On a humid day in May, hunched over my desk—which was scattered with my medical records—I began Googling. The wilds of the Internet are populated with blogs and Tumblrs by people who write things like “This is the story of my personal journey to heal my Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Celiacs, naturally.
But many posts also gave me hope. Online, scores of people who had had M.S. or rheumatoid arthritis or Hashimoto’s reported that through diet they had halted or even reversed the progression of their disease. All I had to do, according to the “integrative” practitioners, was muster the will power to change my life. Thyroid-hormone supplements were the Band-Aid; failing to address the larger problem meant that I might get sicker.
I felt worse for a few days. Then, after three weeks of the regimen, the fog started to lift. I could eat without getting a headache. My blood pressure was close to normal. I went out one fall day for a walk. Feeling unusually buoyant, I began to jog, and found myself in the midst of a mild endorphin rush. How I missed my old self! Please, I whispered to the sky, let this energy stay. Whatever caused it, let it stay.
A few days later, she called. “Your labs look normal, except for the thyroid hormones,” she said. “Perhaps you should try lowering your dose. You might be hyperthyroid now.”“O.K., then, raise the dose, and see how you do,” she said agreeably. I was both grateful and a little unnerved. I hungered for certainties even though I realized that autoimmunity was a morass of uncertainties.
And so the person suffering from chronic illness faces a difficult balancing act. You have to be an advocate for yourself in the face of medical ignorance, indifference, arrogance, and a lack of training. You can’t be deterred when you know something’s wrong. But you’ve also got to be willing to ask how muchin your head—and whether an obsessive attention to your symptoms is going to lead you to better health.
Thank you for sharing this. I identify with this completely 🙏🏻❤️
I call it the cascade.
Speaking of sick:
If Plan A doesn't work Plan B will work ,If B plan becomes boring I will again go to my Plan A for relaxation purpose . When I will fully relaxed wd Plan A ,I will try Plan B again t hv more adventure . Keeping two plans is always a great idea.
heart is broken ! Can u tell me which plan ,Im. Plan A Or Plan B
😂以前很喜欢看你们的漫画，现在不喜欢了
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