Sunday, March 13, 2011

46.8

Today, I weighed myself for the first time since I came back from Perth. I was about 50-52kg in Perth. Now, I'm 46.8kg. I never thought that I would be under 50kg due to hyperthyroidism. My blood test results have shown that I have hyperthyroidism. My T4 was double of the upper limit of normal range. My TSH was seriously low compared to the usual range. I was shocked to see the result. Fortunately, it's curable. I just need to take some medications and hopefully it'll be back in control.

I didn't realise that I actually have symptoms of hyperthyroidism. The doctor in polyclinic asked if I had palpitations and I said no. When I went home that day, I felt my heartbeat. It's definitely palpitation. My heart palpitates even when I'm not doing anything, just lying on my couch and watching tv. I know I suffered from some tremor since long time ago. I thought it was normal when you're a bit nervous in front of strangers. I didn't know it's something wrong with my T4 and TSH levels until last week. Another thing is I had been suffering from profused sweating since I came back to Malaysia. Heat intolerance is one of the symptoms of hyperthyroidism. I guess I'll be on some medications form tomorrow onwards. I hope to get well soon although I know that it won't be that soon.

3 comments:

Siew Ting said...

idiopathic?
take care lw!

Chin Yen Ryan said...

Hmmm..Hyperthyroidism..
Yay, it's treatable, and definitely u ll get well soon.
Take care ya :)

LiNg WeNg said...

thanks!!! =)