Re: It's a long one.....

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This was originally attached to the post I wrote to you below but

didn't have time to finish it. I'll continue on. Some of what I had

written, but hadn't posted:

Okay, how it began and pertaining to, for the most part, my neck:

Last year, I just felt run down. I do have 2 young ones and while

they are a challenge, knew that I couldn't blame them, entirely, for

being so tired.

During the winter, found that I was always placing my hot coffee/tea

mug up to my neck. I know this sounds stupid but I told my husband

that my neck felt sick, for lack of a better description. I carried

on, paying little attention to it.

Around Christmas, felt like I was coming down with something.

The start of January, I spit out exudates, diagnosed with

tonsillitis, hypertrophied tonsils (though they were always large)and

tonsils removed April 7th of this year.

Backing up abit, while on a second round of antibiotics in January,

close to the end of the course, I woke up in the morning with a large

puddle of saliva on my pillow. My right jaw was totally slack. Felt

ill and went back to

sleep. Woke up feeling confused and toxic. Under my eyes were very

puffy.

It was at this time, I developed eye twitches (bottom corners).

My eye lid on my right would occasionally get " lazy. " [For the most

part, my eyes no longer twitch nor do I experience the lazy lid

anymore.]

It felt like I received a karate chop straight across my adam's apple

and when I swallowed, it was so painful. Like a pizza cutter rolling

up and down the front of my throat.

Later, that day...felt panicky. I've had mono, strep, bad sore

throats etc. etc. in the past but I NEVER experienced anything like

this before!

It became painful for me to turn my neck to the right, bothered me to

place my chin to my chest and I couldn't sleep on my sides because it

was painful and I felt like I couldn't breath. For some time, I could

only sleep on my back, chin slightly up and slightly cocked to the

left. Somewhere along the line, this became better.

Part of Feb. & March...I experienced, what I would call a month long

panick attack. An entire month! TOTALLY unlike me.

I couldn't sleep in our room because my husband prefers cool air and

the cold seemed to really aggravate my neck & head. That was fine, I

needed to fall asleep to the T.V.

My mind was shot. I couldn't seem to think straight and my memory was

totally blown. For awhile there, I felt complete idiot on account of

it.

I may not be the brightest bulb in the pack but I certainly had more

wattage prior to that time! lol

I lost 7 pounds. I attribute that to some difficulty in eating and

that month long " panick attack. "

While on antibiotics, I was experiencing some sever body jolts, while

falling to sleep. I could only think it had to do with the anxiety. I

started taking Magnesium and it started to help, that and time. To

this day, I still have some odd movements while I sleep: a shoulder

shrug, knee bending and hand movements. The hands act up while I am

beginning to wake. It takes me awhile to wake. Though nothing like I

had experienced earlier this year.

On one occasion, on one night in trying to sleep in our room (temp

up) I felt so frozen (lower legs, feet & hands) but I was so darned

exhausted, I couldn't take care of myself (like put on a pair of

socks). My mind just hovered above falling to sleep. My husband got

into bed and I heard him tell me how frozen I felt. My hands and feet

tend to be but it was much worse this night.

Anyway, back to the neck. It felt like my neck muscles were ratcheted

down. I felt like what I imagined someone with a muscle dystrophy

might feel like. lol

Fast forward, tonsils out. It took about 2 months before I could

swallow as well as prior to the surgery. Which isn't the best (my

genuine normal) but adequate. I've been going to the chiropractor

since but more, lately.

I do feel better but my swallow and speech still is not where it

should be. Muscles feeling better, though.

As I've said, the slight " bulge " I didn't notice until recently. It

is on my right side and it's always been my right side that has given

me the majority of grief.

My E.N.T. did do a CT scan of head and neck Feb. 09 but nothing was

noted with the exception of tonsils, adenoid and lymph nodes. When I

saw him the end of May, he wanted to run another CT scan this

December.

He didn't say anything but personally, I don't think he liked the

fact that my lymph node (right one) didn't go down as he expected,

didn't like the fact that I had such difficulties with issues of

swallowing or my voice. I didn't really address it, as I was just so

happy that food was finally making it down the center of my throat.

Prior (and after tonsillectomy) it just sat there and I had to drink

something with most foods. It took forever to finish my food. I lost

13-15 pounds after that surgery. I finally pushed myself back to 150

pounds but lost nearly 10 pounds shortly thereafter.

At that, almost daily, I was supplementing my food with Marie

Callendars Pot Pie and container of Hagaan Daiz ice-cream in the

evening. Since then, I've been able to maintain the 150 pounds.

Those who are hypo, do they always gain weight? I am wondering if I

fluctuate but I am not much of a weight gainer (save for about 5

pounds in winter.)

I had gained a-lot of weight in pregnancies (my metabolism just

seemed to STOP.) Fought to take it off.

Last year, my cholesterol was high and found that I couldn't lose any

weight.

This year (03/06), my cholesterol went down (to normal) and...lost

the weight from my last pregnancies.

I've been experiencing other " issues. " Frustrating because in the

past, with the exception of being tired (outside of what I've felt is

normal), I didn't have problems. Occasional aches/pains, hot flashes

(hf: after last pregnancy)and periods becoming screwy... being the

only exception. All of those things being tolerable.

Anyway, that's bits & pieces of my " story. " Sorry for the long read.

In reading back, see that I veered off from keeping with the neck

only. lol

~Kate

> >

> > When you start to have adrenal problems (deficiency), you will

> often develop allergies that you did not notice before. It is not

> that they were never there, just that your adrenal glands are

> starting to get tired and they are unable to take care of

> the 'smaller' things. So it will let those things slide through in

> order to fight the larger problems, like keeping your thyroid

> regulated.

> >

> > If you are having tenderness, it is possible that you are

> developing a goiter. Do you also have problems swallowing? With

> tingleness in your hands/toes on the side of your tenderness?

> Headaches? All of these together are signs of thyroid problems.

Do

> you have a way of ordering labs through a doctor or independently?

I

> would be interested to see what your thyroid levels are