Tricky Thyroid

I have always struggled with my thyroid.  Usually I am hypothyroid, so in January 2008 when I got a panicked call from my gen prac not to take the thyroid she had just given me and immediately take myself to an endocrinologist, I was a bit concerned.  I had somehow become hyperthyroid.
Valentine's Day of 2008, that endocrinologist diagnosed me with Graves' Disease then proceeded to tell me I would not be able to have children.  Worst Valentine's Day ever.  I looked at my sweet Brent and chocking back tears, I told him that I will be fighting this and we decided we would start to try for a baby even though we had originally thought to wait a few more years.
I started doing my own research.  I went to another endocrinologist who told me the same sort of thing.  Yeah, it's Graves' let's remove your thyroid.  By now I am thinking I am going crazy, these doctors are not listening to me.  I was hypothyroid at one time, there is no way it could be Graves'!
In my research, I came across the benefits of acupuncture.  Now I am a huge advocate of alternative medicine.  Instead of prescribing drugs that these drug companies pay doctors to prescribe, why not treat the cause not just a symptom?!
By the time I went to my 3rd endocrinologist the summer of 2008, my thyroid was normal!  Then here comes the kicker: when I told her what doctor's A and B had said, she asked if they had done this basic blood test which determines Graves'.  Well, they didn't.  She was so angry that she wrote them both.
I became pregnant in September of 2008 and my thyroid continued to be normal.  I remember her suspecting Hoshimoto's, but have not been tested for that.  For some reason, you can't be tested while you're pregnant.  We moved a short time after Audrey was born and due to un and under employment, I have not been checked.
Within the last year though, I can tell my thyroid is acting up again.  I can't seem to lose this last 15 lbs. from 2 years ago no matter what I eat or how much I exercise, I am tired all the time, I get chilled easily, I am foggy-brained and can't think well, and pretty much every other symptom of hypothyroidism.
Well, I have finally sucked it up and scheduled an appointment with a holistic doctor on Tuesday.  Her patient forms have got to be the most detailed papers I've ever filled out!  Well, that and Dr. Jimmy the acupuncturist's.  Since she's holistic, she practices acupuncture and other alternative medicines.  I am praying that she can offer me relief.  I've felt like a zombie for far too long.