I don't know what to do......

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Hi Lee ~

Just catching up with folks after being away form the board for a while.

You are doing a great job of hanging in there. Ellie is giving you such good information and advice.

A couple of thoughts I had while reading through ~

Does your W understand how her thyroid disease can affect her? Has she read or asked her doctor about the symptoms and affects on her body and her ability to function? If not, maybe the book Ellie suggested could be helpful? You could even bring it up in a loving way maybe something like "Sweetheart, I wanted to understand more about thyroid disease, and this book seems to explain things pretty well." Then maybe she would be interested in reading it too????

Also, I wanted to second what Ellie has said about how weird it can make you feel when your thyroid levels are low - quicksand is a good analogy. I remember thinking something's wrong with me, but not realizing what it was until I noticed that my neck looked different! Looking back I could se how different I was until my levels came back up to normal range.

You are doing a great job being loving and patient with your wife. You have been working so hard and have been sooo patient, and you've come a long way. One thing that helps me be more loving to my H, even when I'm feeling how could he have hurt me like this, is to try and treat him the way I would want him to treat me. (I used this once when he was sick with a bad cold. I was feeling resentful b/c I had been sick quite a few times while he was gone and had no one to help me with the kids, etc. When I treated him the way I would want to be treated when I'm not feeling well, things seemd to go better between us.)

Also, when your W gets pregnant again, her thyroid levels will need to be monitored closely, b/c some women need their dose increased during pregnency.

Just a few thoughts. Keep up the good work and hang in there with her, Lee.

Trying for another baby is a good thing, with the added bonus of alot of .

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