Thyroid disease/gender pay gap

[DippyDame]

abdn.ac.uk/news/16034/

[RedApple Administrator]

Interesting, thanks for posting DD 🙂

[DippyDame in reply to RedApple]

It's a few months out of date but I couldn't remember if I'd already posted it!!

[RedApple Administrator in reply to DippyDame]

No matter even if you did. There are always posts that will be missed even by regulars. And of course new members are joining every day.

[asiatic]

After this article was mentioned in the forum in Aug. I felt compelled to email Catia Montagna to congratulate her for her work . She replied saying she had Hashimotos but seemed unaware of this forum but was going to look into it.

[lovelab]

On a similar point, my husband (thyroid removed after cancer) and myself (hypothyroid/hashimoto) often look at each other when we see someone with enormous amounts of energy and wonder what their FT3 levels are like. LOL. It reassures us certainly in some way.

[DippyDame in reply to lovelab]

My husband is used to me remarking when I look at, or listen to people ( sometimes) complaining of health problems,,....."They have a thyroid disorder!"

I may be wrong, but then again....

For good health, T3 is essential to almost every cell in the body in an adequate and constant supply

"Thyroid dysfunction can easily be identified and, in most cases, treated. The analysis we carried out suggests that, if left undiagnosed, it can have a serious negative impact not only on the health and wellbeing of those concerned but also on their labour market prospects. "

It is very serious, it has caused people to take their own lives.

Maybe it's just me but....

My apologies, I don't quite understand the point you were intending to make in your reply to my post but I hope you will understand mine. While, absolutely, we need to laugh to lift our spirits may I please add that it is perhaps best to avoid the use of LOL when referring to thyroid disease.

I hope you both keep well now.

[lovelab in reply to DippyDame]

My point being, we both get very tired still and now know the impact thyroid disease has on our energy levels, so when we see someone who has alot of energy, be it in a professional context or other, we would love to know what their FT3 reading would be. I stopped work because of not coping, brain fog , depression, tiredness etc and am currently looking for work again. I am well aware that I could not do my previous work, or the commute and have to limit my expectations career wise.

[DippyDame in reply to lovelab]

Thank you for explaining...

This explains my response!

It took me c 50 years to find out why my health had slowly deteriorated to the point where I could barely function..

At that point and when medics had no answers I found this forum and knew I had to start researching....despite brain fog, pain and exhaustion I did eventually find the answer. I was entering my 70s and considerable damage had occurred due to low cellular T3 caused by a form of Thyroid Hormone Resistance. It's all in my bio.

I guess in a strange way I'm fortunate, I had family support as well as much support here and was able to discover the rare cause of my ill health ...and then source T3 and self medicate.

Many are not so lucky! They still suffer for a very long time with little support or effective help and find life anything but amusing

That is why I take thyroid disease so seriously and why I referred to your use of the acronym LOL!

I don't equate " laugh(ing) out loud" with thyroid disease.

I'm very pleased you are now able to return to work and wish you well going forward