MudRunFun Magazine Sept. 2013 | Page 10

insulin pump and my new endocrinologist. But when I can say I experienced something I still love after finally getting one aspect of my health under to this day and it gave me a whole new aspect on control, I got hit with another blow. I found out working out. towards the end of 2009 that not only did I have a non-functioning pancreas, but that my thyroid had completely shut down as well. The disease in case is known as Hashemoto. Some common side effects of Hashemoto include depression, fatigue, laziness, extreme hunger, becoming lethargic, nausea and constant headaches, and these were some of the things I experienced on a day-to-day basis. My endocrinologist prescribed me a new medicine that I would have to take everyday to level me out. It’s known as levothyroxine or synthroid, which is basically the hormone ?????????????????????)????????????)????????????$?????????????????????()??????????????????$??????????????)??????????????????????????????$????????)??????????????????%?????????????M????)??????????? ???????5??????$?????5???)i??????????????????5????????????????5?)I???$???????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????$????????????????)???????$??????????????????????$???????????)??????????????????????????????????)????1???????????????????????????????????)????????????????$???????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????)???????= H??????)?????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????()?????????????????????????????????????9?????()???????????????????????????????????????()$??????e????????????????????????????????????()???????????????$???????????$?????????????()$????????????????????????????????????????)???????$???????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????$??????????????????????)???????%???????????????????????????????????$)????????????????????????????%??????????e?)????????????Q???e?????$???????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????? ???????5??????????((?((0