I have been feeling out of sorts lately. Extra tired, extra depressed. I was telling myself that it would pass and it was just a phase. Telling myself that I was probably tired because I was getting up at 4am to work, never mind the fact that I was in bed by 8:30 most nights. But then running started to get hard. Really hard. I used to be able to run 3,4,5 miles without wanting to stop every 2 minutes. And then my husband sent me flowers just because and I knew I should feel that rush of happiness but nothing. I told myself it was because I don't really like flowers anymore (not true). But then the next week he came home from work with a new coach purse (for me) and I was happy about it but I didn't feel excited or super happy about it. This really bothered me. I wasn't feeling anymore. Happy, sad, excited, etc. Just a little blue all the time. These are the two things (Tired when running and lack of emotions) that got me to the doctor. I have had trouble with my thyroid in the past and wanted it checked. The two big issues I am having, tired and depressed, are symptoms of hypothyroidism. I went in for the regular physical, told the doctor that I was feeling tired and asked him to check my thyroid. I had the full blood work done and went in yesterday to get my results and I left feeling happier than I have ever left a doctors office. My thyroid is not working. I need to take medication. Which I take as a good news /bad news type of thing. I wasn't feeling right and the reason has been found and is pretty easy to fix. I would hate to have had the doctor find nothing wrong. I would not want to keep feeling like this. Also, everything else is working perfectly. Which is something I have pretty much never heard. Awesome cholesterol, kidneys, liver, everything! Two and half years ago when I started this journey I had my blood work done and I had a lot of things that were not doing so well. So, well I am not perfectly healthy with my thyroid struggling, I am in a much better place than I was when I was 75lbs ago.
