HORMONES.

[cathugger]

The appointment finally ended (yay!) around 11PM. (I’ve never seen a doctor who works this late.) The thyroid tests I took recently hinted at both hyper and hypothyroid problems, which wouldn’t be surprising because almost everyone on my mom’s side of the family has Hashimoto’s disease. I’m also supposed to quit using the progesterone cream--something that’s been preventing constant daily dilation and hot flashes--and take a birth control pill instead. Even though I’ve already stopped it a month ago, I am apparently ovulating on my period (at least two times per cycle), which can mess with the thyroid test results anyway. My endocrinologist seems to think that being on “the pill” will make any thyroid abnormalities more visible, so I’ll be retaking the test a few months after starting it. (More waking up early...yay...)

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