In 2007 and possibly before, I began developing Hashimoto’s Disease, which is not uncommon in women, but because the period of 2004 to 2011 was seven years of undue stress, my condition was amplified and all of my hair fell out and my energy level plummeted to zero. To learn more about the thyroid and how it is the master regulator of your entire body, watch this slide show. My blood test last week revealed…
My spirit animal is the elephant – gentle giant, playful creature, strong. Every day since alopecia universalis and Hashimoto’s Disease became the outward manifestation of my inner turmoil – I have grown stronger – I’m getting back to me, only me has changed, is changing, will change. My doctor prescribed two months in Europe, to take the healing waters of Spain and the Adriatic, so I am heeding his advice and on my journey. Goodbye…
I was at Zumba on Saturday morning and a woman walked up to me and said that I look beautiful (with my bald head). At Rouses, the young cashier said, “You are so beautiful.” Seeings how this wasn’t happening when I had my beloved hair, maybe bald is the new black.
You have two options at your disposal at all times – the first is to lament not knowing sooner, and the second is to rejoice that you have the knowledge now. So let’s just start with the latter. I saw the endocrinologist today – and he was SUPERB – went over everything and looked at the holistic picture of what is going on with me. The diagnosis – alopecia universalis and Hashimoto’s disease. He thinks…
Tatjana gave me a massage with our favorite therapist for my birthday among other gifts. When I went to see her she said she looked up alopecia to see what its spirit meaning was in the universe and in a word it is Humiliation. And its deeper meaning is “I never get to do what I want to do. When is it going to be my turn?” So the affirmation or mantra associated with it…
3 doctor’s visits later: Long and short, DIAGNOSIS: alopecia areata, some patients have said intense emotional stress preceded the occurrence. PROGNOSIS: There is no known path, some recover hair in less than a year, some recover then lose again, some never recover, etc. Accompanied by thyroidism. PRESCRIPTION: My blood work yields low thyroid levels – hypothyroidism – we need to replace your thyroid, that butterfly organ (how appropriate). So pills, we’ll start at low dosage…
I have been pestering the doctor’s office about my blood work that I asked for and yesterday, I heard back from the clinic that my thyroid levels are low and I should see my primary doctor for medication. In the land of what the fuck – I ask you how this dermatologist has risen to his ranks. But there it is – and so I will try to see if I can get that corrected…