Leap Day! (I was leaping along... *leap. leap. leap.*)

Look at me! I get to write about the leap day this year. I feel special :)

So, at approximately 2pm on the 29th, I got three of the most goodest newses ever, and I thought I would share them with you.

One:

I went to a new endocrinologist (hormone specialist) that day.

Maybe I should start with a bit of background. (And I'm sorry cause this will probably be incredibly boring for most of you).

So my thyroid is broken. It thinks I'm sick, and therefore it is sending my thyroid a bunch of antibodies. Having extra antibodies, though, hurts my thyroid and scars it. Because of the scars, I can't produce as much T4 hormone which is a problem because it is used in a little bit of everything. Sometimes, the disease also makes it so people can't convert that T4 into its usable form of T3.

Kay, so I went to my last endo when I was diagnosed, and she put me on synthetic T4s. It worked alright for a while, but then it stopped working and I went back to being completely exhausted and stuff. Through doing research, I found out that often, the reason for that is because we, thyroid patients, need T3 supplements as well, but most doctors don't acknowledge that as long as your T4 number is good.

I did some MORE research to find a doctor in Victoria who would put me on Natural Desiccated Thyroid (NDT). It's thyroid from a pig and has T4s and T3s and other hormones that the thyroid produces in it. A lot of people do better on NDTs than synthetic T3/T4, but in the medical world, a lot of doctors are wary of it (even though, I found out, they used to only use NDT to treat thyroid patients.. so.. )

Anyway. I found that doctor. I went to the appointment and told him I wanted to try NDT because the T4s were not doing it for me and, just like that, he put me on them, which is amazing by the way. It's harder than it should be to be allowed to try NDT.

So that was part one super exciting news on the 29th.

Two:

While I was in my appointment, I got a missed call from an unknown number and a message. It was Paladin Security calling to do a phone interview. After the appointment, I called them back, went through the interview, and then they scheduled me for a real interview! That interview was today. It went well. I was told at the end of the interview that as long as my references check out, he would love to give me a job. So yay!

Two main reasons why that was so exciting:
1. They pay for me to get my security license! I was sour about having to pay to do the course because I am SURE I have already learned all the information in my three years of schooling in Justice programs. But whatever.... apparently not.
2. I can use it to finish my degree! I'm doing an applied degree which means my fourth year of schooling has to be completed while I do full time work or volunteering in the field, and security qualifies for a job in the field. So that's super awesome!

Three:

While in the appointment, I ALSO got a text from my roommate asking if he'd told me that he has a cat (which he did not) that is coming with his girlfriend next week (on the 11th)! A CAT, GUYS!!! I GET A TEMPORARY PET CAT!!! I AM SO EXCITED!!!!! He for sure did not tell me before that had a cat, but he was happy that my reaction was positive. Man. So basically I'm accepting it as his birthday present to me. Haha. Not that he had to get me a gift. But.. Now he's covered anyway. (YAY!! KITTY!!!!!!!! I'M SO FREAKING EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Anyway, that was my leap day. Pretty successful overall, I'd say. I hope everyone else's extra day this year was all they'd ever hoped and dreamed.