Finally getting to it

So I finally got the go-ahead from my doctor to start my low-iodine diet and stop taking my cytomel. I will do this for approximately 3 weeks or until my TSH level is adequate. I'll be at the lab once a week until my level is where it needs to be. However, as much as I've been waiting to get all this crap over with I'm going to wait until the 15th to start because my husbands' birthday is coming up and so is my friend Anna's wedding. I do not want to be on the LID during those times. I went on the diet for a week a couple of weeks ago to practice and also to see if it made any difference in my iodine levels for my 24 hr. urine test. I don't trust those tests now because before when I did the 24 hr. urine test without changing my diet my levels were actually lower! The doctor didn't really know what to make of that. The recipes were actually pretty good, unfortunately I'm kind of a picky eater and so I'll be eating the same thing quite a bit. I made my own peanut butter, salsa, italian dressing, tomato sauce, and breads. I didn't dislike anything I tried but it was a lot of work. I'll be prepping everything I can ahead of time since I'll be hypothyroid this time around and likely be even more exhausted than I already am. I feel bad about not blogging more often but I really am tired ALL the time and I've been out of town 2 of the last 4 weekends. Owen just went back to preschool so that might give me a little more time but who knows how I'll use that time. I've also been a little depressed lately but my Endo says it's probably due to the same reasons as the fatigue which is that cytomel is only T3 hormone whereas a normal thyroid makes both T3 & T4. I can't get the synthetic T4 until my radiation therapy is completed. So that's about all for now.