Need to share

Ladies, I don’t usually open up too much about my personal life on here, but I’m really struggling lately and my husband just doesn’t get it. About a month ago, I woke up from a dead sleep not feeling well around 11:30. I was in the bathroom pretty much all night and my stomach really hurt. At first I thought I was having an allergic reaction because I noticed my tongue seemed a little swollen, but I didn’t have any other symptoms. I could breathe just fine, no hives, nothing. I figured I was being overly anxious and that it was just a stomach bug or I ate something that didn’t agree with me. Well, days went by without relief. I had diarrhea for days and couldn’t eat because I just felt nauseous all the time. Of course this all had to coincide with the last few weeks of my maternity leave. I was anxious all the time, my face kept getting warm and red, I was exhausted, and also had a feeling like there was a lump in my throat. I finally caved and called the Dr because I couldn’t deal anymore. I also raised concern to her that I have been dealing with some numbness is my hands and feet since I had my daughter. Upon exam, she came to the conclusion my thyroid was inflamed. She ordered some labs because she suspected my thyroid was under active or my b12 level was low. She rushed my labs so that we could find out as soon as possible what was wrong. Surprisingly, the majority of my labs came back normal, but my TSH levels came back showing my thyroid was hyper active. Since then, she ordered more labs. My T3 was normal and my T4 slightly elevated. After that came back, she then ordered labs to test for thyroid antibodies. My levels came back off the charts. When she finally reached out to me, she told me she believes I have an autoimmune disease called Hashimotos, and requested an ultrasound. My ultrasound came back clear for nodules and tumors (thank goodness!). After all of the testing, she sent it all to an endocrinologist. The response from them was much different. The believe it’s either thyroiditis or Graves’ disease but no need to treat right now. I’m honestly so lost and just want to feel better. I no longer have heart palpitations and the flushing is gone, but I’m still dealing with gastro issues, anxiety, and my eczema is out of control. I’m miserable and my husband just doesn’t get it.

Has anyone else dealt with this before? Does it get better? Is there anything I can do to ease symptoms?

I know this is long and I appreciate anyone who reads it!