Day 13 of Project No Meds

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Hey gals-

Just wanted to write back to keep in touch. I am on

day 13 without any Armour (or anything else for that

matter except for the Klonapin (sp) to keep my heart

from palpitating out of my chest and to keep my

inhalations somewhat painless - I must admit a little

sedation is nice so I don't get too freaked out

without my Armour).

Obviously, I am pretty stinkin' miserable but I am

trying to keep my sense of humor. I had the echo

(heart ultrasound) yesterday and my doctor should get

the results today, although who knows when I will get

them - I keep calling and leaving messages for his

office and haven't gotten a returned call as of yet.

Things feel pretty dismal. My muscles hurt when I try

to walk (which, on Armour 3 miles 3-4 times weekly was

normal) and my stomach pain and the big " C " are both

back. I am also having trouble falling and staying

asleep.

Emotionally, I am okay. I just feel like a man

without a country - or a lady without a medical

system, I guess. My first " Armour-free period " was

terrible, of course. I haven't had a period that bad

since before Armour. My tongue looks like it has been

inflated and my concentration is that of a 6-hour-old

baby.

Anyhoo.. Just brooding here. My doctor seems to

think our next play is thyrolar, thinking that I

somehow became allergic to Armour. I am devistated by

this.

I wonder how long I should wait for another TSH. I am

hoping for double digits soon so that I can prove that

the heart thing is its own entity (which it would seem

this is the case since I have been no-meds for almost

2 weeks and the painful, stressed inhalations are

worse and my pulse is still hovering around 100-104

bpm.) but, oh well, what do I know, I have only been

with my body for 29 years..

Thanks for listening to my gripes.

Warmly (except that, of course, I am freezing)

Misty

Misty

msl5858@...

Look not mournfully into the past. It comes not back again. Wisely improve the

present. It is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future, without fear.

-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882)

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