Taking care of oneself; lesson learned

A few months ago I had a not-so-good experience with my endocrinologist. He was treating me for my thyroid and at the time I should have listened to my instincts and switched doctors. I didn't. I went through radiation and drug therapy with this man that literally would whisk into the room, barely say hello, continuously write in his chart and tell me what I was doing wrong. Well I finally decided enough was enough, I deserved a doctor that listened to my concerns (my escalating weight, my concern about diabetes running in my family). I switched to a WOMAN doctor and let me tell you the difference is night and day. I have never had so many blood tests and educational pamphlets in my life! I had never been tested extensively for: vitamin D deficiency, iron deficiency, glucose levels, A1C, hemoglobin, platelet count, and cholesterol. Because of my doctors thoroughness I found out I was extremely anemic (I now take 2 iron tablets a day) extremely low in vitamin D (I started out needing 50k IU 1x a week but now my levels have increased and I take 2000 IU's per day, my A1C (diabetes marker) is in the normal range, and my hemoglobin and platelet counts have increased.

Why am I sharing this? Because I got up this morning and didn't feel tired for the first time in a llooooonnnnggggg time. Because all the supplements and medication that I take every single day is kicking in. Because I have learned it is important to be your own health advocate. Because it is important as a mom to take care of yourself. Since I have a chronic thyroid condition I go through good and bad feeling days BUT I don't feel run down EVERY SINGLE DAY. I was clearly not listening to my body and taking care of me.

Now if I could only get my weight under control everything would be peachy keen!
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