Eczema Going Away

One benefit of the thyroid medication increase is that my eczema is clearing up.  It started on the first day of my double dose of thyroid medication and has been improving steadily since.  My face is completely clearned up.  My daughter thought I needed acne medicine (she said my face looked "gross" - thanks honey!). However, it was eczema but it's gone from my face and chest. I have a little bit left around my waistline where the pants rub but that's a lot better too.

I attributed it to my thyroid medication but I guess it could be because I stopped drinking milk too.  Though, if it was milk, I would think I'd have it all year long and not just in the winter like I do.  My doctor wanted me to stop for two weeks and then drink it again and see how I felt.  I went about four days without drinking milk but then I forgot and had a glass after eating some chocolate.  Boy did it hurt my stomach! 

He said I could have cheese if it didn't hurt my stomach.  Cream cheese had me doubled over with cramps yesterday morning so I guess cream cheese is out.

My doctor asked me why I needed milk, especially since it hurt me.  I told him, "Calcium."  He informed me there were other ways to get calcium, which I knew but some of those ways involve veggies I don't like.  Guess that means I'll be adding a calcium pill to my daily pill regimen (I take about 8-10 pills a day now between thyroid meds and supplements...I feel positively ancient).

I guess this makes me lactose intolerant.  Oh well, what other species drinks the milk of another species?  None that I know of!