Diagnosis

Talk to the doctor today. He said I have Hashimoto's Disease. It is an autoimmune disorder in which my body builds up antibodies to my thyroid. I had already been diagnosed with hypothyroidism so I will continue on my meds for that but it will apparently have to be monitored more closely. I ask the doctor what this means regarding my hives and swelling. His response was "well lets give the antihistamine regimen a month before we talk about chemo options." So i don't have cancer but chemo may be in the cards....who knows. I go back in 3 weeks and he said we would talk more there - wait and see what happens with my antihistamines. Anyway, thanks for your prayers and please continue to pray for God to heal my body - specifically of these swellings. I haven't had one in a few days but today I took the boys to the zoo. Before I left this morning my head and neck were really itchy. While at the zoo my lip began to swell so we had to cut our trip short because I don't keep my medication with me. My doc told me to take my heavy meds when my face swells to make sure my throat doesn't close up. There is no way I can operate heavy machinery or watch Brady while taking it. Thankfully we have a season pass.