TMI Post : More than you ever wanted to know about me!

If you don't read this post I completely understand. Its all about girl stuff. I just feel the need to get it all down in writing.

For the past few years it has been no secret that I have not been myself. I am sick nearly every day, tired beyond belief, I have been constantly moody ( can it be consider moody when its a constant?), my hair is thinner than it usually is, my lymph nodes are swollen, I cannot lose weight for the life of me, which has never been a problem for me. I work out and eat healthy yet I constantly felt bloated and always had 5-10 lbs that just would not leave me. Never being really hungry yet never being satisfied after eating. I also have fogginess in my thoughts And I have no sex drive whatsoever.

After finding out about my thyroid problems I contributed most of those issues to my thyroid since I wasn't a typical hypo or hyper thyroid case. Now that my thyroid has been under control for the past few months I expected my symptoms to subside. I talked to my endocrinologist (my thyroid doctor) about my symptoms she couldn't understand them either since my level was on the low side of average meaning I'm a little bit hyper.

I only found my symptoms getting worse over the past few moths. Its so hard to wake up every morning feeling like you haven't slept, to feel sick, to work out and not feel better or trimmer. A month ago I got a blessing from Louis, after the blessing I felt like I needed to talk to our old Stake President who is in our ward, Pres. Wolsey. Pres. Wosley is an OBGYN. I dismissed that prompting. I thought I don't want a baby, I don't need birth control, I don't need to talk to an OBGYN!

During the next month after the blessing I didn't improve health wise and every couple of days I kept on thinking about Pres. Wolsey. Finally last Monday I went to my doctor. I couldn't take it anymore, especially the fatigue and the swollen lymph nodes. My doctor immediately thought I had mono so she did a quick mono test, came back negative. Then she said well what if we do a pregnancy test ( I haven't' had a period since being on my IUD) that too came back negative (thank goodness). I came home from the doctor disappointed once again that we didn't know what was going on with me. Then I chatted with Sharon and everything changed...

When I got home I noticed Sharon was online so we started chatting. I told her how I went to the doc and nothing happened. I listed my symptoms once again to her. Randomly Sharon asked what if its your IUD. When she typed that the Spirit hit me so hard. Sharon stating that and my constant promptings about Pres. Wolsey it all made sense now. It seems so obvious now kind of like "of course my IUD".

That night I searched online and found many forums about Mirena side effects. I was amazed and comforted and frightened all at the same time to read thousands of womens complaints, experiencing the same symtoms or more than myself. Another proof to myself that my IUD needed to come out.

The next morning I called Dr. Wolsey's office first thing. The receptionist told me I was in luck. They had a cancellation I could come in the next day. The receptionist said usually it takes a month to get in.. once again the Spirit providing the way.

My appointment with Dr. Wolsey was great. Dr. Wolsey talked to me and Louis for about an hour. He didn't make me feel like I was a hypochondriac, he didn't make me feel stupid when I was naming all my symptoms. I felt he respected me and really cared.

I am not kidding you immediately following the removal of my IUD I felt happier some of my fogginess had disappeared. It has now been 5 days since its removal. I have lost nearly 3lbs. I have my period for the first time in many years and for the 2nd time in nearly 7 years. I am not 100% but I feel like I can get there which I didn't think possible for the last few years.

Now paraphrasing a quote from one of my fav songs from Muse "Uprising"

It will not control me I will be victorious!