So, here’s a development that I never thought I’d type. My mother has this cat at her house. Weezie is sort of the last cat standing from my childhood. Beloved pet if you will. Even if she is kind of stand offish and a little cranky half the time when you try and pat her. Anyway, I digress. She has been diagnosed with, of all things, Hyperthyroidism. Are you kidding me? A cat. Let alone a cat ‘related’ to me, has something similar to me. OK, to be fair, I knew that pets can get the same basic diseases as humans. After all, cats can get things like AIDS and leukemia. We all know that pets can get colds and it’s so cute when a cat sneezes. The treatments can be a little different though. Of course, in the case of Weezie and her hyperthyroid, she gets medication. AND, she’s already been put on medication (I’ve been waiting how long?). Not to mention the fact that her ‘Doc’ ran through the same options that I got… Surgery, radiation, medication. Mom chose medication. Weezies old after all and probably can't take much of anything else. I’d like to choose medication… There’s one problem, NO ONE WILL OFFER IT TO ME. So, that’s right, a CAT gets thyroid treatment before a human. Doesn’t anyone else find that the least bit amusing and slightly disturbing? I’m having a decent laugh over it. Really, it was probably the best news I’ve gotten all day. In the meantime, I am living footloose and medication free. Wrapped up in a bunch of symptoms that apparently dont' need much more than well, NOTHING.
Yeah, I’m not going to run through the symptoms that I experience. We all know them by now. I’m happy to hear that the cat won’t be experiencing any of them and at the same time, I wonder if they have the same experience. I on the other hand have formulated a plan. I’m just going to live my life.Simple right? for all my good, bad, and indifferent days, I’ll continue to take all the vitamins in the world and eat healthy (yummy organic and gluten free. Really it's all good stuff. Well, minus the bread). I’ll continue to get exercise when I can. Shoveling in the winter really does count if you think of it. Of course, when the sun comes out again and the blasted snow stops falling, Hello, hiking trails and mountain climbing! Not to mention gardening, mowing the lawn, and hopefully some good old fashioned yard games with some of the special people in my life. And in the meantime, I will try and do my yoga when I am able to. Some days, I am more flexible than others.
And speaking of the special people in my life, remember last blog where I said I was holding back. I came clean. I spilled it and you know, he didn’t run. He didn’t freak. He didn’t do anything. He just let me spill it and he listened. He let me crawl into his lap and he just listened. Just what I wanted him to do. Of course, he gave me the friendly warning to stop researching... I have. I'm done learning about all there is to know about Hashimoto's disease. Let alone thyroid diseases in general. Unless something new comes out, I'm done. No more freaking myself out. Anyway, back to my experience. See, I’m really not looking for someone outside of the medical field to fix me. I’m just looking to feel supported and a little less crazy. Which he did beautifully and I thanked him for that. Now, the medical field, the docs and people that are supposed to take care and prevent diseases, I want them to fix me. They let me down. And they continue to let me down. But that's right, Western medicine does not prevent things. We manage and treat after the fact. So, TREAT ME already! Please? So, that I don't have to be crazy.
My mother’s cat was put on thyroid medication before I was. For the exact same issues that I have been having. Doctors all along have been trying to tell me it’s all in my head. It’s moments like these that make me think, it’s all in my head. It’s coming up on a year for me. I think it was like 3 months for the cat.
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