put a mock electric fence around the garden :rotfl:

Yours

Calley

elsien

I'm thinking sprinkler system, Calley. One of those innocuous looking flowers attached to a hose pipe that just happens to come on as antisocial neighbour stops to let his dog carp everywhere.

You got up and did it even though you'd rather stop in. That's definite brownie points when all you want to do is hide - I'm impressed by the amount of willpower going on there.

calleyw

elsien wrote: »

You got up and did it even though you'd rather stop in. That's definite brownie points when all you want to do is hide - I'm impressed by the amount of willpower going on there.

I came to a decision that I am can't and wont allow other people to make me feel crap.

Its their loss not mine if they don't want to be in my life for what ever BS reason.

Yours

Calley

Waves_and_Smiles

No disappearing Calley! We would all be really sad because we have to care about you. You give so much to others, you never, ever deserve to be treated badly. Well done for getting out, that is better than I would do after feeling rejected!

Errr, Good Morning! That was impressive, I stayed awake for a whole hour that time...

My doctor called in the middle of my nap, my blood tests results say that my thyroid function has changed for the worse again by several degrees. That accounts for the sleeping and the lack of pooing! Plus why my skin is flaking off.

I can't have much thyroid left at this point, it will actually be easier to regulate when my body destroys it completely because then I will take a set dose of medication for the rest of my life. Although that comes with its own, new hormonal problems because the thyroid sends out different amounts of hormones as and when needed to regulate other organs which obviously won't happen on a set dose. It's possible to destroy what's left of it right now with radiation but because of the latter it is advisable to keep it functioning for as long as possible. Plus with my type of immune disorder the body can then start to attack the back of the eyes instead. It still feels as if it would be easier than this though! Someone please tell my body to stop beating itself up!

I know all of this because I whined piteously at him, asking if we couldn't just get rid of the thing? He responded with a resounding no and then joked that at least I will be entitled to free prescriptions for life as my problem falls under that category which is a huge bonus with the amount of medication that I take. Haha. Yeah, thanks for that. Excuse me while I sleep for another 10 hours...

He asked if I would like to try an experiment-taking slightly more medication than I need as preventative measure. Extra should give my metabolism a boost, keep me awake a little longer, regulate my temperature more, help me poo regularly and help with my dry skin as well as give me more energy in general. Mainly, it should protect me a little if it changes suddenly again so that I don't immediately start hibernating, hopefully I will spot other less annoying symptoms before that happens. The downside is that it will raise my blood pressure and heart rate a bit so I may feel dizzy at first and need a slight increase in blood pressure medication but he thinks it is totally safe. I agreed so he will let my endocrinologist know, it was fine at my last appointment 3 weeks ago, it changes very fast. Unfortunately it takes several weeks to work so the sleepies will continue for a bit! We will test the levels again in a month to check that it is working unless my endocrinologist wants to see me in the meantime.

I am still so tired...

System

(((((flybaby)))) you'll be ok

Elsien- Swog is Swain's doggy

katy sorry about your appointment, whilst previous episodes of depression can increase the likleyhood, it certainly does NOT mean it is inevitable and WILL happen, she shouldn't have said it like that to you. Glad you've talked more and are feeling better about it, i think the way things were worded made it sound worse if that makes sense. the key thing they need to do is support you and for you to know what support is there

calley-please don't disappear (says she who disappeared for a month ) i (and everyone else here) would miss you terribly. i know rejection is horrible, i've been through it more times than i can count, and it is very hard not to take it personally, but quite frankly if they rejected you a) they werent the right person for you and b)they've missed out on someone wonderful and it is THEIR loss. Please don;t let it make you feel bad. Also well done on going for a run! I need to get back into some kind of fitness regime! I might dig out the old sports bra...

Also anyone who lets their pet poop and doesn't clean it up really annoys me! Its their pet and their responsibility! Should clean up after themselves!

Code- i think i missed the dress! was it the one you bought and posted a pic of? If so thats a lovely dress! i'm sure you'll look amazing in it!

