March 04, 2012 – Doctors Everywhere

I feel like I am making the rounds through my doctors again.  I saw my internist last week for treatment of a sinus infection.  Once I was there she also realized I needed to increase my thyroid med.  I haven’t slept through the night in 2 months and she said it was because of my thyroid being off again.  Apparently, an increase in hormone levels changes all kinds of things in our bodies.  It seems that my thyroid problem is going to be a never ending balancing act.  I had thought the lack of sleep was a stress response, or at least in part because of the sinus infection, but I have been on the increase for a few days now and I am sleeping a lot more soundly.  I will have to remember that sleep disturbances seem to be related to that problem. 

I have another meeting with my OB/GYN next Monday and am looking forward to it.  We are hoping he will have some good news for us.  Doc is working in the NICU this month, so it is very difficult for him to get time off but he explained the situation to his supervisor and they agreed he would be better off at the appointment in the morning and at work in the afternoon.  His supervisor’s exact words were, “go take care of your family.”  I sincerely love this program and feel like they have been such a support for us.  Pediatric programs in general are considered to be the most family friendly of all residency programs, but ours takes it a notch above and really supports and encourages the residents to be active in their lives outside of the hospital.  That is a unique blessing!  I will let everyone know how the appointment goes! J