Thanks for sharing these, MB!

Ya know, when I reported to my doctor that vice-grip-type pain in my elbow that radiated down to every single bone in my hand, she told me she didn't think it was being caused by my thyroid. (I was 4 wks. into an inadequate T3 dose increase).

She tested me for Lyme, RA and OA with all negative results.

I later found info in the systemic manifestations of hypothyroidism section on www.thyroidmanager.org that mirrored the info you shared.

The great part about yours: it's in "English" vs. medicalese

My doctor doesn't know all, either, but we work together to keep me healthy. As long as that continues to happen, all is good :)

Thank you, MB. It's good to see weakness listed as opposed to simply, pain. Here's hoping its *just* thyroid and not MS.

this was one symptom i had troubles discribing to my Doctor, i was weight lifiting at the time and it isnt the same pain as it was when i would over do a workout... plus as it progressed i couldnt even lift the same amount of weight i had to days earlier.. i tried to tell him i wasnt overdoing a workout and it wasnt the same type of pain, this one feels deeper almost like its comes from inside the bone or something.. but it is a mess... another thing i have told him was that the pain from the workouts went away, but this never has.. ive had leg pain and feet pain since the day i woke up feeling like i was run over by a truck.. its alittle better since i have been on Vit D or atleast its not as bad, still there.. but i guess easier to manage.

I hear ya Greenfrog:

I was an avid weight-lifter and my doc told me the same thing when I told him I couldn't lift the same amt of weight I'd been lifting for years...or complete a circuit without exhaustion, pain, and what I described as bone-pain or "pain that is bone deep". He kept tagging me with "pulled muscles, strained ligaments, etc". I'd had all of that at some point in my life and I KNEW it was not the same.

It will get better once you get some thyroid meds and optimize your levels...I promise.

woot woot... i am ready for something.. i NEED something to change or happen before i snap :)