This time my craziness is not my own fault!

So it is not completely out of the realm of possibilities that I would be in a sassy, pissy, ornery mood from time to time. These moods are usually fleeting and do not last longer that a day or so and generally can be eased with a Pepsi and a Peanut Butter cookie.

Anyway, back in 2006 my Dr. told me my thyroid was sluggish and I needed to take thyroid medication ( this is NOT a big deal. A lot of people have low functioning thyroids and take medication to manage it).

A few months ago I was notified that the type of thyroid medication the Dr. had prescribed was no longer available. Again, not a big deal so the pharmacy gives me 2 pills. Synthroid and Cytomel.

Me being the wacko that I am I went and googled cytomel. It is apparently a T3 replacement. Ok cool no biggie.

So the first few months are great! I felt good! Well about 3 weeks ago I did not feel so good. I was having a hard time breathing when I exercised. Now I work out regularly.. yoga, judo, jiu jitsu etc. So I thought my chronic pleurisy was back (MAJOR bummer).

Soon to follow, heart palpitations, extreme sweating, and inability to withstand heat. There for a bit I though I was going through menopause!! I ended up in the ER last week b/c of the chest pain and racing heart. The Dr. could not explain these feelings other than pleurisy. CRAP!!

To top it all off I had gained a few pounds, 10 to be exact... so that did not make this girl ANY happier.

We were leaving for a competition in 4 short days and this meant I would not be competing. I was super bummed. During our trip I was sooo emotional! I actually CRIED at a tournament!! I do not do things like that. I was also like super pissy towards well almost everyone (p.s. I am totally sorry friends for being a biotch). I got home on Sunday night and told my mom about how emotional I had gotten.. she took that as a Que to quickly leave the room in case the grumpy Samiee came out to play.

Yesterday I went to see my amazing Primary care Dr. I was there for a scheduled follow up to the gazillion medications I take. I told him how I was feeling and he said he was almost positive the reason for my erratic behavior was an excess of T3. WHEW!! what a relief.. oh wait what?? too much? So I leave his office run home and google "symptoms of too much T3" This is courtesy of Web MD

"Tell your doctor immediately if any of these unlikely but serious signs of too much thyroid hormone occur: headache, irritability, trouble sleeping, nervousness, increased sweating, heat intolerance, diarrhea, menstrual changes. Seek immediate medical attention if any of these rare but very serious side effects occur: chest pain, trouble breathing with exercise, fast/irregular/pounding heartbeat, swelling of the arms/legs, extreme weakness"

FREAKING fantastic!! and the treatment for this?? lower your dosage. Well that is easy I can do that.... but my poor friends and family have had to endure this wrath! Man.. they must love me to tolerate this. Because wow... I was a MESS!

Things people say.....

So apparently people think I have an accent. I do not know why they say this. I talk and sound just like everyone else.

It is becoming a pet peeve of mine when people mock the way I say things... or when I use a colloquialism they haven't heard before!! Below are some examples of things I say/have said that people mock (bastards)

1) "Squoze"- this is the past tense of the word SQUEEZE. I do not care that the modern day English people say that the correct conjugation of this word is "squeezed". That just sounds STUPID! "I SQUOSE it and nothing came out."

2) "creek"- When I say this word it sounds like "Crick" CREAK is what the floor does when you walk across it. A CREEK (Cr-Ick) is what I played in when I was child. I went through elementary, Jr. High, High school AND college and NO one corrected me. So... suck it.

3) "Snarly"- This is what happens when you have long hair. Some people all it tangled whatever I was taught the proper phrase was, "My hair is snarly." This is what I still say. Also, when your hair has knots in it.... those are SNARLY bugs. Yes I know they are not REAL bugs.

4) " Get your Goat." This is a fave old saying of mine. I remember the day Shawn asked me why I say this... he thought I said it because I actually have a goat and I would be bothered if someone took it. Here is the history of this phrase http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/10/messages/1015.html

5) "Lean on your own breakfast" My parents say this to us when we lean on them. I said it at the studio and everyone looked at me like I was speaking Greek! I looked it up and according to the Dictionary of American Regional English, "Lean on your own breakfast" means: To sit up without leaning on another; to rely on ones self, don't lean on me. Apparently this is a really old fashioned saying but ya it has meaning. So there!

6) "Pants"- Several people have said I say this funny. They say I pronounce it like(PAY-ANTS). I think I sound just like everyone else.

7) Milk- Ok I KNOW I say ME-lk. I dunno why I do this I just do.

There are just a few examples of things I say that people do not understand. It is not MY problem they are so stupid :0)