Reason asking is my wife already completed BCT and is already halfway through AIT. She joined the army with a hyperthyroid condition without notifying the recruiter because she was afraid of getting denied. At the moment, it seems to be affecting her quite a bit, from excessive fatigue to actually fainting and going to the emergency room at one point during her training as 68W.
She does not want the time in the Army until now to go to waste by getting discharged for medical reasons. However, Im concerned that it is an issue that should be considered. She has been off medications since joining the Army, and luckily, her thyroid glands are shown as "normal" atm.
Can anyone knowledgable in hyperthyroidism and medical discharge clarify? Thank you.
Thanks Thomas for your answer... I would like to know what she can do at this point? The army doc won't provide her with medications because the condition isn't currently present... but that's the whole point of taking meds, to make the thyroid gland normal. I'm afraid her hyperthyroid condition will resurface without the meds, yet she's caught in a dilemma of facing discharge and getting medical support or staying in the Army with health problems that continue to strain her.
She does not want the time in the Army until now to go to waste by getting discharged for medical reasons. However, Im concerned that it is an issue that should be considered. She has been off medications since joining the Army, and luckily, her thyroid glands are shown as "normal" atm.
Can anyone knowledgable in hyperthyroidism and medical discharge clarify? Thank you.
Thanks Thomas for your answer... I would like to know what she can do at this point? The army doc won't provide her with medications because the condition isn't currently present... but that's the whole point of taking meds, to make the thyroid gland normal. I'm afraid her hyperthyroid condition will resurface without the meds, yet she's caught in a dilemma of facing discharge and getting medical support or staying in the Army with health problems that continue to strain her.