Rashmi Ramesh, 40, from Mumbai, has been managing Hashimoto’s thyroiditis for nearly two decades. And yet, she continues to experience hair fall and fluctuations in weight. Although she was diagnosed when she was 20, she says symptoms such as puffiness around her eyes and face, lethargy and weight gain had begun when she was about 10.
Staying fit and managing her health require constant attention to sleep, diet and exercise, she says. “It is tough to stay fit. I have to work much harder than someone who doesn’t live with Hashimoto’s.” During pregnancy, she experienced substantial weight gain and water retention, along with puffiness. Managing her condition requires constant vigilance.
