Today I’m getting real, with you. I’m going to share with you a story about a day in my journey with Hashimoto’s. I’m feeling a little vulnerable, but I know each of you will listen to what I tell you and smile. Because you have a similar story.

The week after I went in for my visit that confirmed my Hashimoto diagnosis, I had an experience that was, well it was weird. I woke up one morning experiencing tooth pain in the lower left jaw. If you are familiar with tooth placement relative to a Tooth Organ Meridian Chart you will understand where I’m going with this story.

I woke up in pain. I couldn’t understand how I could be perfectly fine the day before, yet, be in so much pain upon waking. I felt an acute pain in my lower left jaw. The tooth where the pain radiated from was #20. I have a high tolerance for pain and this pain was more than distracting.

I took out the dental floss and started flossing. I thought something must be caught under the gum and was causing the extreme irritation. I flossed without success. The gum was clean. I didn’t stop though, because the pain didn’t stop. I moved the floss around hoping to dislodge the particle of food that was the culprit. Nothing.

I gave up on the floss and turned to peroxide. I brushed my teeth with the peroxide thinking the tooth must be infected. I brushed and gargled, then repeated…many times. The tooth still hurt. Nothing helped. I finally gave up and called the dentist. It must be a cavity, I thought.

Thankfully, the dentist was able to see me later that morning. If it was a cavity, he would take care of it and that would be the end of it. Well, I went in and explained my dilemma. The dentist did an initial exam. When he looked in my mouth, he asked me about the spots under my tong. I was embarrassed to tell him but had no choice. The blisters under my tong were from the peroxide. It burned the inside of my mouth. I was in so much pain that I burned my mouth with peroxide hoping to get rid of an infection that didn’t exist.

The dentist instructed his assistant to x-ray the tooth. When we were done, I sat patiently waiting for his return. What happened next baffled both the dentist and me. There was nothing wrong with the tooth or the gum. He couldn’t explain the pain. I went home in pain and suffered through it for the next few days until it mysteriously disappeared.

It wasn’t until after researching further, Hashimoto’s, that I realized the problem wasn’t the tooth, but my thyroid. If you look at the Tooth Organ Meridian Chart you will see what I saw. The tooth that gave me the trouble is the tooth on the left lower jaw, #20. That tooth is on the thyroid meridian line. Once I saw that, the whole tooth catastrophe made sense.

I share this story with you because I want you to realize you’re not the only one that has or will experience ridiculous situations or instances where you feel helpless, baffled, and frustrated. I want you to know that if you haven’t already experienced a similar situation, you will. And now, when you do you can smile because you’ll know you’re not alone. When you do have that moment, I want to hear about it. I want to help you get through the awkwardness of the unknown. We’re all in this together. I know you’ll get through whatever comes your way in your journey of thyroid health.