[Anonymous January 21, 1998 at 6:29 am Post count: 93172]

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Hi. I was diagnosed with Graves a year ago September 1996. I’ve been on several courses of tapazole which so far have not put me into remission. I have some questions based on things which have been shared on the BB. What is ADT? If RAI is done, is there any long-term impact on the salivary glands. Someone mentioned having to suck on candy to get the juices flowing after RAI. In mid stream, I’ve had a change in endos. The new one seems to base her recommendations largely on statistics. I’m concerned about what she actually knows about Graves and will be talking to her more tomorrow. She is strongly recommending RAI because of the potential liver side-effects of Tapazole. Thanks for your help!

[Anonymous January 21, 1998 at 7:45 am Post count: 93172]

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I’m not sure about ADT. Could you be referring to ATDs? That is a short-hand way of referring to AntiThyroid Drugs, like PTU and methimazole.

Bobbi

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