Where I Find Myself
Each person has a unique, individual story, and mine is nothing short of that. At the tender age of 17 years old, a senior in high school, I was diagnosed with Graves disease. Graves disease is an auto immune disease that attacks the thyroid. We knew something was wrong - I lost 30 lbs, rushed to the emergency room with chest pains -- all this within a week. When they took my vitals I had a cholesterol amount of zero. My body was simply working overtime. Due to the severity, I was given emergency radioactive iodine treatment to kill my thyroid gland. The treatment took care of the Graves disease but it meant I would be hypo(under)active with my thyroid for the remainder of my life. Essentially, a little pill called Synthroid would act as my thyroid. Problem with this, it doesn't naturally react and regulate me as your thyroid does inside the body. Only way to alter the dosage is to obtain a blood sample and tweak based on the results. If you aren't sure of how important your