just a little vent- since I have posted my struggles on here-

maybe this will help someone else

for the last year I have been struggling with an extra 20lbs that wouldn't get off me despite- changeing my diet, trying different supps, becoming vegan- whole food plant based diet, hot yoga, private pilates, running miles, you get the idea - I have spent thousands and countless hours only to end up right back where I was weight wise

I would go to my endo and cry- it was like he didn't believe me

he said my thyriod was fine- it was on the high end of not being fine- but not enough in his eyes to treat despite my symptons

finally my wellness doc put me on a thryriod supplement

my endo never tested me for hashimotos- which goes hand and hand with type 1 diabetes

I take iodine- not knowing this- and my thyriod number shoots up

my endo puts me on synthriod

6 weeks later- I can get out of bed in the morning with no struggle

my energy levels are so much better

my face is no longer puffy

and I am down 4 lbs in 2 weeks- with out working out- and I have my period right now- so that's prob another 2 or 3 lbs

I am just so frustrated that I spent a year of my life living like this- I can't wait to address this with my endo - I am looking for another one- the fact that he never ordered the test for thyriod antibodies really bothers me -

so I was blaming being diabetic for all these issues but now I am thinking it was my thyriod all along- and that maybe it even caused my diabetes

ok- vent over- I am going for new blood work tomorrow and I hope he doesn't want to lower my meds b/c my thyriod levels are better

it's so nice to look in the mirror and see my face- not a puffy face- that I was blaming on wine, gluten and anything else but the real cause

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Sorry you had to go through that Beth, but at least now you know what the probable issue is. Hope it gets better for you!

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I am glad you had that eureka moment and now it is all clear. Kudos to you for working so hard at it too!

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It is great that you found the root cause! It must have been so frustrating to hold extra weight even with such a healthy diet and lifestyle. That said, I'd be VERY unhappy with my endo for not thinking of this in the first place.

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Thanks for sharing this.

I have had some weird weight gain lately and I KNOW I need to get myself to the doctor and have blood work done.

I actually made an appt but had to reschedule.

This is pushing me even more now.

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Wow, this is nuts!
So how did they finally come to the conclusion that this is what you have?

It's crazy - I just rec'd an article pretty much about the very same thing. Where 95% of the people with Hypothyroidism have bloodwork that come back in the "normal" range.

I'll post it here if anyone is interested...

ETA: Who is your wellness doc...and do you recommend?

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that is so great that the problem was zeroed in on. thats half the battle. at least this way u know what needs to be done, other than slowly going crazy.
hope this the beginning of a new u

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I have a few family members that go to Integrative Healing and Medical Center in Port Washington. They do a very in depth blood work up that has helped them so much. It also checks for toxicity and metal levels in your body and allergies. I know the blood work is covered by insurance but the visits are not so it is $$.

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I pay out of pocket to see Dr. Barron

it's worth every penny

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down 7 lbs total

I nearly fell over when I got on the scale today

I have not been this weight since I did the dream drops - 2 rounds at $300 each- and ate nothing but spinach, peppers and apples

10 lbs to go to my goal

15 to what I weighted in my 20s (pre- breast implants- I think they add 3 lbs from my calculations- that's how desparate I was - I calculated the ccs in my implants....)

I am still following a mostly raw vegan gluten free plant based diet - I do enjoy eating this way and I feel great- I have no plans to stop being vegan- it's nice that I see the response in my body that I thought I should see

I always yo-yoed- very Jessical simpson, Kim K- short girl struggle-

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Beth, I just wanted to thank you for this post. Last night I had my consultation with Dr. Baron & I feel he's exactly what I need in my life!
Tonight is my first official appointment.

I put you as my referral person. Thank you again!

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oh good! he told me someone came in!

he is such a great guy- he will do anything for you!

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I'm glad you finally got some answers

I have hashimotos. It came up on a blood test. The tricky thing with has hashimoto is that you can test positive for it OR negative and still have it !

I recently was tested again for hashi and it came up as negative. I still have hashimotos though.

It's such a bizarre thing.

My thyroid levels are fine though. I did take synthryoid for a bit.

Do you take vitamin D? Usually those levels are very low when you have these issues.

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I take Vitamin D

I am also Diabetic- Type 1- so this is very common to have both