Need support: Feeling extremely sick.

Things have been really bad lately, and I'm scared.

I've always been a fighter, but I finally realized I needed to ask for help.

I lost all my strength, and all I could do was sit on the couch and kind of stare into space. Could barely do stairs. All I wanted to do was sleep. A few weeks ago, I panicked, and was almost hallucinating (not quite), and then my mind just started sliding off into nowhere land. I gave up on everything--the house, and everything. I kept feeding and pilling my dogs though.

I gained a lot of weight, and my temp. went down to 95.

A friend's hubby took me to the ER, where they dxed me with severe hypothyroidism.

They bumped up my thyroid meds, and I had a teeny bit more energy, but things haven't improved dramatically.

I'm either very hypoglycemic, or can't eat at all. When I do eat, I can only eat a little. I have virtually no energy to cook. I've been surviving on tuna fish, sardines, fruit, popcorn, and Amy's Burritos, along with smoothies.

On top of that, my bed and nightclothes smell sour, although that's better today.

I did a 10 day liver flush (is that bad?) and first I was constipated--from thyroid most likely, and then, when I went to the bathroom last night (so sorry about this), I released a lot, and it absolutely (warning) reeked, not like ammonia though.

My kidney, liver, and blood sugar levels are normal, although my cardiac enzymes went up a little bit, and three hours later were normal again.

I've been short of breath, but no serious heart issues so far. Using my asthma inhalers.

I'm surviving off of Eleuthero, but crashing heavily at night. The Eleuthero does increase my heart rate, but I have no choice but to take it.

It got to the point where I started writing down my passwords and emergency info., and have gotten a lawyer through my bank to write my will. My friend also started writing down essential info. for me.

Even if I don't post, please stay with me, and I will read your posts. I am better in the morning or early afternoons when I get up.

Margaret

Margaret we are always here for you.

I was keeping a concerned eye out to see if you were back on the site after your trip to the emergency room.

I hope you are ok. I always think of you. I don't post much either and I've been struggling too. I hope you start to feel better

M:
Where do you leave? Maybe one of us can help you! I can help if you leave close by. I could bring you some cooked food. Thyroid problems can be horrific. I was not able to stay up. This was dangerous as I had little children to watch and they were doing all kinds of crazy stuff while I kept falling asleep.    Please email me your number and I will call you if you want to talk. Just let me know in case it goes to the junk mail. The offer stays, as my kids are doing much better and I am well. It's up to you.

Please eat. It sounds like your dogs are fed better than you. And please accept some help and ask for help from whomever you can.  We are all humans and we ought to help one another.  I'm sure you'd also help any of us if you could. I'm worried about you because you leave alone. You will feel better after the correct dose of thyroid meds gets into you. Please don't give up and don't be scared, you will feel better after the thyroid meds kick in.  I think it took about a month for me to feel better after I started the meds.  I am so very sorry you are not getting a break and are not feeling better.  We are all here for you.

Hugs and prayers

Post Edited (Simela1) : 3/25/2015 9:13:55 PM (GMT-6)

Margaret, don't eat any more Amy's burritos if they have spinach in them. All of their products with spinach have been recalled. I'll have to find the post I did about it so I can get you the info. about what batches were the problem.

I am so very sorry you're going through such a rough time. I'm so glad you had someone to take you to the ER. I wish I was closer so I could help you out. I hope the thyroid med will give you more energy soon.

(((((((HUGS)))))))

Here's the list. www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2015/03/24/amys-kitchen-recall-listeria/70372534/

HI Margaret, I have been thinking of you and hoping you will feel better soon. I am sorry you are going thru this! Feel better soon.

I'm still thinking of you everyday Margaret. I hope you've found some relief! I wish I lived close enough to come and hang out with you. Give yourself a big hug from me

I hope you feel better, Margaret! I live in PA, a little too far from you :( I wish you were closer, so I could help. Please eat and take your thyroid meds and you will feel better. Sometimes when my son was very ill, I would forget to take my thyroid meds and I would get tired and also my periods were really messed up, not coming on some months or coming 3x a month!

I wasn't sleeping well because I was watching him because of seizures and I would not even remember if I took my thyroid meds or not! As long as I take them, and I am taking now some herb tinctures at very low doses and only 1x/day, I am 99.9% symptom free. You will get there, keep telling yourself it will get better to keep your spirits up and you will get well. I was very ill 5 years ago and I was sure I will die. I told my husband what I wanted done for my funeral. But it's all behind me now. Hang in there and keep praying and God will help you be well again. We are naive to think docs can do more to heal us than God can. I will pray for you too.

Hugs

Thank you!!



Still here!

M

Hi Margaret, I feel so bad for you because I at least have family & a companion when I feel so sick. I don't know anyone in NC but can you maybe get help through your insurance-someone to come in and make sure you have food or take you to a drs appointment etc. If you don't have insurance, are there social services that might offer help?

When I was out of work last year and had Obama care which was medicaid in NY I actually had a lot more
services available to me and no questions at all about my treatment nor the picc line I had. I started a job and have their ins now and it's useless. I have hypoglycemia and it was prior to Lyme. My levels are now all over the place. It made me shaky, dizzy, weak & confused if i didn't eat every few hrs.

There has to be some organization that will help you out. If I can research anything for you let me know. I will help you out in anyway I can.....