Doctor's Appointment

I had a doctor's appointment today. It was just my yearly exam, nothing too exciting. I've been having a few (female) problems, so this was the perfect opportunity to talk about those things. Not to get into too much detail - the doctor asked me some questions about female issues (that's putting it nicely) and one thing lead to another and he talked with me about my thyroid and the possibility of it being low (hypothyroidism). (If you want the full story, I will gladly tell you - but for virgin ears, I won't write anything here, and plus it's a lot easier to say than to type it all out). So anyways...we talked about my thyroid. Back when I was in nursing school, I had a check-up and the nurse practitioner found a few thyroid nodules. And I can't remember now, but I must have had blood work done then, and a follow-up with an ultrasound came shortly after. They didn't find anything on the ultrasound and I wasn't put on any medication due to hyper- or hypothyroidism. So evidently it must not have been a big deal or anything.

Well long story short, I have another nodule. It's not a huge nodule, as I had no idea that it was even there, but it's there - the doctor could definitely feel one. They took some blood to run a few tests, and I guess we'll wait until then to see if there is anything to this stinkin' nodule thing. I'm just a little concerned that I DO have another nodule. But also a little relieved because if my thyroid isn't functioning correctly - that would explain how I've been acting the last few months. I've been having troubles sleeping (which isn't a new), troubles concentrating and lately it seems like I'm just not enjoying life altogether. It would definitely explain a lot. And if nothing is wrong - I don't have hypothyroidism, then I guess I will just chalk all of this up to mommy brain.

But I've been down in the dumps, I always seem tired, my periods seem like they keep getting worse, and my skin is really dry (I can't keep enough lotion on it). But then again - the down in the dumps, tiredness, and periods could all just be from having 2 young kids and having a baby 10 months ago. Dry skin could be that we don't have a water softener. So who knows? I just need to wait for the results and go from there. And it's not a huge deal if my thyroid isn't functioning correctly - it's an easy fix. I'm just a little worried about the nodule. But most nodules are noncancerous and are pretty common, so I will just wait to worry.