A community for chronically ill people.
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/13622677
Same goes for an injury.
I have no thyroid so I have to take a pill to give me the hormones that the missing gland does not. I got asked for how much longer I would have to take the pills. I replied that I could stop the moment I grew a new thyroid. I'm not sure if they caught on to the sarcasm.
Don't answer if you don't want to, but how are you finding thyroid free life? My doctor is kind of recommending it for me, but I'm on the fence (context: I have Graves' disease, autoimmune hyperthyroidism)
Perfectly fine actually. I do get lethargic from time to time and I do need a nap on occasion, but that's a small price to pay. My temper is way better now too. Any complaints I have are more to do with the surgery itself. I had stage 3 cancer so the surgery went well beyond the thyroid.
If you have the means to travel, I highly recommend The Clayman Thyroid Surgery Center. They pride themselves on leaving near invisible scars.
So your arm still didn't grow back? I'll check on you later again
"But you slept yesterday!!!"
They think the Chronic part of Chronic illness means it's solved with medical Marijuana.
I have the opposite problem, where people assume chronic means it's permanent and it can't get better. I know it often does, but not always. So I get accused of lying and faking when people see me do a thing that I previously didn't want to do because it caused me pain.
Resource... https://butyoudontlooksick.com/
Also most well-known page, Spoon Theory... https://butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/
They get angry at you when they specifying ask about it and you accidentally answer truthfully.
Same goes for an injury.
And any sort of handicap or limitation you have, especially if it's a non-neurotypical thing.