Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Thyroid? More like SIGHroid. (Get it?)

Methimazole tastes NASTY. I'm usually okay with taking medicine and I don't always need water when I'm swallowing pills (I almost never need water to be honest) so I figured that I would be okay doing the same with this anti-thyroid medicine.

It's the most amazing thing. This tiny little pill seems to expand to the exact size of your throat so that you can't get it down. At the same time, it fills your mouth with this horribly bitter flavor. And it's chalky. Also gross. It took me half a bottle of water to exorcise the taste.

I'm supposed to see the doctor again in four weeks to see how my thyroid hormone levels are. I'm also supposed to see the doctor immediately if I wake up feeling feverish and have a sore throat because it potentially means that all the white blood cells have left my body. Cool, huh?

On a side note, THERE IS STILL A MOUSE IN MY APARTMENT. I'm probably going to name him Harold.

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