For the past several weeks, I've been wavering dangerously between trying to stuff my emotions into my temporary amnesia core while smiling with my best "brave girl" face AND stress eating Big Macs and my Easter candy trifecta: Cadbury Creme Eggs, Cadbury Mini Eggs, and malted milk eggs. 🤣😂🤣😂
I can talk about this now, but until yesterday afternoon, it was too terrifying to put out there in real words: I had a cancer scare.
I have had hyperthyroid issues since my first pregnancy in 2003 which required medication for several years following my initial diagnosis. I was able to come off the meds for a few years prior to my second pregnancy which kicked my hyperthyroidism back into overdrive. I knew I had multiple nodules on my thyroid that have been monitored annually via ultrasound, but this year's ultrasound was the first time anything had grown/changed enough to cause something other than my normal "come back in one year" assessment. One of my many nodules had generated enough concern to necessitate 5-6 needles in my neck for a fine needle aspiration biopsy. I have been in a nauseous, nervous hell for the past 7 days waiting for the pathology to return and I received the stress-relieving call this afternoon - IT IS BENIGN!!!
ANYWAY, as I was scoping around in preparation for all that the past several weeks entailed, I came across this article from the Nancy's Nook website citing some possible links between endometriosis and thyroid disease! 🤯 #MindBLOWN
https://nancysnookendo.com/thyroid-disease-and-endometriosis/
Then, I found this article: https://kaldascenter.com/blog/endometriosis-thyroid-dysfunction-the-connection-you-need-to-know
Did anyone else know about all this? Does anyone else have both endo and thyroid issues? Endometriosis is so twisted and complicated, I wouldn't put anything past it. I'm just shocked that I'm still learning more about it ALL. THE. TIME.
#PainInTheRearEndo #endometriosis #Thyroid #CancerScare
