Welcome to the TGIF Thyroid Pub

[stella5349]

Here's Friday again!!!

Where did the week go?  How many of us reached our goals this week? Monday I posted a question to everyone to come up with a goal for themselves and try it all week.

I bombed on my goals - but I did loose the 2 pounds I promised I would. Hugging my boys was a disasster. They are too big and thought I was being crazy. I did smile more as I wanted too - but I think that is because I feel so much better lately.

How well did you do?  

AR - I know you made "secret" goals -  LOL  

What everyone's plans tonight? Getting ready for the weekend? How everyone's family doing?  I know DAC won't post tonight - since she found her "sweet spot" and is getting healthy after a long time - She has plans!!!! Good for you DAC!

AND - how's everyone feeling about those darn gas prices lately?? GEEZ...... it is insane.

I knew this time of year would start to get crazy for me - I love posting here - but I need two bodies lately. And with that ever so enjoyable "brain fog"  that makes things even more crazy. :)

I hope some good news flows through here tonight - WE DESERVE IT !!  

[pep88]

No one here?  Darts out of the question?  You all passed out?  No one to even tend bar?Someone did say they hid the keys to the top shelf stuff, so I guess you all scattered...  or maybe it's cause "I" arrived...  Well I do have that effect on some people...  :P

[pep88]

Ok everyone, as AR proclaimed me...  The "bad girl" is here!  I'd like a double double please...  Who's tending from the recliner?

[KelDC]

Anyone seen CarMan lately? I hope he's still doing well.... the Pub's not the same without him and AR....

[KelDC]

I'm later than normal to the pub tonight - sorry, all.  I made a nice dinner for my husband and even opened a bottle of wine.  Let me tell you how happy I am that wine is LID-approved.   SOOOO happy.  Hmm, I should have known that after I closed this place down last week w/a jug of it and Pep.....  =)

Not tons to report from here...still on the wretched LID, and RAI is next week.  One week from today, actually. I start my Thyrogen injections on Wednesday.  I'm scared.  And annoyed that I have to drive an hour there and back for this treatment - with the price of gas, it's going to be insane!!!

I had a few off days this week (tired, cold), but overall I have been feeling pretty good. Hopefully this med dose is the right one!

I'd share my bottle of wine, but it's almost gone - so, the next round is on me.  Cheers, all!!  

[utahmomma]

Hey all - just stopping by.  Between my GI tests this week and a few posts on this forum that have drained me of any sense of humor I may have (KWIM Cheryl?!?)  I'm pretty worn out.

Welcome newbies!   My recliner is behind the bar - very convenient for grabbing a drink.  First come, first served but I want the recliner back for next week.  Don't spill on it, that's my job.  :-)

HUGS to Y'all!!

[ChitChatNine]

I owe you a post .. I have seen your screename so to you I say WELCOME ... Welcome to the world of synthroid and stress .. Cheryl

[anree]

Hello, I'm here too.  Just sitting here getting depressed about how bad I've eaten over the past 2 days. I had been doing very well on my 'diet', but I've been stressed these past couple of days... with the synthroid throwing me off. UGH. I guess things could be allot worse.

[ChitChatNine]

usually there are 83 posts by the end of the night!  Oh well come again .. C~

[jojo2008]

Well considering that im new I thought that I would drop in and take a seat. I think I might be here alone though? .....lol
Anyway I just wanted to say HI:) I hope everyone is having a great night tonight.

[ChitChatNine]

I am glad you came to visit us agin .. thanks for stopping by ... we had a rough day here yesterday with some disruption on the community on some posts that made us very tired to not only read they were so long but write replies too  ...

I think my thyroid buddies are emotionally drained to come out and play tonight ...... I hope that isn't the case bcz we still can laugh can't we about something?  C'mon guys ...

We have a pic on the top of the thread ..... that is good news for the night right?

We have lots of new members that we need to go out and send welcomes to .. so that is good news right?  We can all go and post to one or two .. right?

What else is happening out there all ..... get on a roll .. .and when you do .. I'll take something really strong like my teen days:  a 99 & coke will do me just fine!

C~

[ChitChatNine]

OK OK OK .. is this too much work for us ?  Nobody is out tonight (boo hoo) ... do we need to combine it with the traditional pub?  If you want .. you can do traditional pub now and couple it with the goals .....................where are you all ?  Hope everybody is ok ..

