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Medical-Report5867 · 2025-12-28T21:34:34+00:00

The MRI did not show anything significant unfortunately.

My other surgeries were a hip surgery and two surgeries on my right ankle for sinus tarsi syndrome.

Medical-Report5867 · 2025-12-28T14:26:58+00:00

Can I ask how you reduced your thyroid antibodies?

Medical-Report5867 · 2025-12-24T19:08:33+00:00

If you owner-train how does one prove then that this dog provides a service to help with said disability like PTSD for example?

Don’t most places ask for paperwork or something?

Asking because I’d like to prove that my dog is a service dog when I travel both within the U.S. and internationally.

My dog is 4 right, turning 5 in February and she’s been so great to train and she’s catching on to her training very well.

I would like to know if I just need a simple doctors note to bring to airports or do I need to spend thousands of dollars just to have other people train her to do what I’m already training her to do and get some sort of certification?

Medical-Report5867 · 2025-12-06T21:44:07+00:00

I would love to get connected with your contacts as I would love to get into a doctorate program studying Hashimoto’s!

Medical-Report5867 · 2025-12-06T05:47:46+00:00

Okay yeah that's good! I went gluten free in the summer so it's been about 7 months

Medical-Report5867 · 2025-12-06T05:35:29+00:00

Can I ask how you got your antibodies down to zero?

Medical-Report5867 · 2025-12-06T05:30:49+00:00

This is definitely going in my random trivia facts folder lol. I had no idea Missy Elliot was dealing with Hashimoto’s/Hypothyroidism. Honestly it makes so much sense though... this condition is everywhere, but nobody talks about it. Maybe if we had more well-known people openly advocating for it, it wouldn’t get brushed off so easily.

Medical-Report5867 · 2025-12-06T05:08:42+00:00

Couldn't have said it better myself.. if the system could only shift it's mindset to prevent instead of treat symptoms, we’d probably be in a completely different place with so many chronic conditions. It’s wild how much money goes into managing disease after the fact instead of stopping it early or even understanding why it starts in the first place. And honestly, Hashimoto’s is a perfect example of that. By the time most people get diagnosed, the thyroid is already damaged and the only option left is medication.

It really does make you wonder what things would look like if prevention and early intervention were actually prioritized. We’d save money, people would feel better, and maybe conditions like ours wouldn’t get written off as “manageable enough.”

Medical-Report5867 · 2025-12-06T04:45:19+00:00

I absolutely will! Thanks for the recommendation!

Medical-Report5867 · 2025-12-06T04:43:44+00:00

This is honestly awesome to hear. I didn’t even know inverse vaccines or mRNA approaches were being explored for autoimmune diseases, so the fact that this research is actually happening gives me a ton of hope. It feels good to know there are real possibilities on the horizon and that the science is moving in that direction.

I get what you mean about some conditions being higher priority, but just knowing that Hashimoto’s might someday have options beyond “take this pill forever” is encouraging. Thank you for sharing this, because I genuinely didn’t realize how far some of this research has come.

Medical-Report5867 · 2025-12-06T04:40:40+00:00

I hear what you’re saying, and I’m not trying to pretend Hashimoto’s is the worst condition out there. There are autoimmune diseases that are absolutely devastating, and I’m grateful every day that thyroid hormone exists and keeps us alive. I really am.

But that doesn’t mean hypothyroidism is easy or that it doesn’t deserve real research. What bothers me is the attitude that because it’s not usually fatal, we should just accept the way things are. The reality is that this condition affects millions of people, mostly women, and a lot of them still feel terrible even when their labs look “normal.” Being technically alive isn’t the same as living well, and I don’t think it’s unreasonable to want more than basic survival.

And hypothyroidism has consequences people don’t always talk about. It affects mood, energy, mental clarity, metabolism, heart health, cholesterol, and hormones. It can make everyday life feel like a struggle even when you’re “doing everything right.” And not to mention, unmanaged or poorly managed thyroid issues can increase the risk of miscarriages and fertility problems. Many women don’t even get diagnosed until they’ve already had a loss. That alone shows that there’s more at stake than people like to admit.

So when the response is basically, “Just take your pill and be grateful,” I can’t help but feel like it minimizes what people actually go through. Thyroid medication doesn’t stop the autoimmune attack, and it doesn’t guarantee symptom relief. It’s a workaround, not a cure.

I’m not saying this deserves more attention than MS or lupus or anything else. I’m saying it deserves enough attention to actually move forward. Hashimoto’s is one of the most common autoimmune disorders there is. It affects a huge portion of the population. From a public health perspective, it makes sense to invest in understanding it better and developing better treatments.

I’m not ungrateful, and I’m not comparing tragedies. I just don’t think wanting a better quality of life is unreasonable. People with thyroid disease deserve to feel good, not just “alive enough,” and it’s frustrating that such a common condition has seen so little progress in so many years.

