Temperature Dropping, Stress Rising

With our house teetering into foreclosure, like so many others right now, we've stopped remodeling for now.  I was looking at metal tile for our kitchen but there is no point in making the house pretty if the bank ends up taking it from us.  Just what I need - another stressor with my thyroid stressing me out enough right now.

Speaking of thyroid, my doctor hasn't called me back yet. I left my temperature results with his office on Wednesday.  It's Friday.  Can't a nurse call me back or even the receptionist?  Somebody to tell me that the doctor has looked at the temps and plans A, B, & C?  My temperatures are dropping again and I've had the headache from you know where for 24 hours now.   If I don't hear from him today, I have to wait through the weekend.  That will irritate me to no end.

I'll go back to dreaming about the metal tile I want in my kitchen I guess...

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Five Day Morning Temperature Readings

Well, my five days are up as of this morning so as soon as my doctor gets in, I can call them and let them now what they are.  Here are the final results:

• Sat:  97.2
• Sun: 97.4
• Mon: 97.7
• Tues: 98.0
• Wed: 97.6

Just for the heck of it (the doctor didn't ask), I took a few night-time readings as well because I was curious.  Here they are:

• Sun:  97.0
• Mon: 98.0
• Tues: 97.5

So what does all of this mean?  I'll find out what my doctor think it means hopefully today.

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Temperature and My Thyroid

So my temperature this morning was up to 97.7 so they are coming up.  Last night I took my temperature on a whim (the doctor didn't ask for night-time readings, I just wanted to see) and it was at 97 at 9:30 p.m.  I really need to learn more about what the temperatures mean in terms of my thyroid. The doctor's receptionist said I was taking them for my thyroid (but she couldn't explain why, she said the doctor knew why) but would it have anything to do with my adrenals as well or cortisol? I have no clue!

This is an area of my thyroid care I haven't delved into deeply yet.  It is one I am going to have to put on my "to do" list this week.  I should have five days' worth of temperatures in two days to call my doctor back with them.  I need to have a general understanding before then.

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Symptoms Back and Temps Falling

I didn't maintain the half grain increase from a couple weeks ago for my compounded Armour.  I wanted doctor's approval for it so I called there the other day and left my symptoms with the nurse (cold, exhaustion, brain fog, and eczema back and a couple others I can't remember right now...brain fog is wonderful isn't it?).  I could also add a small weight gain (the best weight loss pill are looking good about right now) and a heavy period again into those symptoms. They called me back and said the doctor wants me to take my under-arm temperature in the morning for five mornings with a glass thermometer and then call them with the results. 

So, my results so far for temperatures are:

Saturday:  97.2
Sunday: 97.4

He told me at my last appointment that they would base my dosage on my symptoms.  I thought my initial symptoms would have been enough but I guess they want temperature too.  Time, time, time.  I just want to shoot ahead with my increased dosage and be done with it but maybe he's looking at the adrenals as well?  I'll know in a few days I guess.

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Makeover Boosts Spirits That My Thyroid Disease Destroyed For Awhile

I was online today looking at rebecca minkoff fashions and thinking about what a great boost it was emotionally for the makeover my little sister gave me a couple weeks ago - hair and clothing makeover. I feel better internally because I feel like I look better on the outside too.  It is something that I just never would have done for myself.  After struggling with my weight due to my thyroid for so many years, and after losing 19 pounds (and still trying to get rid of the remaining pounds left), I am not going to feel vain about that at all.  I am going to walk around in my tight, designer jeans she bought for me and enjoy being that much smaller!

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