[catstuart7]

#1059006

Any of you remember that song? Even though my Graves was only discovered a month ago, I suspect there’s been abnormal thyroid activity for years, maybe even eight or nine. Now that I know what full-on hyper symptoms look like I can look back and see I did have a few flares of those symptoms years ago and my docs instead ignored it, said it was stress, sent me to cardiologists.

So I’m wondering do any of you think you were affected for years before your official diagnosis?

[genuinruby]

#1171510

I was actually relieved to discover that I had actually been ill for most of my life, rather than just crazy. I can remember having anxiety, as a preschool child. I can remember eating meals that a grown man would have envied, and was still a skinny stick of a child. So, yes, it was there. I don’t believe I ever had a real lab test untill I was 30.

I was a little angry for awhile, I felt cheated out of having a normal life. Now, I choose to apply the optomistic angle to how I view things. I may never be thin again, but, I can think clearly, and my list goes on and on. No matter, what thing, whether real or imagined, that I can’t change now, I will find “something” that is “better” so that I feel better about the toll this has taken on my life. LIFE after treatment, for me, is so much better.

[catstuart7]

#1171511

I like your sig genuineruby. Just dancing right now… It’s encouraging to see that you feel things are really better on the other side of treatment. I’ve read so many discouraging stories nice to hear it can get better. So you believe Graves affected you in preschool, wow that is early! I know that my mother had a flare of Graves before became pregnant with me so I was likely affected by those conditions and I was a pretty anxious kid. I do feel lucky for the most part that I haven’t had the angry kind of Graves, mostly anxiety and brain fog.

[Harpy]

#1171512

Regarding periodic (undiagnosed) hyper, yes my partner, like you say when we look back on these times, not only in terms of behaviour, but also weight loss episodes and she was constantly drinking ice water (or coke), her mood swings at times were absolutely polar and I just put it down to her being more Womanly than other women, so extreme PMS, oh also sunglasses, all the time. One time we were off for a drive, rounded the corner, she frantically searched for her sunnies, then snatched mine off my face and put them on to get relief, I looked across at her a couple of seconds later, she looked like an insect, one pair on her eyes and the other above her forehead.
When I mentioned to the Endo that I was sure she had numerous hyper episodes in her history, Endo said, no way never, you only get it then get worse unless you get treatment.
Strangely though now, her PMS is almost unnoticible, doesn’t need sunnies 24/7, no ice water required, now has to work for weight loss, etc, etc,
So Yeah, I believe most individuals have had recurring bouts in their history.

[catstuart7]

#1171513

Interesting Harpy, so desperately needing sunglasses and ice water is a sign? I like the idea of claiming I’m just more womanly though

[Darcy43]

#1171514

Now that I look back at my life, I guess I have had the symptoms for a while also. I was always extremely hyper, anxious and freezing cold all the time. I thought it was just due to severe stress (even as a child, which is pretty sad – but if you read my post about Cruella DeVill (mother) that raised me you would understand ) so I thought it was “normal.”

Who knew. I am just glad to be diagnosed and treating it. I am really trying to do my best so the symptoms are calmed down. I take my medicine, I try to breathe and I pray a lot.

This board is very helpful.

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