A couple of years ago I started a thread on this board and listed several symptoms that I had experienced or was still experiencing in my life.  I received several responses back with the exact same symptoms and even some others that I hadn’t thought to list.

After nearly going into a myxadema coma I finally decided that I was not going to take no for an answer just because my blood levels still fell within the "normal" ranges.

After having a series of deep level testing it was discovered that half my thyroid was destroyed and the other half had two suspicious nodules on it.

They decided that the nods were too small to biopsy at that time but would keep a watch on them. 

Last week, my thyroid hurt so badly that I had to put pressure on it to speak and when I spoke my voice sounded like my husband’s.  My endo is going to do three biopsies on Wednesday to see if they have become cancerous. 

I went for a second opinion this week in New York and came out more confused than ever but was told that it couldn’t hurt to have them biopsied.  This endo also said that this could be caused by having TOO MUCH estrogen in my body - HuH?

Due to another problem altogether (or so I thought) I went to see my OBGYN today.  She told me that the problems I exhibited could be due to NOT ENOUGH  estrogen - Double HuH?  She ran a test for that and I will get the results back on Monday.  If it is not that, she wants to do a biopsy to see if it might be cancerous.

I just wish someone would get their story straight so I could know what I was up against.  I am currently helping one of my best friends who is only 36 fight for her life as she is in 4th stage breast cancer.  It has gone to her liver and now she found out that she has 9 lesions in her brain.  She has two children ages 7 and 9 who come to stay with me when she is too tired from the radiation treatment. 

And as if that’s not enough, her husband had a stroke at age 34 (1 year before she was diagnosed with cancer) and he is partially paralyzed and can’t read or write.  She has to take care of him as well.

I wish that someone would take a good long look at this and realize that it is probably not just a co-incidence. 

My regular OBGYN will be back from vacation next week and I will be making an appointment with him.  He does believe that carriers can and do exhibit the same or similar symptoms as full blown disorders.

Ugh!!!!!!!!(;<)