Does this happen to you?

Since I've started experiencing Hypothyroidism I've found myself easy to cry over things in the past that never affected me before.

These are just some examples;
Yesterday, I was listening to a song on the radio that in the past made me sad, but I never cried. I started boo-hooing six words into the song! I had to turn off the radio, before I had a total melt down.

Last night, I was reading a novel. I got to a sad part (I've read sad books before from this writer, with no tears) and tears just started pouring down my face.

I feel like I've got my heart on my sleeve. I'm not a cold hearted person, but I've never been one to just blubber all the time.

The same goes for grouchiness. I'm snapping at people and my patience (which people have gave me great compliments on) has been extremely thin. I'm finding myself vendictive and easily upset.

I've always been a happy go lucky person. I used to be a clown for children's parties. I chose to teach children because of my love of kids. But lately, I'm just a grumpy, old woman who snaps like an alligator in wait. One of my students asked my why was my face so red today.

Do I need stronger synthoid? Or is it too much? My doctor lower my dosage from 100 to 75 three months ago. I was feeling great for the three months before he lowered my dose. I'm supposed to see him again in four weeks for another level check, I hope he can help me.

Joy

I think being ill can be like having your psychological skin burned.  It can make even the gentlest of touch painful.

Joy, be sure you discuss your thyroid situation with the anesthesiologist before your surgery. It's essential that they know this, as they can be alert for some side effects to anesthesia that may occur when people have thyroid problems.

Again, you anesthesiologist would be the one to talk to about the CPAP machine. If the hospital is large enough to have respiratory therapists, they will be the ones with the responsibility for setting up the CPAP and orienting any staff who aren't familiar with it. These are all things to discuss with your doctors before the surgery. The hospital may have you use one of their CPAP machines rather than bringing yours from home.

I've never had any problem with getting my medications in the hospital. If they forget something, just tell them or call your doctor's office. Usually if something is omitted, it will be because the surgeon neglected to order it. I always take a list of my meds with me. Also, some medications may be withheld around the surgery day because they interact with the anesthesia or because you're being given something else in that performs the same function.

Do take your rescue inhaler with you, as if you need it you won't have time to wait for the pharmacy to bring it.

I'm taking all of my medications with me just in case they want me to have it on hand. I'd really liked to use my CPAP because it's programmed just for me and my sleep patterns. It's actually an AVAP.

saposs, I've been slowly falling apart for six years now.
I've been dignosed in this order:
Asthma
Allergies
GERD
Glaucoma
High Cholesterol
Sleep Apnea
Hypothyroidism with leg edema
Pre-diabetes

Joy

Joy,
I've always been allowed to bring my own meds to the hospital as long as they are packaged & have identifying marks (my compounded meds were not allowed). I just give them to the nurse at check-in & she sends them to the pharmacy to be verified. If the hospital pharmacy has the meds in stock, they will use their own. If not, they will give me doses out of my own supply. At the end of the stay, I just need to be sure to ask the nurse to request my medication back from the pharmacy (be sure to do this well in advance, often it takes a couple of hours to get back because the pharmacist has to re-count the meds, account for everything & fill out a bunch of paperwork).

I know when I get hypo I start getting very emotional. I call my PCP & she decided whether to up my meds for a while. :) Usually that helps.

feel better,
frances

Couchtater, take your CPAP to the hospital with you. I also sleep with a CPAP and had surgery 5 weeks ago and the hospital requested that I bring my own machine with me.

He checked my levels last month and said everything was normal.

Joy