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 