If you are a nurse or doctor, or have some other employment in a medical facility that requires you to wear scrubs or a lab coat, you might already be familiar with Medelita. If you're not, check them out.
What I wanted to let you know about though was a contest they're having for a $50 AMEX gift card. Most of us are hurting for money right now and every little bit helps. It's easy to enter (do it by September 30, 2009).
Besides money, one reason I've put off making an definitive plans to renew our vows is I don't want to do it looking the way I do now. I want to feel good about myself, and look good, when I'm standing next to my handsome husband so I'm not looking at any bridesmaid gifts (or whatever you call them for a vow renewal) just yet. Then again, when we got married the first time, my husband stuck his tongue out at me during the vows so maybe I'm taking the vow renewal too seriously.
We've been married almost 14 years. The 15 year mark would be a good milestone to renew vows I think. If we're going to do it then, I am going to have to make some decisions by early next year. Our 15-year anniversary is in December 2010. I don't want to renew in December though. Maybe I should look at a spring, 2011 then? That seems too far away though.
I've been miserable for eight years, not feeling like myself since my thyroid decided to betray me. Whose to say I will feel normal a year from now either?
My Iodoral and Celtic Sea Salt
My new thyroid medication also came in. It was the day for deliveries at my house. Before I jump in with taking everything at once, it is time to do a little research and see what the best way to start these are. Besides the Iodine book, I wanted to have a copy of Stop the Thyroid Madness but my library doesn't have a copy of it. They are doing a nation-wide search for me.
The packaging of my meds was a little different than what I'm used to:
I have taken the next step to helping myself. A thyroid needs iodine in order to function properly. I've also read that there may be a link between breast cancer and being iodine deficient as well as iodine being used in the treatment of breast cancer. It's very interesting reading and one I am going to look into more.
We don't get what we need from table salt as it is refined. I've also read by some that it is considered toxic.
Another problem that I've read concerning iodine is about fluoride and how our bodies can confuse fluoride with iodine, displacing it in our body. Fluoride is in a lot of water, toothpaste, dental treatments, and my children's school even gives fluoride treatments once a week to the students (they call it "swish"). If fluoride is doing this, it can lead to thyroid problems. According to PFPC, fluoride poisoning symptoms are very similar to those of hypothyroidism.
I am going to start supplementing with iodine, to see if it improves some of the symptoms of my hypothyroidism, goiter, and nodules. I ordered the Iodoral (iodine) and some celtic sea salt. I've replaced my toothpaste with a fluoride-free toothpaste (and studies are starting to show that fluoride isn't preventing cavities the way it is touted to so at this point, I'm ok with going fluoride-free to see if I start to feel better). Luckily, where we moved to, our water is already fluoride-free so I don't need to worry about the water supply.
I'll do this for a bit and see if I start to feel better. I'll start slow and at the lowest dose. Then, I'll go visit my friendly medical personnel in lab coats and see if any of my lab levels have improved.
I just read about this story on Suzanne Somers' blog.
After years of doctors missing the diagnosis for one teen girl, she ended up getting proactive and getting a diagnosis for herself. Doctors said over the years: Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Colitis. Ends up it was Crohn's Disease. Read more about this teen's story here.
It goes to show that doctors aren't always right. Knowing your body and not ignoring that feeling that something isn't right is important! Be proactive in your health care. I've not been lucky in finding a doctor who appreciates that I won't just go along with whatever they want anymore (like I did for eight, miserable years with thyroid disease). In fact, I can think of a family doctor and endocrinologist who are unhappy with me at the moment. Oh well. I'm not very happy with them either!
I just finished Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones
Since I have a disease that is hormone-related, I want to learn all I can and get different perspectives and find what feels right, and works, for me.
It was interesting reading and a different opinion than what you'd get from most mainstream doctors (including the endocrinologists I have been unhappy with for the treatment of my thyroid disease). I wouldn't be surprised to see more of this thought process being practiced down the road but it'll be a long road until then I think, if my own personal experience with mainstream doctors is any indication.
I've made a lot of notes from the book for my use and want to document them here for my future reading. My brain fog is bad enough that I have to make notes of pretty much everything or else it's forgotten in no time. These are some notes I've made from my reading from different information in the book:
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