Dr Visit

My doctor's appointment this morning went about like I expected it too. He wants me to go back on the antibiotics and about 3 other medications that I had previously stopped. We talked through the things that I had questions and concerns about. Over the past 2-3 weeks I have had some symptoms return but I feel that they could all be related to hyperthyroidism. I had a problem with this before and when I took the medication I felt better but my dosage was probably too high because I then became hypothyroid. I haven't taken any thyroid medication in about 4 months so my levels have probably changed again. They ran some blood work today to verify this. Hopefully, if that is the case then I can just start that medication and not have to go back to the antibiotics which have a lot of other side effects and will require me to take at least 2 other medications along with it. The results of the blood test should be back by early next week.

I did discuss with him that I think a lot of my problems are related to stress right now. I don't actually feel stressed but I know that I am experiencing stressful situations. (I hope that makes sense) With the fast-approaching wedding, move, and job search I have a lot going on in my life right now. I am also having a lot of headaches but I think that they may be allergy related since it's springtime and the pollen count is so high. It has been 7 years since I've experienced a spring in Missouri so it's bound to account for some of this since I'm allergic to pretty much anything that is alive.

If the doctor doesn't feel that this is related to my thyroid levels then I will start the antibiotics and see how I feel in 3 weeks. If I'm not feeling better I will switch to Penicillin shots once a week which will be a lot stronger and hopefully that will do the trick. If I can manage to get all of this under control and I'm symptom-free then my last visit will be in September.

Thank you so much for all of your thoughts and prayers. I'll let you know as soon as I get test results. God Bless!!