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Yeah, I got down to 110. I hadn't been 110 since I was 14 years old. Oh, my gosh. Like, you know, my eyes bulged. Yep. Like, at one point I thought I wanted surgery just to get them back to normal. But, you know, they've gone down. And so I had to have radioactive iodine treatments.
Yeah, I got down to 110. I hadn't been 110 since I was 14 years old. Oh, my gosh. Like, you know, my eyes bulged. Yep. Like, at one point I thought I wanted surgery just to get them back to normal. But, you know, they've gone down. And so I had to have radioactive iodine treatments.
And one didn't work for me, I had to have three, which is super rare. And so now I'm hypo, which means I don't create enough of the hormone. I have very slow metabolism, which tired, brain fog, it can affect your memory, your joints. I was cold all the time, anemic, so all these things. But once I did that cleanse and started eating vegan, I was just like, I haven't felt this good in a long time.
And one didn't work for me, I had to have three, which is super rare. And so now I'm hypo, which means I don't create enough of the hormone. I have very slow metabolism, which tired, brain fog, it can affect your memory, your joints. I was cold all the time, anemic, so all these things. But once I did that cleanse and started eating vegan, I was just like, I haven't felt this good in a long time.
You have to trust and listen. You have to listen to your body. Yes. Yeah. It's crazy. I knew something was right just from the weight loss. I threw up one day. I never get sick. But I went to three, four doctors and they all were like, nothing's wrong with you. Nothing's wrong with you. I woke up one day and my eyes were bulging and my brother looked at me. He was like, why your throat so big?
You have to trust and listen. You have to listen to your body. Yes. Yeah. It's crazy. I knew something was right just from the weight loss. I threw up one day. I never get sick. But I went to three, four doctors and they all were like, nothing's wrong with you. Nothing's wrong with you. I woke up one day and my eyes were bulging and my brother looked at me. He was like, why your throat so big?
And I was developing a small goiter. And my brother was the one that was like... Wow. You got a quarter. And that's how they figured out what was wrong with me.
And I was developing a small goiter. And my brother was the one that was like... Wow. You got a quarter. And that's how they figured out what was wrong with me.
Yeah. I mean, he was looking at reading a joke for sure. Yeah, right.
Yeah. I mean, he was looking at reading a joke for sure. Yeah, right.
But no, he called it out. Yeah, but you...
But no, he called it out. Yeah, but you...
you know, like our healthcare system, especially with black people. That's why you said they sent four people. It was like, oh, you're fine. You're fine. Nothing wrong with you. Like, you know, I guess we superhuman out this face. That's what they think. So yeah, we have to listen to our body and demand and go back and go back. Like I watched my mom deal with that for almost 20 years. Wow.
you know, like our healthcare system, especially with black people. That's why you said they sent four people. It was like, oh, you're fine. You're fine. Nothing wrong with you. Like, you know, I guess we superhuman out this face. That's what they think. So yeah, we have to listen to our body and demand and go back and go back. Like I watched my mom deal with that for almost 20 years. Wow.
And I look back and I tell her all the time, like, I wish that we were more supportive of how you were feeling and what you were going through. Because doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor would be like, no, the doctor said nothing's wrong. And she's like, no, something's wrong. So yeah, it was a good reminder.
And I look back and I tell her all the time, like, I wish that we were more supportive of how you were feeling and what you were going through. Because doctor, doctor, doctor, doctor would be like, no, the doctor said nothing's wrong. And she's like, no, something's wrong. So yeah, it was a good reminder.
I wanted to grow in that way. I wanted to have a better connection with my fans. Sometimes in our process of like, yo, why aren't I more well received? And it's always a self... I try to be self-reflective with it and not project it out on other people. And it was like, okay, maybe you make it too hard for people to... break down your lyrics, because you're so lyrical.
I wanted to grow in that way. I wanted to have a better connection with my fans. Sometimes in our process of like, yo, why aren't I more well received? And it's always a self... I try to be self-reflective with it and not project it out on other people. And it was like, okay, maybe you make it too hard for people to... break down your lyrics, because you're so lyrical.