Developing a chronic illness or being diagnosed with one, such as Hashimoto’s or hypothyroidism, often changes your life in both obvious and not so obvious ways.
Developing a chronic illness or being diagnosed with one, such as Hashimoto’s or hypothyroidism, often changes your life in both obvious and not so obvious ways.
Someone once asked if I hate feeling branded by my thyroid condition. The short answer? I wouldn’t say I do.
Our expectations of what it’s like to live with a thyroid condition verses the actual reality can be quite different. How many of us are told that treatment and management are straight forward, yet they turn out to be anything…
Thyroid cancer is the fastest growing cancer among women, by number of new cases and rates have doubled over the past thirty years and continue to increase. It is two to three times more common in women compared to men, although the cause/s…
With September being Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, I thought sharing a personal story would be a great opportunity to raise awareness about thyroid cancer and Jenna’s story does a very good job of this. She experienced thyroid cancer at the…
Originally published on 3rd June 2016 Last updated on 20th August 2019 Do ever feel guilty about the effects of having hypothyroidism? Such as when it causes you to cancel plans?
THIS POST HAS BEEN SPONSORED BY ZRT Lab. ALTHOUGH AS ALWAYS, ALL THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS ARE MY OWN. This online thyroid testing kit review is quite exciting in that I’ve never done one like this before. Using ‘Dried Blood Spots’…
Originally published on 31st October 2017 Last updated on 19th June 2019 Please note that I wrote this article when I was still quite unwell with hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s. I’m since doing a lot better and my quality of life has improved hugely,…
THIS POST HAS BEEN SPONSORED BY Blue Horizon Blood Tests. ALTHOUGH AS ALWAYS, ALL THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS ARE MY OWN. I’m not a stranger to ordering my own extra testing online. Over the years, I’ve ordered and completed several, and…
If there’s one thing I hear a lot from thyroid patients, it’s that they feel as if their doctor just doesn’t understand. Many people with hypothyroidism feel as if they’re banging their head against a brick wall when trying to…