My New Year

The new year is here.... we're almost a month into it! The new year has had some BIG surprises for me! I found out a few weeks ago that I have hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism is where your thyroid is under-active . The thyroid is a gland in your neck that controls how quickly the body uses energy, makes proteins, and controls how sensitive the body is to other hormones. This is what causes me not to grow... which answers the question "Why am I so much shorter than everyone my age?" It also causes you to be really tired, feel sick, have dry skin, be cold all the time, and a lot of other things. I went and had labs done and had  really high thyroid levels (which means the thyroid is under-active.. funny, I know). So the doctor here referred me to a pediatric endocrinologist. I went to see the endocrinologist this past weekend and she gave me some medicine to take EVERYDAY. I have been taking it for 5 days now and I've already gotten 1/4 an inch taller! No... this medicine is not some "Miracle Grow" pill... but  I feel so much better now that I am taking the it. I used to feel sick and tired all the time. The only downside is I haven't been able to sleep well for a few nights now, but the doctor said that may happen and would go away once I got used to the medicine. 

I'm just so happy and thank God it wasn't something more serious and I can finally get taller!! I go back to the endocrinologist in 6 weeks check my thyroid levels again. Thanks to all my family and friends who knew for the prayers. They are greatly appreciated! 



Miana Paige