FINAL DOCTOR TODAY

FINAL DOCTOR TODAY....#1...BONE SCAN SHOWED DEGENERATIVE TYPE ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE FOOT BILATERALLY....NOW WHAT THAT MEANS DON'T KNOW..BUT STILL DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE THIS MUCH PAIN IN THE FEET...HOWEVER THE DOCTOR TODAY WAS FOR MY THYROID...ENDOLOGIST...sp WELL HE SAYS MY T3 LEVELS WERE LOW..AND THE T4 AND TSH WERE TOO HIGH...THAT IT WILL AFFECT THE BONES..THE HEART...EVEN GAIN WEIGHT..HYPO YES WEIGHT GAIN BUT DIDN'T KNOW TAKING TOO MUCH THYROID MEDS COULD ALSO CAUSE WEIGHT GAIN....HE DID A SCAN OF THE THYROID AND SAID THE GOITER IS STABLE...THAT ONE GREAT NEWS...BUT HE IS REDUCING THE MG OF MY THYROID MED...AND TOO MUCH THYROID MED CAN CAUSE THE NERVES TO REACT SO NOW I AM THINKING THAT MAYBE JUST MAYBE THIS IS THE FEET PROBLEM...ONCE I GET MY LEVELS RIGHT MAYBE EVERYTHING ELSE WILL GET IN PLACE...I KNOW A LOT OF YOU TAKE THYROID MEDS BUT I DID NOT REALIZE MYSELF THE MEDS THEMSELVES COULD CAUSE
HEART PROBLEMS, BONE PROBLEMS, NERVE FIRING PROBLEMS...HE SAID MORE JUST DON'T REMEMBER.  I KNOW THE THYROID CONTROLS A LOT OF THINGS IN THE BODY...
 I WANT TO THANK EACH ONE OF YOU THAT COMMENTED TO WHAT I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH..
IT STILL NOT OVER...THE FEET IS STILL IN A LOT OF PAIN...THINK I WILL TRY THE STUFF ABBY MENTIONED TO RUB ON THE FEET...
I AM THANKFUL THAT THE BONE SCAN CAME OUT AS IT DID...WAS PRETTY SCARED...
TODAY KEN WILL BE GONE 5 YEARS 6 MONTHS..IT IS SO VERY HARD ....I HAVE COME TO BELIEVE IT REALLY GETS NO BETTER THAN THIS...THAT REALLY MOST OF THE TIME INSIDE THE MIND IS SAD BUT ON THE OUTSIDE WE HAVE TO KEEP GOING...THEREFORE CRYING CAN COME AT ANYTIME..IT IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE THAT IT HAS BEEN THIS LONG SINCE I LOST SAW KEN.
I KNOW A LOT OF YOU FEEL THE SAME WONDERING HOW CAN IT BE...I THINK WE GET TO THIS POINT AND STAY...STILL WISHING IT WAS NOT TRUE, STILL WONDERING WHY, STILL LOSING IT SOMETIMES, STILL FEEL THE DEEP PAIN AT TIMES...BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT IS LIKE BEING TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE LIVING IN MY BODY...THE ONE THAT STILL CAN FEEL THE HORRIBLE PAIN OF THE LOSS AND THE OTHER GOING ON WITH LIFE AS MUCH AS ONE CAN...MAYBE THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE LOSE A CHILD WE BECOME TWO PEOPLE IN ONE.....I LOVE EACH OF YOU FOR CARING..THANKS AGAIN, PLEASE STILL PRAY FOR MY FEET..LOTS OF LOVE TO KEN AND TO ALL OF YOU..SANDI

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ter1
ter1

Seems like we all have some health problems doesn\'t it. Hope you get a resolution for your feet pain.
Sending hugs.
Abotsd
Abotsd

You might be right! our feet are full of nerves.......I have neuropathy in my feet, and I hope you don\'t. It\'s very painful but Lyrica has helped greatly. Less you forget: Voltaren Gel is what I rub on hands and feet, wrists and ankles. It\'s by prescription only and is like Ibuprophen for your outside. Love, abby
Andelene
Andelene

It is interesting that the thyroid controls so many systems in our bodies! I did not know this, although I\'m taking meds for my thyroid also. Dearest Sandi, our feet are so important, you must feel extremely frustrated about the constant pain! I will keep on praying for you.
Caring hugs!! xxx
MomofJosh
MomofJosh

Hopefully and prayerfully this will help resolve things. Foot pain is miserable!
CFMOM2
CFMOM2

Hoping the pain will be relived soon and yes we are two people now living in one. Perfect description of our lives. Peace, Kathy
PLA58
PLA58

I just hope someone comes up with an answer to your feet. They are so important in getting around....LOL Endocrine system runs hard at keeping our body on an even keel. Hope for answers for you
hugs
Penny
saltwatercowgirl
saltwatercowgirl

I hope an answer for your painful feet comes soon....It sounds like your doctors are on top of it....thankful for that! Anytime there\'s degenerative disease going on, it\'s painful.....Hoping with you that you will have answers and a solution! (((hugs)))) Vicki