I was born without a thyroid gland - STORYTIME with Jen Hatton 

Paola Valtierra that’s great to know as the next step for me is babies. I was worried about what I might need to do but if it’s a regular checkup I can deal. Did you have trouble conceiving if I may ask? (Hello fellow non thyroid!)

+Hazel Watts No, we were married on December 3l 20l6 and found out I was about 5 weeks pregnant, in April, but in May I had a miscarriage. 😢. I felt horrible, I thought it was the thyorid, but My Dr. assured me it was not. Then December 3 20l7 I found out i was pregant. I was scared, because it was a threaten miscarriage in the frist trimester, there was a lot of bleeding. Then things got better. But I did get gallbladder stones, during pregnancy, because I was just lucky . lol. No I was my race, pregancy, and thyroid all make my more prone to get them. I had a typical symptoms, which means I did not get gallbladder attacks when I ate something fatty, it was random. It may sound scary, but my little guy is worth it.

@@Paola-jf2qf thanks so much for your candid response. I am so glad your little one is fine. I would rather know the risks and challenges up front so that I know what to look out for or be prepared for. Well done to you.

Hi Paola, pls share your contact. I have someone born with Cong Hypothyroid.. your inputs will help and will be a big booster for the family .. thank you..

Did you happen to have problems with toxemia/eclampsia when pregnant? I did. They did not want me to have another Baby because I died and they had to bring me back. I thought I may only have a small window to have another Baby so I risk it and had a girl. She was breach but fine. I still had some toxemia but was way less severe. Actually my Kids were surprise miracles because the Doctors told my parents I would not be able to have kids. We were in the middle of buying our 1st home when the kids were 7 and 5 and I did not realize I had missed a couple periods. On moving day I had a miscarriage. I could never get pregnant again after that so I am glad I had my Daughter so soon after my Son. There was a small window of opportunity.

I feel that 😥

I feel this! I’m the same!

Hello. I can completely understand going such a long time on the wrong medication. The doctors thought I was hyperthyroidism but when I was 18 found out I was born with out one. I'm 29 now. Still have a few health issues but my life isn't a haze anymore. Stay strong. 😘

Crystal Jade me too

me too

me too!

Shelleyfg87 I was born in June 86 without a thyroid gland (it happened in the March I think) and my mum swore the same although since then doctors have been adamant there is no connection. Can’t argue with mums intuition though!

I doubt it was Chernoble. It is exstremly rare, More People would have had this happen. They found out 2 years after I was born in 1957 because I was not growing like other Babies/toddlers. I had a couple seizures and my teeth were not coming in. I did walk thou. The Doctors could not believe that.

@@salemsaglime7342 glad you’re not my doctor.

@@Shelleyfg87 why would you say that? You have NO IDEA what I have been thru. Some of your Doctor's found out early like 6 months or less. They did not find out until I was 2 years old. I had seizures and actually died once that they were able to bring me back. The experimenting with doses of how much meds to give me at 2 years old was very hard. We are talking late 50s. Why would you say you were glad I was not ur Doctor? That is very cruel. It is a miracle I am still alive. Wait til you hit almost 65. There have been a few problems with my health as I have aged. Since I am NOT your Doctor I will not tell you about them or warn you. I have met a couple people my age born without thyroids that had the same health problems show up. Even now they have no idea what causes this rare problem. Blaming Chernobyl without proof is foolish. Our Bodies are not robots. People are born sometimes without organs or limbs. Sometimes shit happens. I am not blaming anyone. I still had a full life. Sometimes thou I felt like a science experiment over the years but thanks to that young Doctor I am alive at 64 1/2. Even they you were rude I still hope you live a long life.

@@salemsaglime7342 oh be quiet! Your doctor has treated you as they see fit and mine has treated me as they see fit. You have no idea what has caused my problems, so don’t pretend you know anything.

Don't take Synthroid if u were born without a thyroid. It is only for people who have thyroids that r sluggish. It does NOT contain all the necessary hormones for someone without a thyroid. It can cause problems to your body. Take full thyroid meds like Armour. Please tell me u r not taking Synthroid and not have a thyroid? A Pharmacist caught this on me. A Doctor had changed me to Synthroid. She caught it but I had been on Synthroid about 4 years before she saw this prescription. My regular Pharmacy was out of it. We were talking and I told her I was born without a thyroid. She was upset and said I should not be taking Synthroid. The lack of some of the hormones can cause damage to your body including HBP and Diabetes2 among other problems. Use Armour. It has all the hormones.

I don’t find taking the pill a pain other than the fact I’ll forget to take it sometimes

A Peak oof I remember I forgot a few days my ass was super tired

Ooh levolthyroxine. Yech. Yucky tasting. Levels were always out of wack. Synthroid really did well. I was on Levoxyl which levothyroxine is the generic of. Levoxyl got recalled. My dosages kept on having to be lowered and upped. I got put back on Synthroid last year and my levels have been normal since.

Eli Byrnes same!!!!!!!

I would actually if you weren't a troll account! Might put out a call for MRA'S to come on the podcast, very interesting idea!

Storytime how do I answer this call? I've a keen interest in men's rights but consider myself Elagterian more than anything don't be so quick to judge me from a you tube account I'm well educated on politics and social issues

When I was young I had to have a blood test every 3 months to check my levels. I also had to have X-rays to check if my bones were growing correctly.

Sarah b Yeah, exactly. She's not a good interviewer at ALL. FUNNY gal. Smart as heck. But very bad at this. :(

Yeah I am always awkward but I *was* interested. Again, I'm not supposed to "interview" guests, it's the *Storytime* podcast. I'm supposed to introduce them and let them tell their stories, which I've asked them to pre-prepare. In cases like this, I have no knowledge of the topic and therefore nothing to contribute so I rely on the guest to fill 20-40 minutes, as discussed with them beforehand. I think Jen did a great job. 👍

Clisare yeah Jen did

@@Clisare Can you interview someone with Hydrasinitis Supportiva (sp). It is a very painful autoimmune skin disease that is like mostly sterile fluid boils that have tracks running under the skin. Some also get cysts also. It is very painful. No cure!