KelseyNicole
New member
Hello,
I have struggled with my weight my entire life.
I grew up with a lot of medical conditions.
This is a basic run down: Initially, medications to keep my kidneys working properly caused me to gain a lot of weight as a young child (Kidney Reflux diagnosis age 3). From then I was diagnosed with childhood epilepsy shortly after. Surgery to fix my kidney problems when I was 7, and then when I was 8 my thyroid crashed. Since then, I have been on Hypothyroidism medication, I am now 22. My thyroid medication started at .25mcg and now I am at 150mcg. I have Hashimotos disease which causes further thyroid complications. When I was 19 I had surgery to repair a uterine septum which was causing very painful menstruation. I thought all reproductive issues had been repaired up until February 2018. I became pregnant in early December, and lost the pregnancy at the end of February, upon further scans afterwards, it was discovered that I have uterine polyps. I am currently going under medical scans/observations to figure out what exactly could be/is wrong reproductively. Everything is up in the air right now. There is a possibility of PCOS or some other reproductive disorder, but those scans will not be done until Mid/late September 2018. Along side all of these medical conditions and struggles, mental health issues have played a huge part. I ignored a lot of my mental health problems as it seemed at the time that the physical things were "more important", and I unknowingly grew accustomed to eating my feelings away. I grew up with a sister who had an eating disorder, so I used to tell myself that I can eat whatever I want because I thought it was better then being anorexic. This was all a jumble of things I had told myself growing up and now I am stuck.
When I fell pregnant I changed my diet instantly and was eating super healthily. When I lost the pregnancy it felt like I didn't care anymore. In this last month and a half I am really actively trying to stay on track on a healthy diet and exercise. I really wanted to join a forum like this for added support, because as much as my friends/family support me, they aren't and have never been in my shoes.
I have struggled with my weight my entire life.
I grew up with a lot of medical conditions.
This is a basic run down: Initially, medications to keep my kidneys working properly caused me to gain a lot of weight as a young child (Kidney Reflux diagnosis age 3). From then I was diagnosed with childhood epilepsy shortly after. Surgery to fix my kidney problems when I was 7, and then when I was 8 my thyroid crashed. Since then, I have been on Hypothyroidism medication, I am now 22. My thyroid medication started at .25mcg and now I am at 150mcg. I have Hashimotos disease which causes further thyroid complications. When I was 19 I had surgery to repair a uterine septum which was causing very painful menstruation. I thought all reproductive issues had been repaired up until February 2018. I became pregnant in early December, and lost the pregnancy at the end of February, upon further scans afterwards, it was discovered that I have uterine polyps. I am currently going under medical scans/observations to figure out what exactly could be/is wrong reproductively. Everything is up in the air right now. There is a possibility of PCOS or some other reproductive disorder, but those scans will not be done until Mid/late September 2018. Along side all of these medical conditions and struggles, mental health issues have played a huge part. I ignored a lot of my mental health problems as it seemed at the time that the physical things were "more important", and I unknowingly grew accustomed to eating my feelings away. I grew up with a sister who had an eating disorder, so I used to tell myself that I can eat whatever I want because I thought it was better then being anorexic. This was all a jumble of things I had told myself growing up and now I am stuck.
When I fell pregnant I changed my diet instantly and was eating super healthily. When I lost the pregnancy it felt like I didn't care anymore. In this last month and a half I am really actively trying to stay on track on a healthy diet and exercise. I really wanted to join a forum like this for added support, because as much as my friends/family support me, they aren't and have never been in my shoes.