Re: Hysterectomy?!?

[Guest guest]

Oh, Angie, that sounds awful. I have had trouble with my complexion

since this started -- not acne, but dry " bumpy " skin that is not

like I used to have. I have always had a lot of sores in my mouth,

and now I take methotrexate which makes them worse. I tell you,

though, I am of the opinion that just about any symptom could

potentially be related to your thyroid!!! I would never have

thought that until I experienced it, and my rheumatologist still

blames a lot of my aches and pains and such on arthritis instead of

Hashi's, but I tell you, I have had arthritis my whole life, and I

dealt with it pretty well until the Hashi's. When my thyroid is

under better control, I feel better in every single way!!

I have had medical problems my whole life, it seems, and my son,

, who is 17, also has rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune

problems. I can't remember if you said how old Jordan is, but I can

certainly empathize with you having a sick child. I am much more

interested in my own health than I would be if I didn't have .

As it is, since I know I am responsible for most of his health

problems by passing them on to him, I am interested in finding out

as much as I can about my own conditions, too.

Please let me know how old Jordan is, and I certainly hope that you

both find answers and start feeling a lot better soon!!

Jo

> Hi again,

>

> Is it just me, have I missed postings about this? The symptoms I

> experienced after my hysterectomy sound similiar to the ones that

I

> read about on this site.

>

> In 2000, I gave birth to a beautiful, healthy boy. Five months

later,

> pregnant AGAIN. Yikes! I had the gestational diabetes for Brennan

and

> it has remained ever since. Diabetes is prevalent in my family.

But

> anyway, when I had , during the c-section, they said my

right

> ovary was the size of a small basketball. They biopsied it and it

was

> fine. A couple of weeks after I had her, Oh my word. I had the

> nightsweats from hell, experienced what they called Post Partum

> Depression, my hormones were amuck, in a big big way. Then almost

> over night, I had sores in my gums and ears. What?!? I couldn't

> understand it, then my scalp and chest. I cannot explain how gross

my

> face looked from the middle of my cheeks to my chin. I went to my

> obgyn, said it was hormonal. Told me med to wash my face w/ twice

a

> day, blah blah blah. Didn't work, my face seemed to be falling off

in

> chuncks, I was so nervous, depressed. I didn't even want to look

at

> my own children for fear of making them cry. Went to several more

> drs, ended up w/ one who I could barely understand w/ blood work

in

> excess of 14,000.00 (yes, thousands). We had excellent insurance

or

> who knows what would have happened. They put me on all sorts of

> hormone pills because they determined that my body was trying to

go

> back into puberty. No puberty I ever experienced felt like that (I

> was 35 then, 37 now). Anyway, insurance wouldn't pay for the meds,

> which were quite expensive so after 3 months I stopped taking

them.

> Don't know when it all healed up but I am unbelievably scarred on

my

> face. During the whole time, it was hell. And then all of a

sudden,

> the anxiety, irritaton, depression just went away. And my sores

went

> away. I ended up having a hysterectomy but I still suffer w/ some

of

> the same symptoms as you guys. Does this sound familiar to

anyone? I

> lurk here daily, trying to gather more info for Jordan's dr. We

see

> the naturopathic dr on Monday, he says the copper levels are

greatly

> significant to the thyroid. Any input on that? Sorry to take up so

> much space. I wish I could hug each and every one of you

personally,

> for the barrage of info that ya'll have out here. Thanks again,

Angie

[Guest guest]

Certain types of tumors of the ovaries produce their own hormones that

produce severe acne and some of the other symptoms you're describing. Why

would they tell you that the ovary was " ok " , if it was swollen that large?

Fibroid tumors are in the uterus and denote lack of progesterone usually.

Hysterectomy?!?

> Hi again,

>

> Is it just me, have I missed postings about this? The symptoms I

> experienced after my hysterectomy sound similiar to the ones that I

> read about on this site.

>

> In 2000, I gave birth to a beautiful, healthy boy. Five months later,

> pregnant AGAIN. Yikes! I had the gestational diabetes for Brennan and

> it has remained ever since. Diabetes is prevalent in my family. But

> anyway, when I had , during the c-section, they said my right

> ovary was the size of a small basketball. They biopsied it and it was

> fine. A couple of weeks after I had her, Oh my word. I had the

> nightsweats from hell, experienced what they called Post Partum

> Depression, my hormones were amuck, in a big big way. Then almost

> over night, I had sores in my gums and ears. What?!? I couldn't

> understand it, then my scalp and chest. I cannot explain how gross my

> face looked from the middle of my cheeks to my chin. I went to my

> obgyn, said it was hormonal. Told me med to wash my face w/ twice a

> day, blah blah blah. Didn't work, my face seemed to be falling off in

> chuncks, I was so nervous, depressed. I didn't even want to look at

> my own children for fear of making them cry. Went to several more

> drs, ended up w/ one who I could barely understand w/ blood work in

> excess of 14,000.00 (yes, thousands). We had excellent insurance or

> who knows what would have happened. They put me on all sorts of

> hormone pills because they determined that my body was trying to go

> back into puberty. No puberty I ever experienced felt like that (I

> was 35 then, 37 now). Anyway, insurance wouldn't pay for the meds,

> which were quite expensive so after 3 months I stopped taking them.

> Don't know when it all healed up but I am unbelievably scarred on my

> face. During the whole time, it was hell. And then all of a sudden,

> the anxiety, irritaton, depression just went away. And my sores went

> away. I ended up having a hysterectomy but I still suffer w/ some of

> the same symptoms as you guys. Does this sound familiar to anyone? I

> lurk here daily, trying to gather more info for Jordan's dr. We see

> the naturopathic dr on Monday, he says the copper levels are greatly

> significant to the thyroid. Any input on that? Sorry to take up so

> much space. I wish I could hug each and every one of you personally,

> for the barrage of info that ya'll have out here. Thanks again, Angie

[Guest guest]

It's not your fault. How do we know what is going to happen to us, when we

start out our lives? The genes are a powerful thing. It's so hard to know

what's what.

Re: Hysterectomy?!?

> Oh, Angie, that sounds awful. I have had trouble with my complexion

> since this started -- not acne, but dry " bumpy " skin that is not

> like I used to have. I have always had a lot of sores in my mouth,

> and now I take methotrexate which makes them worse. I tell you,

> though, I am of the opinion that just about any symptom could

> potentially be related to your thyroid!!! I would never have

> thought that until I experienced it, and my rheumatologist still

> blames a lot of my aches and pains and such on arthritis instead of

> Hashi's, but I tell you, I have had arthritis my whole life, and I

> dealt with it pretty well until the Hashi's. When my thyroid is

> under better control, I feel better in every single way!!

>

> I have had medical problems my whole life, it seems, and my son,

> , who is 17, also has rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune

> problems. I can't remember if you said how old Jordan is, but I can

> certainly empathize with you having a sick child. I am much more

> interested in my own health than I would be if I didn't have .

> As it is, since I know I am responsible for most of his health

> problems by passing them on to him, I am interested in finding out

> as much as I can about my own conditions, too.

>

> Please let me know how old Jordan is, and I certainly hope that you

> both find answers and start feeling a lot better soon!!

>

> Jo