My pal, Hashimoto’s

We’ve been living together for almost 3 years now and we’re getting to know each other quite well.  I’m now able to discriminate between hyper- and hypo-thyroid symptoms which helps me to deal with them better and not think I’m crazy.  This is good news.  I struggle every day with the effects of thyroid disease and how to deal with it and I keep talking to more of my friends who are being diagnosed with various thyroid diseases.  It’s amazing how many women in my personal orbit are dealing with similar issues: 6.  One of the daily battles we’ve all mentioned is trying to keep our spirits up when it’s discouraging or when new symptoms emerge.  Currently, my migraines are under control but I am having numbness and tingling in my arms and hands which has been diagnosed as cubital tunnel syndrome.  It always something……

I figured that if my IRL friends are struggling and need support, there must be some cyber friends that could help us, so I went a-searching.  And found some blogs I’d like to highlight in this week’s installment of “Pay It Forward”.  I’m enjoying Hypogirl, who has some stories to tell about Hashimoto’s and life.  There are more.  One is called Dear Thyroid and encourages people to submit their writing about thyroid disease in an effort to help with healing.  (If you visit, click on Who We Are on the right sidebar and find out about the pin-ups!)  I Am the Face of Thyroid Disease.org has resources and patient-submitted videos, some of which made me cry.

Every day seems like a small mountain to climb, and it’s nice to know there’s a support community out there with people who are experiencing the same kinds of things.  It gives me hope.