This is just a little testimony of something amazing that God did for me. Okay, so as a lot of you know, I've had hyperthyroidism/Grave's Disease since early 2011, and have had to be on and off medication since then. When I got pregnant with Cyrus, I had my thyroid levels monitored, and they improved to the point of getting to go completely off medicine and be considered in remission. This pregnancy happens and I get my labs done, and my levels are again showing signs of hyperthryoidism, so I was put on a different, "safer", anti-thyroid drug for a few weeks and then sent to endocrinology once it was showing that my levels were still off. My appointment was yesterday with a new endocrinologist, and I was insanely nervous because I wanted to voice that I did not want to be on medicine while pregnant. The anti-thyroid drugs have so many side effects, for both mother and baby, and I had already taken myself off the PTU drug a week ago because of some pretty rough side effects. So, I am nervous that the doctor is going to push that I switch to the other anti-thyroid drug that is recommended during the rest of the pregnancy and what I'll say/what he'll say.
Important side-note: Two days ago, Nick came into our room before I woke up and said that he felt like the Lord told him to pray for me right then for healing in my thyroid and that I would be healed. After we prayed, I just kind of stayed awake for a few minutes (and this next part might be weird to some of yall, haha), and I don't know if it was a dream or what, but I could see two thyroid glands: the first that I saw was healthy and normal-sized, and the second was enlarged and unhealthy- which was my thyroid. Since 2011, every nurse/doctor that has felt of my thyroid has remarked on how enlarged it was. But in this dream, the enlarged thyroid vanished, and all I could see was the healthy one. And so I thought, "Alright, Lord. You just showed me my healthy, healed thyroid. So when I go to the endocrinologist, he is going to feel of my thryoid and say that it feels completely normal and that I don't need to be on medication."
Last part (I promise). We go to the appointment on the 22nd. The doctor is incredible (His name is Dr. Larry K. Cantley, if you need an endocrinologist in NC...I super recommend him)- I am serious, probably one of the best I have ever met with. He tells me that my levels are not high enough to have me on any medication, and that we would just keep a check on my levels to be safe...but he thought I would go my whole pregnancy without any medication. Prayer 1 straight up answered. And then, the big thing happened. He gave me a cup of water and watched me swallow, and then he felt of my thyroid gland as I swallowed. At this point, everyone usually gets a concerned look and says, "You know your thyroid is pretty enlarged, right? We need to keep a check on it." And in my head I am like, "Okay, Jesus. I know that you've healed me." And after he felt of my neck, he said that my thyroid felt completely normal, and if there was any enlargement at all, it was so slight he wouldn't even worry with it. Um, come on, Jesus?! This thing has been huge at least since 2011, and now it's normal? After just about 1 month prior, my midwife felt of it and said how enlarged it felt. Jesus! So, I left that office almost in tears with how great God is. And He was like, "See? Why do you worry so much? You know I have your back."
And I just got an email that my thyroid labs that he took at the appointment were in. And they are all COMPLETELY NORMAL! And my liver function that was elevated because of the medication I was on is also normal now, from 47 to down to 12! They were all abnormal not even a month ago (my last labs were 3/8)! The Lord is incredible!!
So, I just wanted to tell you guys about how rad the Lord is and what a crazy awesome thing he did for me, and that He can and wants to do the same for you. He loves us all so much.
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