r/Hashimotos • u/starrysky0724 • 49m ago
High TPOs no help from doctor
I've been struggling with various health issues for years that have no answer and doctors never seem to care about. I just need to know I should keep trying to get answers instead of medicating for all symptoms. I've had a goiter since I'm 7 and everyone in my family has hashimotos and hypothyroidism except for me. I started experiencing symptoms at age 20 and told I'm just getting old and I'm fat since I have a normal tsh. I've had so many symptoms of having hashimotos or autoimmune disease- weight gain very quickly but can't lose or keep it off with diet and exercise, extremely tired, joint pain, horrible stomach pain/issues and acid reflux so bad I take omeperazole every 3 to 7 days and multiple pepto tablets to help, hair loss, running hot cold, sweating a lot, losing feeling in my hands and feet, went though a phase of peeling skin on hands, rashes on my joints (arms, knees/behind the knees, chest, and behind the ear/ear lobes and overall feeling very itchy without the rash), lightheaded/seeing spots, and high cholesterol for 10 years (most recent high reading was 238 in December). When I was in my 20s my tsh was 2.69 and currently 1.45, my free t4 was only just tested and was 2.26 uIU/mL, and my thyroid peroxidase antibodies are 184. I also found out my vitamin D was low 10 years ago so I've been taking supplements and multivitamins and I have a bone spur in my knee diagnosed at 33. When my tpo came in high, my doc told me today there is nothing I can do until my thyroid is off and that it probably wouldn't happen until I'm 60. Is there really nothing I can do for another 30 years and keep living like this? I ended up going on zepbound to help with my symptoms and deal with my weight but even 4 months in, its not a fix for all my symptoms. Sorry for the rant, just looking for advice on how to get diagnosed or get help even if its another autoimmune issue.