You all know of my health issues, the thyroid disease I have called Hashimotos, well its an auto-immune disease, usually hereditary that can cause a host of problems if not regulated properly. The real trick is to regulate it period! So for the last 2 years I have spent literally 10s of thousands of dollars on Doctors, testing, meds etc just to kind of be a guinea pig. For those that don't know, your thyroid (men & women have these) control how your hormones are dispersed about your body. When you don't have the proper levels of hormones in your body, you're all fucked up. Hashimotos is the slow or non-functioning thyroid (under-active, the other kind is over-active). It effects your moods, weight, energy level, skin, hair, nails, temperature, sleep, etc, etc, etc. So I have been able to combat it all because I refuse to let anything at all hold me down. No matter how extreme the exhaustion is, I get my ass out of bed & live my life the way I want to. So part of having Hashimotos means testing the levels every 3 months to make sure they don't get used to the meds or start reacting differently with my body. So testing came back this Monday, and once again, my levels are very low. So low the doctor again said she was shocked I have not gained 80-100lbs! Well no shit Doc, I workout like 2-3 hours every fucking day!!! LMAO! So I have to readjust my meds again and start new ones just in an attempt to see if they will work, get tested again now in 45 days....hoping for the best, but I have to say, it has me feeling a bit down. I have taken so many different kinds of meds over the last 2 years, it has caused fibroids to grow :o( Which is the main reason I am so down. I am waiting for another 2 months to get a 2nd opinion on what the best course of action is, but I have to have them surgically removed....which means a lot of missed work & working out. Not something I have time for because I am now supporting myself, my mother & helping my siblings.
I AM going to be ok, no doubt about that. Just going through a rough patch! Having the support & love from my fans & friends means the world to me...my family doesn't even care as much as some of you do ;o) You know who you are! I am sharing my story NOT so you guys can feel sorry for me, but hoping that I can help a few people. I had symptoms for almost 10 years & doctors never tested me for the right thing saying I was too young to have hormonal issues-even though thyroid disease runs in my family! Ugh, dumb ass Doctors! I finally, 2 years ago, was diagnosed by a homeopath/MD that tried to treat me all naturally however it was too progressed to work, so now, still battling it but am armed with a WAY better education about the subject, the disease and how to remain healthy.
See guys, there are SO many things we can use to excuse ourselves from living. I was just talking to one of my employees about his wife. They have 2 kids and he is in construction (helps me with my real estate co), they are both pretty over weight and always feel tired (which is mainly from the weight plus having 2 kids lol), come to find out his wife has been in bed for 2 weeks sleeping 8 hours a day PLUS her night time sleep because 'she doesn't feel good', doctors have run all kinds of tests and can't find anything wrong at all. So my employee has been picking up all of her slack plus tending to her needs...however she had no issues getting out of bed to drive to Mc Donalds while he was at work.... Moral here is that you can't let aches & pains or being tired stop you from living. The only thing that stops a winner from winning is not failure, its simply not trying at all! I have an at times debilitating disease, am EXHAUSTED always, have a lot of aches & pains but I work 3-4 jobs, train like an athlete would and still manage to take care of everyone else that depends on me. #NOEXCUSES #JUSTDOIT
Sometimes we need a little nudge, but don't give up on your goals... If you have a little setback, get up-dust yourself off & continue on my friend! Cuz NOone is going to take care of you if you can't take care of yourself.
Alright, enough motivational speaking & whining today lol! Time for Ms Brianna to get back to work delivering sexy content for you to enjoy again & again.... and again!
From this weeks gallery: Dirty Mechanic
I hope you all are staying warm in your parts of the world and if not, fuck it! Life is short, come visit me in sunny Las Vegas! :o)
xxoo,
Brianna
