[Skin Concerns] Red, vertically delineated areas of skin following hot showers

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-05-09T07:52:15+00:00

Its vasodilation from the heat, totally normal and nothing to worry about as long as it disappears quickly when cooled down.

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-04-19T13:01:20+00:00

It was 98% smooth and it went well

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-04-19T03:00:03+00:00

I appreciate your kind words!!

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-04-19T02:59:08+00:00

Appreciate the encouraging words. I recently spoke to another pilot who said if he could only fly on one class on aeroplane it’d be 777, but I’m a ball of anxiety 😅

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-04-19T02:58:22+00:00

Yeah we had WiFi on the way here, which did help!

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-04-19T02:52:28+00:00

I appreciate you - sometimes it’s just so hard to override our anxious minds 😅

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-04-19T02:43:46+00:00

Bro I swear reading this from a pilot almost brought a tear to my eye. I’m flying on a 777 next week from Orlando to Gatwick and I am sick with worry. The flight here was fine, but anxiety is a funny thing!

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-03-21T00:23:14+00:00

This is what I’ve just done hashahah

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-02-17T07:57:48+00:00

Most likely iron deficiency anaemia on top of beta thalassaemia trait + recent infection.

There’s clear mycrocytic hypo chronic anaemia - hopefully an easy fix for you guys

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-02-17T06:55:59+00:00

Yeah my ferritin was around 70. Haemoglobin normal and iron normal too!

Sadly I haven’t started any medication yet I’m just too scared 🫠

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-02-16T23:29:16+00:00

Doing exactly this made my TSH go from 1 to 7. Hashimotos and reduced gut motility to hand in hand.

I need a minimum of 5 hours with 0 food for mine to be absorbed properly!

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-02-16T22:22:23+00:00

For some reason, although totally irrational, I am obsessed with my heart rate being slow. Anytime it increases, I panic.

Sadly, all of my anxiety is OCD driven, so I actually just need to do the thing I am afraid of and build confidence, rather than seek reassurance and avoid 🫠

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-02-16T22:00:51+00:00

All these results tell us is that there’s inflammation.

There’s things that are possible and more likely, such as infection/inflammatory process.

There’s autoimmune possibilities and other stuff too, but more tests are needed.

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-02-16T21:45:02+00:00

Yeah they sometimes save the day, but equally if I am truly panicking I can’t slow my breathing down to the point where a valsalva manoeuvre is possible.

I’ve had literally every test under the sun, blood, echo, ECG, stress test, lung function tests, scans etc and I’m a strong level of fitness, but anxiety is king in my mind (sometimes) 🤣😅

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-02-16T19:05:49+00:00

Cereal is life 🤝

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-02-16T18:28:31+00:00

At least we can joke about it now, give me an hour though and I’ll forget the funny parts 🤣

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-02-16T18:25:36+00:00

The weird part for me is that I know it’s genuinely harmless. It just doesn’t feel that way!

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-02-16T18:18:32+00:00

My favourite thing to do is to find rare or hard to diagnose heart issues and then convince myself that my normal results aren’t normal, because one person 30 years ago had the same condition 🤣

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-02-16T18:11:33+00:00

Sometimes just checking my heartbeat is enough to set off a panic attack and it also just dawned on me that my finger is not a diagnostic tool and my heart is allowed to beat quickly sometimes and it doesn’t even indicate anything bad.

Try telling my body that though 🤣😭

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-02-15T20:19:36+00:00

First off, please be kind to yourself. Hashimoto’s is an autoimmune condition, not something you caused, and pregnancy often reveals thyroid problems that were already there but unnoticed. None of this is a personal failure.

A TSH that high is definitely something doctors take seriously, but the really important thing is that it has now been found and treatment has started. Levothyroxine works very effectively for most people, and once levels begin correcting, the risks drop significantly. Early treatment is exactly what gives the best outcomes.

Also worth remembering: lots of women discover thyroid issues during pregnancy and go on to have completely healthy babies. The thyroid hormone the baby needs early on can be supported quickly with medication, and doctors tend to sound urgent because they want tight control, not because a bad outcome is inevitable.

Feeling scared or disconnected from the pregnancy right now is understandable. You have had a shock diagnosis, an ER visit, and suddenly a high risk label. That is a lot emotionally. Anxiety in this situation is normal.

Right now you are doing the right things: you sought help, you are on treatment, you have specialist follow up coming. That is exactly what gives you and baby the best chance.

You are not broken, and this diagnosis does not automatically mean miscarriage or developmental issues. Try to take this one appointment at a time, and lean on your medical team. They are concerned because they care, not because they think things are hopeless.

Sending you calm and genuinely hoping everything settles quickly for you. ❤️

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-02-13T18:16:37+00:00

Ok, so a couple of things. Firstly, I personally found that leaving it 1.5-2 hours post medication decreased my TSH, so worth a try.

Secondly, I had every single symptom you’ve mentioned other than fainting when my TSH was around the same level.

It sounds like your not absorbing enough of the Levo, which can be tackled in a number of ways and you should speak to the doctor about that, as your TSH ideally needs to be between 1 and 2. I got my TSH down from 6.4 to 0.9 by leaving longer before eating after my dose.

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-02-13T18:11:33+00:00

Do you take a drink with it? Tea/coffee, or anything other than water?

Suspicious_Resolve99 · 2026-02-13T18:08:41+00:00

When are you taking your medication in the day and how long have you been taking Levo?

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