WaS-curse that bloody thyroid! It needs to behave itself! I hope the extra medication helps, feeling tired all the time is not a pleasent feeling, one of my old meds literally made me want to sleep ALL day, i just couldn't fuction as i as exhausted despite not actually doing anything

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Work was horrendously busy, BUT we pulled it togther and we got out on time *mini fist pump* have the same manager on at the weekend as i had on tonight so i'm confident as busy as it will be she will get us out on time! And even if she doesn;t i've only got tomorrow and sundday to go then i'm off for three days and get to see Swain for two of them. Also can someone please kick my !!! in to gear and make me make a doctors appointment? And an eye test. (And yes a smear test as i never got round to it-however thats because i have been bad...i moved house but havent told my doctors....because it means i'm out of the catchment area and need to sign at up at a new one-but im scared because i find it so hard to trust and open up to new medical people-and the worry is if i have a smear test here, the results are going to go to my old address)

edit: i'm going to book the doctors appointment now, and when i go i'm going to tell them i've moved house I have to, it important i get the smear test done and obv get the results soi'm ging to have to bite the bullet. ironically there is a doctors surgery across the road....so i should probably register there.Does anyone know if there's anyway to find out about doctors? Like can you find out if they specialise in MH for example?

edit again: just tried to book online and neither of my two GPs who isee have any appointments available. it seems pointless booking an appointment with one i've never seen as they don;t know me and although they can look at the notes its not the same as someone you've seen for years who knows how your condition affects you. Right, i'm going to give it a week then try again. I know it sems silly but its taken me a long time to trust these 2 GPs and i've had bad experiences with 2 of the other GPs who work there (though can only remember one of their names).

also i need to avoid DT.... >.<

Waves_and_Smiles

You can look up the specific doctors office and it should have a list of their qualifications next to their names, MU. Mine is also a gynaecologist and acupuncturist believe it or not. Do sign up at a new doctors, I didn't when I moved and then found out that it had been discovered just before my prescription was due leaving me with no doctor and no drugs! That resulted in a mad scramble to sign up with a new one to get medication immediately without them having the faintest idea of anything about me, I and they could have done without that. Once I get a doctor I like I cling on for as long as possible but it can backfire on you when they realise that you are outside of the catchment area. Remember that you don't have to stick with the one that you pick, you can change again if you wish to.

I only see my GP at the surgery even though there are 4 others, he knows me inside out and makes allowances for me like if I need a blood test he will tell a nurse to fit me in right away so that I don't have to go back again. Plus, check if they have a service for vulnerable people. I was placed on this service which means things like the situation above happen, I can email him (people not on the list can't) and he promises to reply the same day (and always has), I am guaranteed an appointment or house visit the same day I call if I want one and he makes a point of being extra familiar with my medical history. Also, rather than nurses and receptionists calling me with results he does so personally so that I can ask questions. Apparently another doctor there offers instant messenger to those on his vulnerable list so that you can contact him at home. It is a very good service available for those over 75 and those who might need a bit of extra care. I would take far more health risks without it because I hate going into see him and sitting in the waiting room, in fact I sit in the corridor outside under a blanket! This is why he put me on the list, being able to email him is wonderful. I am sure that other doctors must offer it, too.

Stay away from DT! Nothing good for you lies there!

System

Waves_and_Smiles wrote: »

You can look up the specific doctors office and it should have a list of their qualifications next to their names, MU. Mine is also a gynaecologist and acupuncturist believe it or not. Do sign up at a new doctors, I didn't when I moved and then found out that it had been discovered just before my prescription was due leaving me with no doctor and no drugs! That resulted in a mad scramble to sign up with a new one to get medication immediately without them having the faintest idea of anything about me, I and they could have done without that. Once I get a doctor I like I cling on for as long as possible but it can backfire on you when they realise that you are outside of the catchment area. Remember that you don't have to stick with the one that you pick, you can change again if you wish to.

