Well, pretty much every and any hormone is out of whack. I am definitely clinically hypothyroid. She is running a couple more blood tests to rule out hoshimotos disease and to determine which thyroid medication I will be on. I am starting iodine supplements tonight.
I am also starting supplements for the low DHEA which she agrees is probably the cause of my blood clots. They have know since the fertility stuff that I am way estrogen dominant and my progesterone is way too low. I can not take any synthetic hormones because of my increase chance for blood clots so she is working on getting me some natural progesterone cream to help the balance there a bit.
My adrenal glands and cortisol are still messed up from the steroids.
I have very little hgh, human growth hormone. Yes, the stuff the baseball people have been arguing over. They tested mine twice because it was so low they thought it had to be a mistake. The catch, the only treatment is with daily injections, ok, I can do that, but they are really expensive and insurance is reluctant to pay for them. She is going to contact my insurance company to see what she can do.
There were a few other things but my eyes started to glaze over at this point. Its bad enough to have the sarcoidosis making me feel like crap but to have all this endocrin stuff on top of it. It does explain why I can not lose weight, have problems sleeping, depression, mood swings, the fatigue, memory problems and lack of concentration, increased cholesterol levels, hair loss, loss of sex drive-the list is endless.
Its been 3 weeks since I have had a humira injection in preparation for my remicaid infusion next week and I feel awful. I am tired, I hurt and I am depressed.
I am happy they are finding answers but we have been told things in the past many times and than its always something different. I just do not know what to believe anymore. I just want to feel better.
Sorry to be whiney but I am just drained. I need to go home, have myself a good cry, eat some chocolate and go to bed.
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Taking it one day at a time.....
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