- My mom has goiter???

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Hi ,

Just wanted to share with you my Mum's story.

My mum had a history of stomach ulcers & thought she had to live with

pain. She hadn't been to the doctors for 16 years. She was in agony

at my wedding with her tummy, and the bad days with her tummy were

becoming more than the good days. It was ruining her life.

~ I NEVER suspected thyroid disease.

But, I wrote her a letter from me & my brother saying how worried we

were, my Dad couldn't get through to her. She was touched at our

concern. I bought her peppermint capsules... which she didn't take.

I then made her a double appointment at her doctor's & forced her to

go & sat in. This was tough but my Dad backed me up.

The GP ran a series of bloods & her TSH was 18. Voila. She's been

on Levothyroxine for nearly a year now, we're in the process of

trying to get her switched over to Armour but her GP has never heard

of it & is unsure. (We keep giving the GP information & my progress

on Armour has convinced my Mum it's for her too. Her memory has

gotten very bad on Levothyroxine, she's convinced it's a side-effect

of the pills & not the illness & I agree.)

So, I think my point is, when you are Hypo, you really are not in a

position to help yourself. You feel tired, disinterested, & one step

removed from everyone else. My mum's digestive problems cleared up

in a matter of days. I feared she had stomach cancer, that's how bad

it was.

I wish you luck with your Mum, I know how stubborn Mums can be, but

sometimes you need to take a firm hand with them, the same they did

with you, and say look - do this for me, if you were my daughter

you'd do the same.

My Mum is so much better now, and we're just trying to get my Aunty

treated as well but unfortunately her TSH is only 6 and her GP thinks

this is okay. We're pushing ahead with a private doc, Dr Skinner, &

it's an uphill battle, but she sees him in June.

So hard to convince someone something is wrong as you just learn to

live with things & adapt don't you? I know I did on Levothyroxine,

I'd never have had the motivation to go on Armour if I wasn't trying

for a baby. I spent 5 years in a fog.

Do post with how you get on with your Mum won't you?

Love Fee x