BenteRs legebesøk resulterte i atEt bra sted å lese om autoimmunitet er http://www.aarda.org/patient_information.phpSitat:
Legene blånekter for at mine perioder med mer ubehag/smerter kan skyldes svingninger i anti-stoffer, men jeg tror faktisk det er noe slikt som skjer. Legene skylder bare på at jeg er engstelig og nervøs av meg....
Aarda har en fin taleintro som omhandler autoimmunitet generelt.Sitat:
Hashimoto's Disease
Hashimoto's disease is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune thyroid disease in which the immune system attacks and destroys the thyroid gland. The disease may also be called Hashimoto's thyroiditis, or autoimmune thyroiditis. HD is a progressive disease that may destroy the thyroid gland, causing hypothyroidism (low thyroid). When this happens, the thyroid gland stops making enough thyroid hormones, which regulate the body's metabolism, growth and development; inadequate thyroid production can have wide-ranging consequences. Symptoms may include weight gain, cold sensitivity/intolerance, fatigue, difficulty concentrating and fertility problems.
HD is the most common of all thyroid conditions in the US. Women are affected 5-10 times more often than men. HD patients are predominantly between 30 and 50 years of age when diagnosed; and the prevalence of the disease increases with age, in both men and women.
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Fatigue may accompany many of the autoimmune diseases. Learning how to pace your activity level can put you in control of your illness. It is important to listen to your body and stop before you feel you are tired. Pacing your activity can help you sustain a relatively normal and consistent energy level. Patients often feel guilty if they slow their pace and therefore rest only when they are not feeling well or are very tired. This forced rest period can last a few days and patients then try to "catch up" and accomplish all they were unable to do during the time they were resting.
The cycle of high activity and prolonged rest periods can interfere with managing of the disease process and, with some autoimmune diseases, create a need for more medication to control the constitutional symptoms that accompany those illnesses. By learning to spread out your work load, you will be able to accomplish as much while feeling better both physically and emotionally.
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You can expect to have a variety of emotional responses. Typically, newly diagnosed patients feel the "anger, denial, bargaining, depression and acceptance" cycle identified by Kubler-Ross as a response to coping with a significant loss and major life changes. You may feel isolated from others and experience fear of the unknown future.
Her er det anbefalt videre lesning av forskjellige bøker.Sitat:
Chronic illness often has so many ups and downs that it can be emotionally draining. How you handle this emotional roller coaster is very important and personal. Some of the techniques may involve: trying to keep up a normal life-style, pacing yourself and your activities, using relaxation techniques, covering up your pain, and joining support groups. You must find out what works best for you. Understanding that your emotional state, and trying to cope, can be fatiguing in themselves is a step in the right direction.
Vel, det finnes mange steder på nettet om autoimmunitet og plagene som antistoffer kan frembringe, men dette er en svært saklig sidevink11
