The Dead Thyroid

[satindoll77054]

Surgeons left a dead thyroid gland in my throat and I am worried as to why they didn't remove it. I also had a total occlusion of the left leg and a blood clot collapsed my lungs. I love God and I believe that He told me what to do. I laid in bed with my arms resting across my chest and it felt peaceful not having to breathe. A still small voice whispered to me and said ; Try to take a breath 3 times. The first time. I couldn't get any air into my mouth. The same with the second time. The third time air rushed into my lungs and filled them. I was left for dead. They had disconnected me from all the wires, pads, and oxygen. God had reminded me that He was my doctor

[Lora7again]

What do you mean by a dead thyroid?

[satindoll77054 in reply to Lora7again]

It was no longer functional. It was left to rot in my neck. It is still there, but I try not to think about it.

[greygoose in reply to satindoll77054]

Rest assured, it will not rot. It won't do anything at all, it's not a problem that it's still there.

[greygoose]

Did you have Hashi's? Hashi's has killed my thyroid, too. But, I wouldn't want it removed. And, technically, it's not in your throat, it's in your neck. Glad to hear you're still breathing and alive.

[satindoll77054 in reply to greygoose]

I was a Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist until I reached 62. Then, I went to my boss and told him about my new friends: Hashimoto's, Celiac's, Sjogren's, and Parkinson's disease. That was 12 years ago. I have been under treatment until my now deceased husband put his foot down and demanded that I stop seeing my Rheumatologist because he was gay. My husband died last February 21st. I lived in Houston, Tx. at the time. The next thing I knew was that my grand-daughter came to get me and move me to Florida with her. Now, here I am with no doctor to treat my diseases. My new insurance just came into effect and soon I will get the medical treatment that I need. Hashimoto's and Celiac diseases team up to destroy the villi in your colon. They normally absorb nutrients, but in the case of Celiac's disease they flatten the villi in the intestinal wall. This makes it hard for the person to absorb nutrients. That is why people with AIDS are skinny. Hashimoto's destroyed my thyroid. Well that happened to me and all the other unfortunate people that were born with these diseases. I have Hashimoto's, Celiac's, Sjogren's, and Parkinson's Autoimmune Diseases. I apparently was born with them.I had never heard of these inherited diseases until they attacked my immune system. How is your day, greygoose?

[greygoose in reply to satindoll77054]

Wow! That's quite a story!

I do have Hashi's, yes, as I said above. And it has killed my thyroid. As far as I know, I don't have any other Autoimmune Diseases, though.

[satindoll77054 in reply to greygoose]

Did you see a rheumatologist? They have studied indepthly about autoimmune diseases.

[greygoose in reply to satindoll77054]

No, I've never seen a rheumatologist.

[satindoll77054 in reply to greygoose]

Do you have Hashimoto's, too?

[thyr01d]

Hi Satindoll, what an experience you had but your faith seems to have helped you through. Like GreyGoose I have a non-functioning thyroid but I don't think of it as dead because in spite of a TSH of over 95, which is coma level, and taking no medication I was still functioning to the extent of teaching Yoga! I believe that how we think can affect how we feel so I think of my thyroid as a part of me that needs loving and caring, wrapping in warm scarves in cold months, pretty ones in warm months. It may not make a difference but I think it does.

[satindoll77054 in reply to thyr01d]

I love the way you are

[thyr01d in reply to satindoll77054]

Thank-you, if that's what you meant to reply it's lovely, I do hope it's some help to you.