(Week 14)

I suffered from the thyroid since I was child. When I was 9 years old I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism but some doctors told me that probably I could have been born with this condition, but until now nobody has been able to verify it.

Basically the thyroid is a gland ubicated in the throat, It is a gland that generates hormones which are responsible for several basic functions of our body as the weight control.

When the thyroid doesn’t work well, most of the times is evident in your physical and mental health. The most common symptoms are the hair loss, the increase or loss of weight, lack of concentration and others, but it depends of your organism and the severity of the disease. It could be hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, both affect the weight, the heart rate and mood of a person, but now i’m not going to explain that in a medical words, I just want to share my experience.

I found a page with good information about the thyroid and the differences between hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism, check it if you want to know more about that: https://www.sanitas.es/sanitas/seguros/es/particulares/biblioteca-de-salud/prevencion-salud/hipotiroidismo-hipertiroidismo/index.html

I suffered from hypothyroidism which is the most common, and the most evident symptoms that I had was the dry skin, the hair loss, muscle pain and emotional instability. The problem was those symptoms were also common in my growth stage and for that reason some doctors didn’t pay enough attention to that.

It is a disease that doesn’t have cure but it can be controlled and treated with a pill to have a healthy and a «normal» life, obviously I must have good habits too as exercising and eating healthy. I’m so responsable with that. Also I must take a pill every day for the rest of my life to control the hormones in my organism, but although the thyroid is controlled, it affects me in some things. My skin is still dry and i’m so emotional, sometimes things and situations affect me more than they should. But I have been learning how to deal with that and how to understand my organism and this disease.