It has only been five months since my most recent diagnosis of autoimmunity. I have made significant progress. I am no longer pre-diabetic. My most recent blood work showed normal ranges of cholesterol, triglycerides, and the C-Reactive Protein is .080! I truly believe my medical provider could not believe it. She wants to retest in three months. That’s okay! I am planning to maintain the new lifestyle I have established in the past 4 months.
It takes intention, commitment and focus. I was also quite busy researching, learning and implementing new habits.
Consistency may be an issue.
Since I know it is difficult to maintain a new healthy lifestyle, I plan to write about it and hopefully you may be interested it this special project. Let me know what you would like to read about and share below in the comments section about your current challenges in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
My husband is a guru when it comes to creating an excel spreadsheet in the field of accounting. Most importantly, he tracks his health journey in a detailed excel spreadsheet. I have always been impressed by his color-coded, health history in an excel spreadsheet. When hubby visits a new medical specialist, he prints his medical history in a colorful way and there he goes!
Since I have been tracking my health history closely in the past six months and learning quite a bit about autoimmunity in Masterclasses and Web courses. I finally decided to create an excel spreadsheet, a “comparison analysis” of bloodwork results.
“Where was I when I started this journey? Where am I today?“
I thank God for encouraging my heart to follow my hubby’s footsteps by using an excel spreadsheet. The first comparison I looked for was the two Hashimoto markers.
I was quite excited about the thyroid peroxidase (Hashimoto marker) dropping 36 points. I remember saying to myself, “I’m doing something right and it is paying off” (e.g., no gluten, no soy, no dairy, no corn and no grains in my daily meals.) However, I soon realized that the thyroglobulin antibodies had increased two points! I was truly concerned and made a mental note of it so I could ask the medical provider in my next consult.
At the end of January 2025, I had my usual 15 minutes, medical consultation with a new nurse practitioner who is competent and knowledgeable, yet she was obviously in a rushed to be in her next consult. When I brought the issue to her attention, she took the time to review previous bloodwork and immediately recommended an ultrasound. I figure it would be a good idea since Hashimoto destroys the thyroid overtime. So, I went ahead and quickly made the appointment so I could get the baseline data.
To my surprise, two days later the nurse practitioner called and left a message. She encouraged me to consult with an endocrinologist since there was a nodule greater than 2 cm on the right side of my thyroid.
The exact size of my nodule is 2.8X2.5X2.5.
I am very thankful for keeping track of my health journey in an excel spreadsheet today!
Rhythms 4 Wellness 