Just over a month ago, in the post Even Saints Miss the Mark Every Now and Then [Medication Free Pregnancy], I told you about my temptation to go on meds, for my once healthy thyroid, for the sake of my developing baby Sprout. It was a temporary temptation, however, and I resolved to forgo the “pleasure” of any possible side effects in lieu of a natural approach… once again.
Background
Hypothyroidism
If you have not read the article, or the one that led to it, or if you are new to Vegalicious, here is a quick summary:
Several years ago, after years of struggle and suffering, I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism AND a pituitary gland tumor, i.e. pituitary adenoma. My OB/GYN, the one who finally pronounced the diagnoses, had also pronounced my sentence: “You have to be on medication for the rest of your life for both, and there is no cure.” He handed me over two prescriptions and… he was done treating me. As I walked out of his office I resolved to come back for a follow up only once I had reversed both: hypothyroidism, and whatever it was that was called pituitary adenoma.
You can read about my struggle and journey to healing on the About Me page: How I Reversed Hypothyroidism Naturally. I was able to bring my TSH [Thyroid Stimulating Hormone] to 1.66 last year, from over 5.0 at the original time of diagnosis.
Pituitary Adenoma
As the time went on, though, I could not find anything to beat the symptoms of pituitary gland tumor, but I refused to go on medication… which meant that I could not conceive. Needless to say, as the hand of time moved forward, this fact became more and more devastating. I knew that I wanted to be a mother, but I wanted to do so NATURALLY! By the beginning of this year, however, for the first time in 5 years, I became weak and caved in–I temporarily went on medication to suppress prolactin production so I could conceive. You can read the entire account of the events here: Even Saints Miss the Mark Every Now and Then.
I was miserable on the medication, and it made me feel worse, instead of better. I still was lactating, and 5.5 months into the “treatment” I still was barren. That was the lowest point of my struggle this year, and I was DONE! I decided to get off meds, and, even if it took me 5 more years, spend time praying and searching for a natural cure for adenoma, although I was told it was incurable, but I am stubborn AND I believe in a miracle working God.
Adenoma Cure?
Can you believe the miracle–that is how I know God hears AND answers my prayers–when less than a week after making that decision I found THE ANSWER?! It was no other than B-12 treatment. Make sure to read all of the articles in B-12 category to see how my research, diagnosis and treatment progressed [go from first to last post].
By then, however, the medication for pituitary adenoma had done its damage–my TSH shot up to 3.6–devastating news, but not for someone who reversed it once before. There was a catch this time around, however, I got pregnant only 1 month into B-12 treatment: A Happy Interlude {Vitamin B-12 Natural Infertility Treatment}. With TSH this high, I was, according to my doctor, “putting my baby in danger of being brain damaged”, if I did not go on medication for thyroid. Needless to say, I agonized over it that whole day, but at the end of it, I gave it all to God, and leaned back on my experience, research and common sense–I decided AGAINST medication. I knew that if I reversed hypothyroidism naturally once, I can do it again, so help me God. So, I made a plan… [for details click on the link] [click to continue reading…]
[not if I had to choose a different option, though 
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