Welcome to Help for Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
Hi. My name is Carolyn. And I am a Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis patient. I decided to write this blog to document everything that I am doing to treat my Hashi’s disease. Not only am I taking dessicated thyroid to help me to feel better, but I started to take Zrii and Nutriveda to test whether or not it would make a difference. After two weeks, I think I am seeing a difference. But that is why I am writing this blog….to document everything that I am doing to see if Zrii is actually working or not.
My Story:
In July of this year I was diagnosed over the phone by my cardiologist. You see, I had been having heart palpitations or premature ventricular contractions (AKA: PVCs). With my family history of heart disease, I wasted no time in getting myself to the doctor. Fortunately, I have a great family doctor. He referred me to a cardiologist, and ordered complete blood tests. These tests included a full work-up for my thyroid gland. However, the cardiologist neglected to look at the lab results until after she did several costly tests.
Anyway, this cardiologist called me and said that she had just looked at my lab results and noticed that I had thyroid antibodies. She told me that because I had these antibodies, I had Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and that I needed to see an endocrinologist, but that I would be better in a few months.
Wow. Was she wrong or what?!
So, after several months now, I am taking 2 grains of Nature Thyroid (NT). I still have days that I feel a little strange (tired, sluggish, etc). However, nothing had treated by PVCs except for Propranolol, which is a beta-blocker. Despite the NT, I would still get the antibody attack every evening. Every evening it felt like my heart would beat right out of my chest. Sometimes it beat so hard that it hurt. Now, I was having chest pains!
Why try Zrii?
Since I now have to make dinner for my family, I’ll answer that question with my next post.
(Originally posted at HelpForHashis.com 10/26/2009 12:59 PM)
