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Baywatch Star: I battled thyroid illness in a Baywatch bathing suit

DailyMail:

With an audience of more than a billion fans in 110 countries, it was one of the most touching and supposedly true-to-life scenes in television history.

Just 12 weeks after giving birth to her first child, a little boy called Spencer, Baywatch star Gena Lee Nolin agreed to appear with him in an episode in which she played a happy, healthy, curvaceous new mother.

The idea for the storyline came from David Hasselhoff, her Baywatch co-star, and the producer of the Nineties American drama series about a group of beach lifeguards.

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Beginning Of The End – Week 7

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I start week 7 with a reminder via email that my period is due in 7 days! As I’ve posted previously, I have been taking supplements to help combat PMS. So I find myself this week looking for the onset/possible improvements to my hormonal imbalance. The first half of the week has been the same as the last two weeks, steady as she goes. Right?

Not so, by mid week, 4 days before my cycle begins, fatigue sets in, not a lot, but I definitely feel it. It starts about 5-6 pm and stays with me the rest of the evening.

Its now 2 days before my cycle begins, I feel like roadkill and have a big fat headache. For me though the jury is still out on weather the supplements have worked – or not. I will reserve judgment till after my cycle ends.

I also notice that my sleep cycle is out of whack. I go to bed feeling very tired, but instead of falling asleep right away like I usually do, I toss and turn for about two hours before falling asleep. And last night was the worst night yet. It felt like I was hovering somewhere between being awake and sleep for most of the night. I am hoping that this is part of PMS and it will soon pass.

Right now I am looking at PMS as a blessing and a curse. The curse part is pretty self explanatory, isn’t it? PMS sucks, there’s just no two ways about it.

The blessing part, well up till just a few weeks ago I felt like crap. Every day. Day in, day out. No relief from crushing fatigue, headaches, joint pain and muscle aches. I’ve been thrilled at the progress I’ve been making and because there is a big contrast between those weeks I do feel well versus the weeks that I don’t,  I know it’s a signal that somethings working better, so I keep pushing forward. And the title of the blog post says it all, this is the beginning of the end, end of all my hormonal imbalances. I am tackling one imbalance at a time.

Harmful Effects of Hypothyroidism On Maternal and Fetal Health

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ScienceDaily:

Emerging data clarifying the risks of insufficient thyroid activity during pregnancy on the health of the mother and fetus, and on the future intellectual development of the child, have led to new clinical guidelines for diagnosing and managing thyroid disease during this critical period. The guidelines, developed by an American Thyroid Association (ATA) expert task force, are presented in Thyroid, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

Clinical studies are producing critical data demonstrating the harmful effects not only of overt hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism on pregnancy, but also of subclinical thyroid disease and maternal and fetal health. Ongoing research is clarifying the link between miscarriage and preterm delivery in women with normal thyroid function who are thyroid peroxidase antibody positive. Studies are also uncovering the long-term effects of postpartum thyroiditis.

I agree that more should be done to combat sub-clinical and overt hypothyroidism, however given my own experience with hypothyroidism and pregnancy I disagree with the following statement:

“…..women with overt hypothyroidism or with subclinical hypothyroidism who are TPO antibody positive should be treated with oral levothyroxine; use of other thyroid preparations such as triiodothyronine or desiccated thyroid to treat maternal hypothyroidism is strongly recommended against; and women with subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnancy who are not initially treated should be monitored for progression to overt hypothyroidism….”

  1. You should treat with whatever medication works for you. Most hypothyroid patients don’t do well on T4 only medication and prefer desiccated thyroid preparations.
  2. Please, if you find out that you have sub-clinical hypothyroidism, insist on treatment, don’t wait for overt hypothyroidism. It can be more dangerous than you know.


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