Pituitary Brain Tumours / HypoThyroidism / BPD / PTSD AND ME !

DON'T GO RUNNING FOR THE HILLS - IT'S OK - LOL - IT'S OK - OMG - Why do i always find MYSELF telling OTHERS it is going to be OK - it's ridiculas BUT - Most people see me and think to themselves - " RUN BULLS EYE RUN, RUN FOR THE HILLS " - Sorry for Toy Story Quote so early on - but yes - this is where a lot of my Blogs will end up - with kid like Humour / terrible puns and LOTS OF SINGING !! .... OK = Start at the VERY beginning - Ohhhhh - Noooooooooooo Do- A deer, a female deer Re- A drop of golden sun Mi- A name I call myself Fa- A long, long way to run So- A needle pulling thread La- A note to follow so Te- A drink with jam and bread That will bring us back to Do, oh, oh, oh Yes - I will burst into song WHENEVER the need arrives !! - Where ever - Who ever - and How ever the mood takes !! Maybe i should NOT have called the Blog - THE SERIOUS SIDE -  because that's one thing i can't be - serious !!  BUT - TH

Its nearly Christmas and people have already started.... " ohhhhhh ill be putting on weight at Christmas 🎄  .. always do, all that lovely food everywhere " ....  “Please don’t talk about diets (or carb counting, or food policing).” “Please, Can we talk about something else?” “I’m so sorry you feel that way about yourself.” ( I'd like to add in here " that's not how I see you " ) “I want to spend my time with you discussing more important things.” ( more important  .. meaning 'fun' ! ) “This topic is hard for a lot of people, so I try not to talk about it.” “I don’t really want to hear everything you’re doing to avoid looking like me.” ( once again i'd add in " I think im lovely " )  “This isn’t an appropriate topic for the workplace.” (Or for dinnertime, or Christmas, or…) “Food is such a joy! What’s your favorite thing to eat?” (When others express guilt around eating “bad” foods.) “I’ve had problems with food in the past, I don’t rea

GENERAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS OF A CUSHIE Can you keep up with the grandmas in your life?  I can, I've got most if not all their symptoms of becoming older, and it's not cause I'm lazy or plain fat If you have a number of these symptoms: GET TO A DOCTOR AND DEMAND ENDOCRINE TESTING ...  Cyclical Cushing's gives us "old people ailments" not normally seen in younger patients, such as : high blood pressure type 2 diabetes, high blood sugars or hypoglycemia,  glucose intolerance osteoporosis or frequent bone breaks from little impact narrowing social life suppressed or weakened immune system,  reoccurring infections kidney stones acid reflux blood clots that cause stroke, pulmonary embolism, or deep vein thrombosis urinating in the middle of the night loss of balance, frequent falls extreme fatigue poor memory slow word recall cataracts or glaucoma shingles bursitis  ( another symptom of mine is

There are some things a lot of people don’t realise about  autoimmune thyroid disease. OK, we are not coughing, being sick or have diarrhoea. But we  are  unwell and  need to be at home.  The Pain  A classic hypothyroid symptom is aches and pains throughout the body. For me, this pain starts in my head n works downwards, like a flowing river, filled with piranha fish tightly crammed and fighting to escape... biting and jostling to win air and fight to reach the safe sanctuary of open sea. Imagine when you’ve had the flu, and the aches and pains. The pain is so bad that I find it hard to distract myself from it and often find myself crying without even knowing. It has kept me awake at night and tends to sort itself out with medication . The trouble with that, is that I’m often too fatigued to get myself to the kitchen to get aforementioned meds, so I have to wait until someone  is about to help me. Usually, I have to wait until my children are home so they can help me up n do