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

[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

[grumpasaurus@infosec.exchange]

@hacks4pancakes no kidding

[mwl@io.mwl.io]

@hacks4pancakes I find travel ridiculously stressful, but every time I go to Europe my high blood pressure resolves itself within days.

I also have Questions.

[hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange]

@darwinwoodka fuck if I know. I was sick for a decade

[d_rift@beige.party]

@hacks4pancakes Like what unlisted superfund site were you living on before; damn. Very glad it improved but that's kinda a huge change.

[hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange]

@xssfox both countries fluoridate (at least until RFK bans it) and my teeth thank them

[me@f3d1.thom.cat]

@hacks4pancakes it's the footy

[hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange]

@d_rift to be fair hyperthyroidism can resolve itself it’s not a medical miracle. But it was a ten year sticky battle for me

[xssfox@cloudisland.nz]

@hacks4pancakes ahh

[cafechatnoir@mastodon.social]

@hacks4pancakes

That's awesome - maybe less stress helped?

[autolycos@beige.party]

@hacks4pancakes am physician

Recommend answering questions with monitoring cautiously plus following your provider's recommendations

[alexglow@chaos.social]

@mike @mwl @hacks4pancakes There was a really interesting reddit thread awhile back where a German couple tried to determine why they always got incredible flatulence when visiting in-laws. IIRC, they eventually concluded that the water interacted weirdly with their gut flora! But they tested a TON of different ideas.

There was a whole plot twist where they thought it didn't affect their kids... but the kids were just staying quiet while the parents debated it on the multi-hour drive home

[jcnotwit@mastodon.social]

@hacks4pancakes That's awesome! Two of my closest friends are suffering with Hashimotos. If you don't mind me asking, what do you think has made the biggest difference for you?

[mattg@recurse.social]

@hacks4pancakes congrats! Where were you before?

[gusseting@mastodon.social]

@Sikorsky78 @hacks4pancakes

fyi: Australia = highest concentration of profit driven agriculture in the world, starting with Gina Rinehart, which means massive power to lobbyists funded through cattle sales. We have 26 million cattle for a population of 22 million. We supply meat to the USA.

A previous CEO of AA&Co is now running for parliament with One Nation
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-07/qld-government-rule-out-investigating-aaco-cattle-thirst-deaths/106516756

We also have lax ag/chemical laws, thanks to Rinehart funded Barnaby Joyce:
https://michaelwest.com.au/pesticides-menace-mars-barnaby-joyce-blueberries/

[ferrix@mastodon.online]

@hacks4pancakes I guess if your immune system can decide to attack your thyroid tissue for no reason, it can decide to stop