I have wrote about my health here occasionally, but have never told the full story, I think now is the time to put this in writing for my own record.

During my teens, I was healthy, full of life, people commented on the energy I radiated.. then I started to get sick, not anything serious, just constant..  I kept getting tonselitis, at least twice a month, it would really knock me down energy wise, but I'd always perk up to my usual self inbetween.

after a few years of this, alongside a huge lump growing in my neck, I was referred to a specialist, a few tests later I was told I had thyroid cancer and that they would have to operate, the deal was that they take out half my thyroid gland, examine it and decide whilst I am still asleep whether the other side needs to come out.. but for some reason I dont remember, they woke me up, only to tell me that they do need to take the other side out and would have to operate again. So a week later I went through it again.

My recovery was rapid, I was back on my feet in no time and took it all in my stride, at 17  having a scar across your neck doesnt do much for your confidence, but in time I forgot about it.

For the first half of my tenties I was healthy again.

Then after the birth of my son who turned 5 last month. My good health started to fade.

Little things at first, began niggling away at me, it was during this time my marriage was unbearable, and I blamed it on the stress at first, I read something at that time that had kinda been dropped in my hands meant for me to read so to speak..

It was about how the body to reacts to emotional turmoil, well I was sure in that!

Slowly my body started getting really weird, crazy symtoms, a feeling of worms crawling on my head, my skin would feel like it was tightening around me... 

my cognitive stuff screwed up, I lost concentration easily, couldnt think straight, in a verbally abusive marriage at the time I figured it was all the built up frustration and anger..

then I started 'zoning' out, and then I started having blackouts, I was tired all the time and couldnt get through a day without a sleep, 

I went to the doctors.. My doctors were shit!!

They listened to my symptoms and laughed at the worm in my head feeling, they ran some basic blood tests which came back clear and came to the conclusion that I was a hypochondriact.


Fortunatly, I have yearly appointments with my thyroid surgeon, and he referred me to a neurologist who to him my symptoms were recognised, he diagnosed me with chronic migraine and syncope (black outs)

to be continued...