One year in Australia and my chronic thyroid disease has resolved itself and my endocrinologist has successfully pulled me off medication.

[gusseting@mastodon.social]

@hacks4pancakes That sounds huge! Congrats!

[hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange]

I have Questions.

[pixelpusher220@dmv.community]

@hacks4pancakes As a 3rd gen hypothy just waiting to join the first two with thyroid cancer...did your Aussie doc speculate on a reason? (if you wish to share of course)

[hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange]

@gusseting I’ve been battling hashimotos for ten years. I almost died.

[hasufin@mastodon.social]

@hacks4pancakes As do I! Did your endocrinologist have any explanation?

[azninsect@kind.social]

@hacks4pancakes dont worry about it.

for a while anyway.

(this isnt medical advice)

[hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange]

@pixelpusher220 no, but I’d speculate the medical and pharma industry being less willing to try in America being a factor.

[hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange]

@Hasufin not really, but they were willing to be less medication focused here and try

[xssfox@cloudisland.nz]

@hacks4pancakes I was going to joke about fluoride in our water but a quick Google _might_ suggest there's something there lol

[grumpasaurus@infosec.exchange]

@hacks4pancakes congratulations!

[ag100pct@infosec.exchange]

@hacks4pancakes
I had thyroid cancer.
I had no idea what your thyroid does for you.
Happy you are getting some relief.
I've had a bit of a journey myself

[pixelpusher220@dmv.community]

@hacks4pancakes

I have US Born but 1/2 Kiwi nieces who absolutely swear US food is basically poison and I can't really say they're wrong. They moved there in their teenage years and say they always feel less healthy when they have to return.

[grumpasaurus@infosec.exchange]

@hacks4pancakes yeah seriously. What was in the water in Chicago

[womble@infosec.exchange]

@hacks4pancakes there's Hashimoto's in my family, and I too have Questions.

[sikorsky78@infosec.exchange]

@hacks4pancakes @gusseting less stress, better food?

[darwinwoodka@mastodon.social]

@hacks4pancakes

wow, how does that work?

[gusseting@mastodon.social]

@hacks4pancakes as a middle aged woman dealing with a laundry list of symptoms including fatigue, hairloss, bad concentration, muscle/joint pain + stiffness etc etc, kudos to you for getting a diagnosis + treatment and continuing on despite your symptoms.

[hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange]

@gusseting the joint pain was probably the most debilitating

[hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange]

@grumpasaurus a fuck ton of chlorine

[hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange]

@AG100pct I’m so glad it’s treatable and you beat it. It ruins every aspect of your life