I went in to get more blood drawn to check my TSH levels.  Can you believe it’s been almost two months since i was diagnosed with hypothyroidism?

So the people in the lab were very nice to me.  And understandably so - they were student interns, and it was their first day in a clinical setting.

Getting blood drawn is usually a very quick affair.  A tiny pinprick, blood shoots out into a little glass vial, and it’s over in a handful of seconds.

Not this time.  My veins decided to fuck with these poor students, and they literally had to rummage around inside of my arm to find the vein.  And the worst part?  I looked down when they were doing this, and almost fainted.

I felt bad for them; everyone has to start somewhere, and I knew they were doing the best they could.  But I guess they became a bit panicked when they saw my face get really pale.

But all is well that ends well … they finally did find the vein, and I filled two vials with the red stuff.  And I immediately came back and blogged about it.

It was bound to happen. Yesterday morning I couldn’t remember whether I had taken my thyroid pill or not, and I had to count the number of days I’ve been taking the meds, and the number of pills left in the bottle … and thus, I came to understand why old people love these little pill carriers so much.

I think this is my rite of passage into some new stage of life; one that includes the clapper, telephones with BIG DIGIT buttons and little electric buggies that fold up and fit in the trunk of my Buick.

Ever had one of those Tuesdays where the weekend seems like it’s a million miles away?  Where your eyelids have a mind of their own - and that mind wants desperately for them to shut?

However - there’s a silver lining around every cloud.  I certainly don’t need any more excuse to surf eBay than I already have … but I discovered that people sell clothes on eBay, and I’m quickly becoming a fan.  Who knew that I could find gently used jeans that would cost me upwards of $150 in the store, for a meager $15?  I bought my first pair this morning … we’ll see if they’re “all that”.

Today is day 5 on my thyroid meds, and I can’t really say I feel any different.  The quack started me on a very mild dose, though, and he also said that it may take a few weeks to feel the effects.  But I still have the notoriety of walking around work telling people that I’m on drugs … so I guess there’s some token benefit.

I think I decided I want to go to Utah for vacation this spring.  I’d like to see Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park.  Anyone been there?  Sage words of advice?

I just got back from the quack …

… turns out I have a hypoactive thyroid.

Poor little guy just isn’t producing enough of … well, whatever it
is that thyroids produce. Apparently, it’s pretty important stuff.

So I gave my thyroid a pat on the back and told him that he’d be getting some meds tomorrow morning to help.

My advice to everyone: give your thyroid a big hug. It’s a highly under appreciated part of the body.