Hey everyone, I hope all is well with all of you. I didn't have the best of days today (haven't health-wise for the past handful) and finally decided to go to the doctor after agonizing pressure symptoms in my upper chest and neck. My lungs, heartbeat, and blood pressure are all very good, but the doctor thinks I may have a problem with my thyroid. I have to go to the hospital for various blood and echo tests on the 28th-- that was the soonest they could get me in, otherwise I'd have to skip out on the Zelda symphony (NOT happening). It's scary when I don't know what's going on or how serious it is and have to play the waiting game, all while having this sensation that I'm drowning or I can't breathe despite having no breathing issues whatsoever. It's going to be a very very long week+ waiting.. If you guys could keep me in your thoughts/prayers/send good vibes, that'd be wonderful. I really hope it's nothing/something very treatable, but in the meantime I don't know, and that's scary. I have to keep as relaxed and calm as possible because stress makes it worse (in fact it may be stress-induced), and the pressure sensation is very much borderline pre-panic attack, it's no fun at all. So I'm not allowed to work out anymore until we figure out what's wrong, I have to rest and take it as easy as possible. The key is to keep me calm and subdued, so if my responses over the next week seem a bit dull, or I don't reply to something (I'm forgetting very easily these days), or there's a sudden drop-off in art, I hope you all understand. This is immensely difficult for me, and it's made even worse that complications have left me without health insurance, so I'm paying for all of this medical stuff out of my pocket. All the money I've been earning and saving from commissions? Gone, just like that! I hope we can make it, but I'm sure we'll manage somehow.
In the meantime, commissions are still open. I got a new game assignment today, so no colored commissions will be popping up in the next few days, BUT this is an excellent time for me to sift through new commissions and get linework down, so if you're interested in commissioning me, now's an excellent time for me to manage things. I may be medically unsound but that's not stopping me from working-- afterall, I need to, especially now. .__.
Still so much to do, but I'll keep you guys updated as I know and learn more. In the meantime, I promise I'll try and take it a bit easier.
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It's possible that I have a slight thyroid anomaly, too, but it doesn't bother me too much. And it's not even certain, because I never really got my second blood test somehow. XD Will catch up on that at some point... But even if there is something, at least it's not enough to really bother me.
Anyway, enough about me, try not to worry too much, I'm sending tons of good vibes and good thoughts your way!
Bloody heck, you poor thing. I really do think you should take things slow and steady there in case further aggravation occurs. I have to be honest, though... I know next to nothing about this issue myself, but the other comments here are pretty sound - I learned a lot just reading through them myself!
I am sorry about this though. I do hope it's nothing too serious.
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Hypothyroidism runs in the female half of my family at an almost certainty, so I know I myself have to go into get tested for it soon.
I'll keep you in my thoughts. Enjoy your time at the Zelda symphony, and try not to dwell on it.
They're a part of the endocrine system, which also includes how your adrenals function: and your adrenals are what deal with how your body handles physical AND mental stress. They're also what deals with racing thoughts and fear. Taking care of one will help the other a great deal. If you can convince your mind that you are doing what needs to be done, and to stay calm because "things will be taken care of," (keep repeating that you are taking care of them if you start to get negative thoughts) it will be doing your mind and body a world of good. Drink water when you are thirsty, rest if you feel tired (this is a must, I don't care if you don't want to rest. You need to listen to your body and you will feel better for it in the long run. Tell yourself it's just a period in time that will pass) if you're craving salty food eat it (use iodized salt when you can,) don't eat a lot of sugar or caffeine, and take some multivitamins. B12 and D3 will go a long way with helping your nervous system if your thyroid is being funky. It's been helping me over the last few days. I'm finally back after a week or two of feeling insanely crappy because of mine.
If you have a goitre, it's no big deal, but it may be why you're having a problem with your breath. I have 5 and I felt like I couldn't breathe when they first started growing- because they grew very fast and they pushed my trachea to the side slightly. You can't really see mine, but they're enough for me to feel internally, especially when I'm stressed. (Upwards of 90% of people have them by the time their old, but most don't even know.) I don't know why I got mine. I changed how I ate and they stopped growing. Everyone is different. Like I said, the important thing is to stay calm (which you're doing), trust your gut, and if it's your thyroid: spend some time educating yourself on the endocrine system. Being your own advocate will help save you money (I was also self-pay when my problems started.) You will be fine, people here will understand, and you are loved. Take care of yourself and then you can come back and take care of the rest of us
-this is a sign as well. (So is chest pain or the feeling that your heart is racing/being weird.) It's normal for your memory to suffer when it's your thyroid or adrenals. Mine does and it's one of the ways I know that I need to go back to being better about doing what I've found works for me. If it turns out to be either, and you'd like, I can recommend some things for you to read. All doctors aren't always as educated as they should be on the thyroid or adrenals. If you're not satisfied with what a regular doctor is telling you: an endocrinologist is the type of doctor you'd be looking for.