Comments on: World Thyroid Day 2012 – How Deepa survived thyroid cancer

By: Pretty

Pretty — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 11:16:07 +0000

Same here. I was diagnosed 10+ years ago at the age of 29. i bagan ruinnng 3+ years ago and take Levothyroxine every morning. I hit 30 + miles a week and just started training for my first marathon. I found it was better to take the pill ln the morning and to do it; say before you brush your teeth so it becomes routine and you won’t forget. Good luck!

By: Nut

Nut — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 03:20:42 +0000

I have had hypo thyroids for 13 yrs..I have been on synoirthd for yrs and not to lie to you I have never felt they way I used to..I wake up tired and sometimes so depressed that I can’t handle life ..I have gained a lot of weight but still not as much as a lot of others.I have no self confidence no more and I have alot of fears and anxiety.Going to walk the dog is hard now..Making supper for family is hard..I stay sick and get sick easy..It’s like I no longer have a immune system..I have mood swings like I have bi polar and severe menstrual problems.Sometime I don’t even have a period at all for months and then I have one that last a week and then off for a week and starts over again..I really don’t eat alot and still gain weight and it is very difficult for me to loose weight even when I follow a doctors plan..My blood pressure is low and really that is only the one good thing about this disorder..I am cold all the time and in the summer I can’t take the heat at all.I don’t sun burn but sweat like a hog I hope you find something to help you and if you do let me know Please..Thanks and Good Luck .

By: Editha

Editha — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:19:04 +0000

I really am glad I found Mary Shoman’s Thyroid Diet book. I have been hyiphtyrood for a few years, and I never had a weight problem in the past. But the weight creeped up and by the time they diagnosed me, I had gained something like 40 pounds. (I never found out the final #, cause I wouldn’t even look at the scale at my highest. UGH!) I felt awful, and I tried every single diet program out there, I did no-carb, I did low-fat, I did low-cal, and I just kept gaining weight, or I didn’t lose anything. It was ridiculous. My doctor said that my thyroid had nothing to do with anything, but I knew, I just KNEW that my thyroid had something to do with it, because, for goodness sake, I never had an extra pound on me until the thyroid problems started up and I started with hyiphtyroodism. A friend of mine who is also hyiphtyrood told me that she had some success following some things she’d read from Mary Shoman at her website, and so I decided to get this book. It’s been a real godsend, because for the first time in about 5 years, I’ve actually been consistently losing weight. First it was just a few pounds, really slow, but I LOST!!! I’ve started taking a couple of vitamins that she recommends, and I think that’s helping too, but the overall diet is what’s making the difference. I’m eating, but I finally feel like I’m eating the RIGHT things, and believe me, you can go spend 7 a week, or 20 a month, or 2000 a year at a local weight loss program, but if you don’t lose weight and you tell them you have a thyroid problem, they’re going to tell you you’re not doing the program right. And Shoman doesn’t tell you that she knows how the thyroid affects weight, and she explains it, she interviewed doctors who also talk about leptin, and metabolism, and the impact of thyroid on blood sugar, timing of food, and the best thyroid medicines and such all things I think are what helped me sort of break the losing streak I had at weight loss! I even had a blood sugar test I read about in the book, and the doctor says I could be headed for pre-diabetes, so I definitely am doing the right thing by losing weight! There is definitely no magic diet cure wish there WAS!! with a thyroid problem or otherwise, but I feel like with Thyroid Diet, I at least have a fighting chance to figure out what foods, calorie levels, supplements, and other sorts of approaches might actually make a difference for me. I really recommend this book. I got it January of 2005, and as of April, I’m already down 20 pounds!!! Can’t argue with success, right?

By: preisvergleich

preisvergleich — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:40:47 +0000

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By: Shyam

Shyam — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:48:23 +0000

my sister-in-law had tyhiord cancer a few years ago as well. she has a pretty cool scar on her neck from it, though if I were her I’d tell everyone it was a mugging gone wrong just to see their reactions. I’m so glad that kind of cancer is so treatable, though, & that they were able to find it quickly & take care of it completely for you! can’t wait to read more