never let my hypothyroidism limit me or have a negative effect on me in any way

but it was only yesterday that the people at the pharmacy mentioned to my mother who was picking up my new pill bottle that it would be wiser to wait 30 minutes, not just 10 minutes like I was previously told, before eating breakfast after I had taken the pills. 19 months has gone by with just the 10 minutes (well, sometimes it has been longer, I sometimes forget to eat right away) and now they tell me to change it.
Well, I guess it’s better late than never. I just think it’s weird. But I’ll make sure it’ll be the 30 minutes from now on.

My bloodworks came back
and everything apparently looked good.
No need to change my dosage, then. Good to know.

I’ve been meaning to go to the doctor’s for blood tests since spring, to check if my dosage is fine
and now I’m finally going on Thursday morning!
I’m a little slow, eh~

I have fully accepted my condition and don’t feel at all resentful for it. I think I’ll manage with it just fine, it shouldn’t be a problem for me.
(I still haven’t had those blood works done, I really need to do it soon.)

I’ve been doing really well with my medication, I’ve remembered to take my half a pill every morning, and no hard feelings have surfaced. :) And I’m really liking the medication, I’ve started to feel so much better and steadier.
I should just get some blood works done, so that we can be sure that my dosage is right.

I thought that some of you might not have the slightest clue about what hypothyroidism is, so I looked up some information for you guys. :)

“Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the body lacks sufficient thyroid hormone. Since the main purpose of thyroid hormone is to run the body’s metabolism, it is understandable that people with this condition will have symptoms associated with a slow metabolism. Over five million Americans have this common medical condition. In fact, as many as ten percent of women may have some degree of thyroid hormone deficiency. Hypothyroidism is more common than you would believe…and, millions of people are currently hypothyroid and don’t know it!”

“There are two fairly common causes of hypothyroidism. The first is a result of previous (or currently ongoing) inflammation of the thyroid gland which leaves a large percentage of the cells of the thyroid damaged (or dead) and incapable of producing sufficient hormone.”

Symptoms of Hypothyroidism: (my main symptoms in bold)
Fatigue
Weakness
Weight gain or increased difficulty losing weight
Coarse, dry hair
Dry, rough pale skin
Cold intolerance (can’t tolerate the cold like those around you)
Hair loss
Muscle cramps and frequent muscle aches
Constipation
Depression
Memory loss
Irritability
Abnormal menstrual cycles
Decreased libido

I began my medication today.
Half a pill every morning. It might take some time to get my dosage right but hey, I’m not going anywhere. Neither is my hypothyroidism, I might add.

Hello pills, our lifelong journey together has now begun.
Let’s make it a good one.