Cheryl

[Venora Moonwind]

its been a tiring week. I just got back form the endo. I got bloodwork done and he is going to call Monday with the numbers I feel hypo,I dont sleep well and I hurt all over and my body is retaining so much water. I dont se how as I go to the bathroom all the time
hailas big as grapefruit pounded the you know what out of my 4 runner It looks awful I have never seen hail so big or seen it last so long. it hailed for a good 20 minutes. then the tornado sirens went off. gotta love Oklahoma in the spring.THEN all night long the weather alarm radio must have went off every half hour. I was so ready to throw the stupid thing out. It was just for t storms No tornadoes.
Hubby is sick and you know how men are when they get sick. Honey get me some medsHoney get me this whine whine whine. gaaaaa. gotta love him though.
I do get to back to working on the engines again. I have been on loan for this detail and it had got so boring that I begged my supervisor to call me back to the shop.
I love working on the engines so I am glad to be doing that again.
we had the 3 grandsons last weekend.( thats where hubby got his cold)
It was great to have them with us.
well thats all my news for the week.
Love Venora

[pep88]

I hope it's not too late for you to get this message but right now for me it's 2:07pm.  You people in Great Brittian have been drinking since before I showered this morning! :-O  I live in Seattle so I'm usually just getting started at the pub when everyone else is virtually (pun intended) drunk and going to bed...

[ChitChatNine]

I am doing great.  Stella has made me realize something very important.  I need to call my Endo on Monday and get the ok to go back down to the 75mcgs vs. the 88mcgs.  It is causing me undue anxiety and now interfering with my daily life.  I told the Endo that it was on the fence and we agreed to try it out .. but I have come to the conclusion I am not myself on this dosing and even though the other dosing isn't as great for cancer supression I have to live my life and be as comfortable and content as possible.  Until somebody tells me I have something to be concerned about with the other side I have put it all behind me, yet again, after mos of wrestling with it earlier on last year.  

So .. my new goal:  Feeling 100% totally content and me within 6 weeks on my new dosing

How will I achieve it:  Call my Endo monday morning and get her approval but start taking the new dose tomorrow .. I've been on it before .. the diff. in the TSH is this:

100mcgs - 0.667
88mcgs   -1.3
75mcgs  - 1.8

no meds:  2.8 with hypo symptoms

My other half does not work so nothing isn't an option LOL .. and I'm not a dr. so will not self diagnosis but I'll let you know on Monday what she says.

Stella and all you guys .. U R THE BEST!

TGIF ... yeah........ Y OU ROCK!

C~

[helsurf]

hee hee, my mum says gobsmacked all the time, how british! :)

[helsurf]

yep suns still shining here! just looked at the weather for the weekend predicts sunny and 15 degrees c, getting warmer, summer must be coming! just poured a glass of wine, cheers jeblondon! what a lovely evening here in the UK!

pep88 what time is it where u are? i know when i go to florida they are 5 hours behind us.

x x x

[pep88]

Sounds "Lovely"!  My brother dates a gal who's Brittish and I LOVE the way she talks!  Everything is "lovely"', and she calls me "Sweetpea", and when she's shocked, she's "Gobsmacked" - I personally love that one: "Gobsmacked"!...  Kind of describes the feeling I had when they said "Your thyroid was cancerous..."

[jeblondon]

7:30 pm here in the uk now - the sun is shining over here in Sussex too Helsurf isn't it great?!
Cheers! - have just poured myself  an ENORMOUS GIN AND TONIC!!!  **grins to all**
I have had a rollercoaster of a week but have ended well by going and sitting with a dear old lady I know, very calm, very wise.  Didn't talk much - didn't need to.  I am still here, I am here to stay, I have my place in the Universe.
Sending love out to you all and healing thoughts.
Will pop back in later tonight.
J x

[pep88]

Know what I just realized?  You all are in different time zones than I.  You will probably all be starting the cocktails b4 my daughter even gets home from school!  I just may be able to party with you for a short while... :-P  Looking forward to it!

[MKlacza]

Well..I did smile more and try to lower my tone...

Having my nephew (7) over tomorrow for a sleepover and day out. Looking forward to that!!! Just taking this all in stride!!

mk

[helsurf]

hi all!

well i'm just happy cos i got a weekend off work! yey get to see my familly for a change, the wedding plans are all coming together and it's getting closer and closer to the date, only 4.5 months now eek. my sister just announced she's expecting her first baby! hoping it's gunna be a girl as i have 4 nephews! (who i love dearly) yippee. oh and it's 6.30 pm here in the UK and the suns still shining :) lovely.
x x x

[pep88]

Sorry, that was for the "goal outcome thread", not for the "pub" thread...  Pardon moi!  Pub thread gets a "par-tay on!" from me...

[pep88]

Can I write "goals" retro-actively?  Cause if I could, I'd make it a goal to just leave well enough alone (or "crazy-enough", alone, as the case may be...).  I sometimes feel an urgent need to address the elephant in the room...  "Hey Elephant, what the heck are you doing here?"  

That would be the "retro-active" goal.  Of course the outcome would be obvious failure... :P

[Rite760]

Did I achieve my goals? Well put it this way, I think I very definately achieved one of them. There is not much left of my 11 yr old daughter she has been squidged and hugged so much!