Sunday, February 22, 2015

My thyroid and breaking teeth - what's next?

I hope this finds you doing well!!  I've been busy trying to keep the family healthy, seems everyone has been sick since the New Year.......

I'm not good with fluff so I'll get to it.  Last week I had a follow-up appt with my endocrinologist to check my thyroid.  It appears to have gotten bigger so I am going in on the 23rd for an ultrasound to see what has changed since about 3yrs ago - I kind of dropped the ball on checking it sooner.

Depending on the outcome of that appointment will determine the next step, either follow-up in 6 mo or schedule an appt with a surgeon.  I have had some weird chocking episodes recently and a random coughing attack I think because I can feel the growth in the mid-line of my throat now.  I'm pretty certain it has grown and needs to come out.  I've mentioned in the past that I think I have hypothyroidism so we'll see what the blood work and ultrasound show us.

In addition to that, I just had a tooth break randomly - that makes 4 broken teeth in the past several years.  Thankfully I don't have pain with it but this one needs to be dealt with as it's the 5th tooth from the center teeth - and there is only half a tooth there now.

It seems if things go too well for too long something has to happen to not just one thing but multiple body systems at once.  All of this requires missing work to accommodate appointments and that can add up when you are missing not only for your own medical issues but for your kids too!  This past month has been appointment after appointment for all of us!

Finding time to deal with these things is hard but has come to a necessity and fast.  I'm sure my lack of seeing a dentist in recent years is to blame for my current issues - ugh, I hate the dentist but now am forced to see one......

I will report back as soon as I know anything from these appointments - thanks for letting me share!