I've been feeling very poorly this last week and "assumed" my prescription for Synthroid, Your Artificial Friend, was too high a dose. WRONG! I had yet another blood test in my quest for health, and I am still V~E~R~Y hypothyroid! Go figure! My regular endocrinologist is on vacation this week, and the substitute isn't willing to change anything, so I'm trying to cope with "Graveziety" alone and with no medications except for Synthroid, Your Artificial Friend! Anybody have an extra valium? :)

Well, folks, another week, another headache. Looks like I may be going hyperthyroid again. Leave it to me to do this on a three-day weekend! Probably too much Synthroid, Your Artificial Friend. I'll have to get in touch with my endocrinologist next week. I'll survive. I've survived worse than this, eh?

I was able to add one more page to my Personal Page Links this week. Again, I'd like to mention that if you have a personal page that is related to mine, I would truly appreciate being able to place your URL on my links page. If you are ill with any of these diseases, you already know that if you don't have a a big gash for people to see, most just don't understand that you are sick. Personal Pages can be the tangible proof for the doubters.

If you have a Personal Page, please let me know and we can exchange links. If you don't have a Personal Page and would like some help starting one, I'll do my best to get one going for you. Don't feel you shouldn't ask a "sick-o" for help! Like I said in last week's update, I'd love to do it and I'll help while I can.

I'd also like to mention that Support-Group.com has a chat session every Wednesday evening for people who have Graves' Disease and for their relatives. Visit Support Group for more information on the chat sessions. You'll find the link on the links page.

I've been on the new dose of Synthroid ~ Your Artificial Friend, for four weeks. I seem to be doing a bit better. Quite a bit of the pain has lessened, and my skin is beginning to feel a little more like skin and less like rawhide. YEAH !!!! I'm still extremely tired though, and have very little stamina. All in all though, I'm doing a little better. I have to keep reminding myself that this will take time.

Speaking of time, as long as I have to play this "waiting game", I'd like to offer my help, free of charge, to anyone who is interested in making a Personal Page of their own and would like some assistance. Just send E-Mail to let me know what you have in mind, and I'll see what I can do.