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I'VE HAD HYPERTHYROIDISM & SAW AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST - SHE ADVISED
I'VE HAD HYPERTHYROIDISM & SAW AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST - SHE ADVISED ME THAT SHE THOUGHT I HAD HASHIMOTO'S - SHE TOLD ME THAT I'D PROBABLY GO HYPO LATER. RECENTLY, I'VE GAINED ALOT OF WEIGHT, EXTREMELY FATIGUED, MUSCLE STRAIN (MUSCLES FEEL LIKE I'VE WORKED OUT, WHEN HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING), HAVING ALOT OF CRAMPS IN TOES, FEET & CALVES. I WENT TO MY PCP & HE RECHECKED MY THYROID. HE SAYS IT'S NORMAL. MY REGULAR WEIGHT IS BTWN 105 - 110 LBS. WHEN MY THYROID WENT HYPER, I WENT DOWN TO 98 LBS. NOW, I'M UP TO 121 LBS. I'VE NEVER WEIGHED THIS MUCH IN MY LIFE. I'M 44 YEARS OLD & HAVE HAD A PARTIAL HYSTERECTOMY.