Mrs, Will you continue to look into the thyroid thing?
As you know, I'm going to make an appt for my H to get his checked. His symptoms are the opposite of yours (always hot, etc) but he is tired all the time and has a few things that are so thyroid specific (eyes that bulge) that I will be surprised if he is normal. Plus, he has a metallic odor about him now that I can't seem to place...tin? aluminum? Either way, it is not a HUMAN odor, or a normal one, esp for my sweet-smelling H. I am anxious to see what turns up.
I hope your mammogram turned out ok. Boy that was a close one. LOL What are they thinking!
P.S. I wanted to clarify that my making this endo appointment has nothing to do with his sex drive. Well, maybe a tiny bit to do with it but I am truly worried about his health. The rest is secondary.
I’m not a doctor, but I think you could be on the right track with the thyroid thing. Graves disease runs in my mother’s side of the family. Before my mother was diagnosed, she was very thin (like MrHP), she was always hot (like MrHP), her eyes kind of bulged (like MrHP), and if memory serves, she did have a kind of strange metallic odor about her (also like MrHP). If he does have something like that, it’s just another piece of evidence that he’s really my long lost brother.
I swear the only thing you've ever said that made me think you were not him was that you like short, rubenesque women. He likes tall thin brunettes. Which I am perfectly okay with.
I once dated a guy who was only sexually turned on by short white-blonde women. That was a problem. I did bleach my hair blonde but I looked so horrendous that the next time my mother saw me she insisted we go to the store and buy some brown hair dye. It really DID look awful.
Anyway, thanks for the info on her thyroid problem. H's mother and sister also have these same traits. His mom keeps the heat set on 57 in the wintertime. To say it is cold in their house is a vast understatement. People don't even take their winter coats off, no joke. I bought a down vest (because I can't stand to be outwardly rude and wear my coat) and wear that plus my scarf and a turtleneck. The baby just flat out shivers.
Hp... You have me concerned about the metallic odor thing ( I soon will do a search,lol). Are you sure it's coming from within him? Maybe it's something he's picking up on his new job???
Not short, rubenesque women - average height. Physical appearance really isn't that important, but given my druthers, I don't like them either too tall or too short - just average, medium height.
No no, it's not ON him, it's coming from him. It's weirding me out, too, except I would NEVER say that to him. He's already a self conscious person and, well, who would take it well if their spouse said Hon you're smellin kindof weird lately..
Metallic is the best way I can describe it. You know how blood smells? It's like that. Strong and distinctive and with a quality of "I can't pinpoint what it smells like, but it's memorable". And it came on literally overnight. Along with a noticable amount of hair loss.
He's had thyroid symptoms for years but these were so sudden and strong, as opposed to the others which were gradual, that it scared him a bit and he requested that I make an appt.
Yup, Not surprising, most doctors see the results as ‘normal’ and then say that there is nothing to treat. My W found an endocrinologist who said that he would treat the symptoms, and use the blood test results to make sure that the treatments don’t CHANGE THE VALUES OUT OF NORMAL. The typical value that is watched is the TSH with most labs giving the normal range of .5 to 5. If you look into the details (ever wonder what us HDH are doing on the computer late at night, researching medical info) even though these numbers are listed as normal, the mean value (average) falls around 1.25 For my W her initial numbers were 4.7, normal but if you look statistically way outside of average. The doctor gave her thyroid supliments that brought her numbers down to 2.8, and then increased it further. Fantastic results!!
Remember, you know your body better than the doctor, plus your SO can dectect changes that you might not even be able to notice yourself.
Mrs NOP Being involved in Medicine the more you know the better you are off. Doctors only have a short time to evaluate your condition and really got to be good listeners.
I had the luxury of knowing my 40+ patients really well cause I lived with them over a period of time. I had a history with most relevant records.
When my STBX got sick I dove into the problem and got the source of the problem which was confirmed by a neurologist, GP, and a Pulumary Specialist. Was not easy but it took work by both of us. Many arguments with the medical community. Bulldog work.
Sometimes finding out what NOT is the problem is as good as what is since you eliminated an area not to search. Just keep the NOT in your back pocket. My STBXs problem was my first gut feeling but the medical establishment poo pooed it until the evidence was overly clear.
Sounds like you got the info already. Document symptoms with dates and events. It really helps the health care provider. Validate anything with second source of info.
Best Wishes
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