discouraged, stupid thyroid

[angry 158]

So my nutritionist cleared me for surgery and I was told I would see the surgeon within 2 weeks to schedule my surgery which was super exciting. Today I got a call from my surgeon and they told me that since my most recent blood work showed that i was hypothyroid i could not proceed with seeing the surgeon. I had seen my pcp and he told me that sometimes thyroids just mess up (mines has done this more than once) and seemed not to think it was a big deal. he told me to get my blood work done again and if i was still hypo he would put me on meds but did not schedule another appointment until september, so i didnt think it was that big a deal. He also wrote on my referral to my surgeon that although my thyroid is acting up right now, since i have been fat since i was 7, he was pretty sure that wasnt the reason for my obesity. my surgeon said it doesnt matter, insurance wont approve me with an unaddressed thyroid issue. I went back to the lab today, but I am super scared of what will happen if i am still hypothyroid, i dont think that i will be able to proceed any further even though im so close to the finish line.

[DebDUtah 67]

Ok I had my tsh (thyroid) tested 6 months ago and it was in normal range. I then went and had my labs required by my surgeon done and my tsh came back .17....way abnormal!! My PCP immediately had me redraw it and it came back normal! So redraw the worse you can get is another abnormal lab and get on meds. It is all for your benefit. Sometimes labs make mistakes, get it rechecked. And in the long run it will all be worth it.

[DayByDay 123]

I have a hypothyroid, they put me on medication. Checked my levels and I was fine. The good news for me was that it made it easier for me to loose weight. I lost 10lbs the first month I was on the medication.

[angry 158]

to be honest i care a lot less about the thyroid than i do about prolonging the surgery. i had been doing medifast and was losing weight pretty well. since i knew the surgery was coming up, and i am a fat ass i quit medifast and starting eating whatever i wanted, especially since i assume i will not be able to eat a lot of the food i like after the surgery. of course my weight is coming back and now i dont know when my surgery will actually occur whereas before i knew it would be in late july.

[Rox 200]

If you are hypothyroid, it's a pretty simple fix. Yes, you'll still need to get blood work done pretty often to adjust the dosage. It took a couple years to get my thyroid level right.

[SpaceDust 585]

First things first. Care about the thyroid, because it's in your way right now. See it as the next step you need to take. Either your new bloodwork will show there's no issue and you'll be able to resume the path to surgery immediately, OR you will have to take medication and it will delay your surgery for a short period while you get it worked out. Either way, you win, since you do not want your thyroid working against you!

Now, the second thing, and I'm sorry, but this is the "tough love" element. You need to stop using this as an excuse to sabotage yourself. Get over the whole eating whatever I want schtick and get your mind back in the game, because it's a long ways from being over. It's one thing to know it will be another several weeks and ease up a little to eat the occasional tasty treat, and entirely something else to start gaining weight again because at this point you've had a minor setback (aka, you have to reverify with another blood test). Take a deep breath. Take several deep breaths. And now get back to it. You've GOT this.

Good luck. You know we're here for you!