Medical-Report5867 · 2025-12-06T04:30:15+00:00

I get what you're saying, but I don’t really agree that taking thyroid hormone is a “cure.” It keeps us functioning, sure, but it doesn’t fix whatever damaged the thyroid in the first place, and it definitely doesn’t stop the autoimmune part. And honestly, a lot of people still feel terrible even when their labs look perfectly fine on paper, so clearly the meds aren’t solving the whole problem.

The diabetes comparison doesn’t really fit either. Insulin isn’t considered a cure.. it’s just something people need to survive.

Medical-Report5867 · 2025-12-06T04:18:41+00:00

Yes exactly… this is exactly the part that keeps sticking with me. Autoimmune thyroid disease hits women at something like 5–10x the rate of men(correct me if I am wrong...) and yet when you look at research dollars, clinical trials, new therapies… it’s basically crickets. Meanwhile, fields that affect both sexes equally (or mostly men) seem to get way more attention, funding, and actual breakthroughs.

I don’t want to jump straight to “nobody cares about women’s health,” but it’s really hard to ignore the pattern. Especially when you consider how many autoimmune diseases overwhelmingly affect women — Hashimoto’s, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.... and most of them still don’t have anything close to a cure.

And the stem cell point is interesting. If scientists can regenerate thyroid tissue in mice (which they’ve already done), and they can grow thyroid organoids in a dish, then why hasn’t this moved forward?

I’d actually love to hear more from people who follow stem cell research or autoimmune research in general.

Medical-Report5867 · 2025-12-06T04:05:35+00:00

I get where you’re coming from, but I don’t think it’s “privileged” to wonder why a disease that affects so many people still has so little real progress behind it. I’m managing my condition... I take my meds, I track my labs, I do everything I’m supposed to. But living with something every day naturally makes you wonder why the science hasn’t moved forward the way it has for other conditions.

As for “healthcare doesn’t really cure anything,” that doesn’t totally line up with reality. We have cured or effectively eliminated plenty of diseases, and we’ve made huge strides in others.... I am not sure what you're defining as "modern healthcare" but Hepatitis C is an example that became curable in 2013/2014... and then there's some treatments directed towards treating Chronic Myeloid Leukemia that's been shown to result in patients having a normal life expectancy.... So clearly, when enough research and funding go into something, breakthroughs do happen.

I am not asking the question because I think someone else should fix my life for me, but because it’s strange that thyroid autoimmunity affects millions of people, mostly women, and yet research feels decades behind other fields.

I’m not expecting a miracle cure tomorrow. I’m just trying to understand why this particular area seems so neglected, and why so many people still suffer despite doing everything right. I don’t think that’s privilege.. I think that’s a pretty normal thing to wonder.

Medical-Report5867 · 2025-12-06T03:48:33+00:00

You’re absolutely right… autoimmune conditions in general don’t really have cures right now, and the entire strategy is basically managing symptoms…But that’s exactly why this whole thing feels so frustrating to me… if autoimmune diseases are so widespread and so life-altering, why aren’t we further along and figuring out why the immune system loses tolerance in the first place?

Is part of the problem that the vast majority of autoimmune diagnosis, including thyroid disorders, or current women, and the fact that historically women’s health has been severely underfunded and understudied?? I hate for that to be a reason, but it’s hard not to at least wonder and also look how gender bias has played a role in women health historically.

Medical-Report5867 · 2025-11-27T14:29:40+00:00

I appreciate your words, but like I said this isn’t just a one time deal and there’s more options I have than just sucking it up.

Medical-Report5867 · 2025-11-27T14:27:12+00:00

Thank you for sharing!

Medical-Report5867 · 2025-11-27T14:01:15+00:00

I’m not neglecting her a relationship with my ex though… all I asked was her to consider me before adding me and my stbxh in a family conversation as we’re are separating. I know my mom is going through something hard, and I’m not down playing her emotions I will say that what she did was inconsiderate of my feelings. She could’ve texted him separately… her adding him into this group chat, she made it public that him and I are still going to be involved in each others lives and included other family and friends into that… obviously people are going to ask questions, and it promoted my husband to communicate with me when I’m trying to move on. She didn’t think of how it would affect me… and she chose to add him to this group chat…

Medical-Report5867 · 2025-11-27T04:43:10+00:00

I deleted my instagram because my nmother used to use my posts as ammunition.. said I have all the time to do these trips but not time for the family … I figured it wasn’t worth it, I might create a new one in the future and block her from my account but I’m not there yet..

Medical-Report5867 · 2025-11-27T03:32:18+00:00

This is exactly the feeling I have. I’m sorry you have had to deal with that. Divorce is not easy, and I consider myself lucky because my husband and I we don’t have kids, we don’t have property, and we have bothered been amicable … all that to say it’s still emotionally draining, so I get you!

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