I've never had a weight problem in my life!! All of a sudden, I feel like my hormones are out of whack, I feel that I have perimenopause symptoms, I have suspicions about my thyroid, I've gained over 15 pounds, and my waist has expanded! I have been very active all of my life (still am), but feel exhausted all the time!! Help!

Okay, so I stopped exercising for the past 2 months since I was so frustrated and exhausted!! Gained more weight, but finally got insurance, so I am ...

I've never had a weight problem in my life!! All of a sudden, I feel like my hormones are out of whack, I feel that I have perimenopause symptoms, I have suspicions about my thyroid, I've gained over 15 pounds, and my waist has expanded! I have been very active all of my life (still am), but feel exhausted all the time!! Help!

Okay, so I stopped exercising for the past 2 months since I was so frustrated and exhausted!! Gained more weight, but finally got insurance, so I am going to make a doctor's appt this week! My body is definitely whacked!

1/12/10
Finally getting some help with all of my medical issues! I have severe hypertension, so now I'm on a daily blood pressure med. Evidently, my pressure has been high for quite some time; I showed changes in my EKG and my heart has stiffened some. In addition, I found out that I have an e-coli infection in my kidney and urinary tract, which caused me to retain fluids. I've been on an antibiotic for about three weeks for that. A lot of my other tests have come back negative (thank God) - lupus, lymes disease, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. Lastly, everyone from all the hospital visits to my own doctor has told me that my thyroid is absolutely okay (the one thing I was blaming all of my problems on). However, at yesterday's doctor visit, my doctor told me that I am borderline underactive (2.9), but he cannot treat me for hypothyroidism until my number goes above 3. A significant discovery is that my thyroid was .9 about 2 years ago! I'm still exhausted and fighting like crazy to get back in shape through my diet and as much exercise as my body can handle right now (which is still probably more than what most people do when they are most active!), but it's hard. It's really been tough and I just want to feel good again!! Hopefully, I'm on that road.

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