Officially Diagnosed

today my doctor finally confirmed that I have hashimotos, and not just hypothyroidism. i was diagnosed with hypothyroidism at 15, with “unknown antibodies”, that weren’t high enough to qualify a hashimotos diagnosis. last year when i got my bloods back, my dr told me that the number of antibodies (300) weren’t high enough to be hashis, but that we’ll keep monitoring it. so i shrugged and went okay whatever. fast forward to today i asked my current dr what number would qualify me as hashimotos and she gave me the most perplexed look and basically said “you have hashimotos”.

i can’t help but feel immense satisfaction and vindication over this diagnosis. it’s been looming over my head for almost 10 years as a “one day you’ll get this thing” and preparing for the day my life fully turns upside down. but my life was already upside down, so while i’m bummed that i have this disorder, i’m honestly thrilled to have answers. just wanted to share here. thank you for reading