Facts to accept

I did mentioned in my previous post about "I can't take any alcoholic drinks anymore"

The reason for that is because I've got a disease called HYPERTHYROIDISM.

There were a lot of symptoms for this disease, but I didn't know that its hyperthyroidism. At first I thought I got Anemia because I will feel dizzy, tired, hand-shake, fast heart-beat (sometimes feels like heart attack) and some other symptoms that make me thought I have Anemia. This situation last for more than a month, and those symptoms became more obvious and serious.

To check out whether I really have Anemia, I had decided to have a full body check-up in hospital, and this should be my first ever body check. Two days before I went to the hospital, I told my parents my actual conditions because I need their advice in which hospital should I go. My mum was thinking much more than me or maybe she have a better understanding and experience on my symptoms. She was suspecting I might have high-blood pressure or diabetes.
My mum advised me to seek consultation from local clinic first before I went to the hospital.

On the 1st day of August, I went to Dr. Ng's clinic (clinic that I normally visit when I was not feeling well) to have some advices from the expert. I told him I have a severe hand-shake, he double checked, (he began to suspect I have hyperthyroidism) and then he checked my blood pressure and heart beat, guess what, my heart beats 138 times per mins. For your information, normal adult heart beat's rate is between 72-80 per mins. I seriously couldn't believe that, and Dr. Ng told me that my heart is going to jump out from my body, even after excercise, normal people's heart also won't beat that fast. Without delay, he told me that he must immediately send my blood to the lab for testing. Things came too sudden, I seriously not prepared to know this. I asked Dr. Ng if I have Anemia or high-blood pressure, he said my blood pressure is very normal.

Things that you expect to happen did not happen, but things that you never thought of it happen suddenly in front of you. This make me believe that, life's really unpredictable, we must appreciate what we have right now.

As planned, I went to Loh Guan Lye Specialist on the next morning. I wanted to ignore what Dr. Ng said yesterday and have normal body check today. But the nurse adviced me to pay attention on my thyroid, and let's see what the doctor will say. I was arranged to meet with Dr. Na, the same procedure as what I did in Dr. Ng's clinic. When he wanted to take my blood again, I told him I had already 'donate' my blood yesterday, and I will get the report on the 5th of August. He said he couldn't do anything at the moment until the test report came out, but if I still worry about it, he can arrange for me the untra-sound scan. Of course, I would take the scanning as I was really curious: what's inside my neck?

Guess What!!?Another surprising fact occured! The ultra-sound's doctor showed me two tumors in my thyroid through the monitor (live); one big one small! and they were moving! I was really shocked to see that, seriously! He didn't tell me what to do with them, but asked me to wait for Dr. Na see what he will say!When I leave the X-ray room, I tried to touch softly over my neck, there's really something moving in it, I can feel it!

After the report was done, I went back to Dr. Na's room again and see what is he going to say about these tumors. Say frankly, he didn't really mentioned anything about my tumors. I asked him, do I need to cut it off, he said no need; I asked him, is it dangerous, he tell me do not worry; I asked him, what types of tumors are they and why are they there, he didn't really answering my questions. Say the truth, his answers made me lost confident to him, or maybe he's very expert, once look at your face and according to your symptoms, he will know how to treat you. But on patient side, he will not be my good doctor. As a patient, I think I have the right to know everything about myself.

I reached Loh Guan Lye on 8.30am; my turn to meet Dr. Na on 9.30am; my turn for untra-sound scanning on 10.30am; wait for the scanning report until 11.30pm; only managed to leave on 12.30pm. I spent the whole morning sitting and waiting in the hospital, and I know this is very normal.

I get my report from Dr. Ng on 5th of August, and was certified that I have hyperthyroidism. Normal people's thyroid hormones is between 64-167, but the report shown that my hormones level was 335! Double of the normal people!

The only things I can do right now is to take pills twice a day! Two types of pills were taken everyday, 6 tablets (per day) of Carbimazole to control the thyroid hormones level, and another 2 tablets of....(don't know the name) to control my heart beat! Dr. Ng told me that I have to keep taking those pills continuously for 2 years, and I have to go back to 'visit' him every month!

Symptoms that I have:
Fatigue
Unable to concentrate
Dizzyness
Anxiety and nervousness
Increase appetite
Muscle ache
Intolerance to heat
Weak memory
Severe hand-shake
Shortness of breath
Weight loss
Unable to raise my leg

Things cannot do:
Cannot take any beverage that is too strong such as coffee, tea, soft drinks, alcohol drink, etc.
Over stress
Over active

Things must do:
Rest more and control own's emotions
Take more foods which contains of iodine, such as seafood, seaweed, etc.

If you would like to know more about Hyperthyroidism, you can search through Google.... a lot of information is available on the websites now!