I only see my GP at the surgery even though there are 4 others, he knows me inside out and makes allowances for me like if I need a blood test he will tell a nurse to fit me in right away so that I don't have to go back again. Plus, check if they have a service for vulnerable people. I was placed on this service which means things like the situation above happen, I can email him (people not on the list can't) and he promises to reply the same day (and always has), I am guaranteed an appointment or house visit the same day I call if I want one and he makes a point of being extra familiar with my medical history. Also, rather than nurses and receptionists calling me with results he does so personally so that I can ask questions. Apparently another doctor there offers instant messenger to those on his vulnerable list so that you can contact him at home. It is a very good service available for those over 75 and those who might need a bit of extra care.

Stay away from DT! Nothing good for you lies there!

Thank you for the reply WaS.

I technically need to see one of my GP's before i sign up because i know hen you transfer there can be a delay in them getting your notes (thats happened before and they wouldn't give me my meds as i had no proof of them!) so i could do with a list of my prescriptions. I've looked up the one across the road and although none say they specialise in MH they do have female GP's, this might sound strange but all of the male GP's i have seen have been quite cold towards me in terms of my MH problems here as female GP's i seem to be able to open up to more. I'm going to go and get the registration forms tomorrow, and hopefully get an appointment with one of mine within the next week or so. The once i;ve got a prescription list i shall give in my registration and book a smear test.

It took me a year of seeing my psych before i actually started to trust her and open up to her. its hard when you've had bad expereinces. One GP told me, when i told him i was suicidal and was going to act on it, that i needed to just take some sleeping pills and go back to work! Another when i was trying to lose weight said swimming wouldn't help and i just needed to walk up some hills! I think also it because part of me still feels angry that my MH problems were missed at a younger age, and cos i never got treatment then it got so much worse

Waves_and_Smiles

Oh, I know what it is like MU. You have my total sympathy. One GP told me that I was "too mentally ill to make a decision for myself". I was stable at the time and went in about an ear infection! I was beyond horrified and it made it much harder to trust other GP's. Another GP told me that the answer to my muscle wasting problems was to get outside and do some gardening. Err, if I could have gone outside in the first place my muscles would be fine because I would have been walking! The whole problem was that I couldn't leave the house! There are some really good ones out there though, I have met more I have liked than I didn't like and the one I have now is fantastic.

Here is a bit of very dark humour. One of my GP's whom I got on really well with died. Now, you know how I blame myself for deaths? Not only did I feel guilty about that I was then informed by my new doctor in the same practice that he had died of thyroid cancer! Thyroid problems, like me! This new doctor had no idea why I immediately became hysterical and was falling over myself apologising through my sobs that it was supposed to be me, they had never seen me before and knew very little about me. The poor guy looked horrified. The doctor who died was wonderful and I carried guilt about that for quite a while, after that I avoided GP's for 6 months in case I killed them!

The prescription situation is why I said transfer sooner rather than later if you are outside the catchment area. WaSp took my prescription into my old GP's a day before it was due and they couldn't fill it out legally because they had discovered I couldn't be under them anymore. I had to rush to the doctors office across the road and was told they couldn't give me medication without a medical first and because it contained opiates that they would have to wait for my medical records. After me bursting into tears, my now GP rang my previous doctor and personally checked that I could have the medication and gave me a medical the same day, but it put them out and caused me a minor breakdown! Now I would swap immediately even though it would make me very sad to do so.

It's totally understandable that you still feel angry, I would too. My thyroid disorder was missed for a few years and I wasn't even tested for thyroid function, just given laxatives, creams for dry skin and told that I was sleeping so much because I was depressed and gaining weight rapidly because I didn't exercise. I was barely functioning after 2 years and fainting frequently, weighed 19 stone, had very thin hair with bald patches and a nice case of haemorrhoids due to being permanently constipated. Then I saw a doctor new to the practice and he guessed it immediately, sent me for a blood test and referred me to an endocrinologist. He was amazing! Doctors are human and they make mistakes but most are very thorough. Good on you for being brave enough to try a new one, they could be the best doctor you have ever had and if not you can always swap to another practice.