[Raspberry]

#1179897

maryintx wrote:

My point is that you can have an underlying condition besides Graves but sometimes Doctors that see you repeatedly forget that and see you only as Gravesy- emotional feelings expressed as physical symptoms like when stress brings on nausea.

I’m so glad you were able to finally get the right diagnosis and treatment. I can so relate to this bit you wrote here – I feel like I’ve lost some credibility with my doctors during this whole mess as I’ve broken down crying in front of every one of them – even the docs I didn’t particularly like. It’s embarrassing to have so little emotional control though I’m doing better than I was. It’s hard to you go from being a weepy mess to then demanding proper treatment if you question their decisions.

[karenz516]

#1179898

@Maryintx, I have a cardiologist who I really like and he has me on Pradaxa for the a-fib and Metropolol, 25 mg., if my heart rate goes over 100. I can normally tell right away when I am not feeling well. I keep a journal every day and record my heart rate and blood pressure about 4-5 times a day, at work and at home. I take my journal to the cardiologist so he can see the pattern. Its weird because it happens every 4 or 5 days and the rest of the days it is fine. My blood pressure, thank god, never shoots up, its just usuallly my heart rate. My cardiologist is on top of it and in September I go for another echocardigram so he can take another look to see how my heart is pumping. My husband has a-fib, not thyroid related, and he is Metropolol, 50 mg., twice a day and flecadine. The cardiologist stated that he tries to correct with meds before doing the more invasive cardiac ablation for my husband and I am not to that point yet and hope that I won’t have to be. My endo and cardiologist both think mine is thyroid driven where my husbands is not. ***crossing fingers***.

Karen

[Steph82]

#1179899

I get dizzy/nauseas spells very frequently and often find myself running to the restroom. I have had this for years before my diagnosis and thankfully a lot less frequently since starting medication. I have good days and bad now and it always hits me out of nowhere. I always thought of myself as having anxiety but I’m pretty sure it all stems from my thyroid!

[SueAndHerZoo]

#1179900

Steph82 wrote:

I get dizzy/nauseas spells very frequently and often find myself running to the restroom. I have had this for years before my diagnosis and thankfully a lot less frequently since starting medication. I have good days and bad now and it always hits me out of nowhere. I always thought of myself as having anxiety but I’m pretty sure it all stems from my thyroid!

Well I should be able to let you know if it’s thyroid or anxiety in a month or so… I have chalked it up to anxiety for years but it would be a dream come true if the thyroid removal alleviated those symptoms.

Sue

[Steph82]

#1179901

Before my diagnosis I spent about 9 months on anti-anxiety meds and they did little for my symptoms, I was also diagnosed with IBS. After being diagnosed with Graves it all makes sense!

[Gabe]

#1179902

Interesting. Just occurred to me. I was diagnosed with IBS in my late teens. Struggled with this all my life. Had my TT on 5/31/13 and have not had one single episode of spastic colon or diarrhea (sorry for the graphics!) since the surgery. Coincidence? Could my thyroid have been causing this my entire life?! I swear I’ve been hyper since my teens. Hmmmmmm. Makes me wonder…will be watching this…

Karen

[SueAndHerZoo]

#1179903

Gabe wrote:

Interesting. Just occurred to me. I was diagnosed with IBS in my late teens. Struggled with this all my life. Had my TT on 5/31/13 and have not had one single episode of spastic colon or diarrhea (sorry for the graphics!) since the surgery. Coincidence? Could my thyroid have been causing this my entire life?! I swear I’ve been hyper since my teens. Hmmmmmm. Makes me wonder…will be watching this…

Karen

Hmmmmm…. I was diagnosed with IBS in high school and also have struggled with it all my life. Now they’re calling it colitis and I take corticosteroids daily to keep it under control.

Sure will be interesting to see if I can wean off the colitis meds after my TT. I should mention that I’ve had a goiter for over 25 years. I can’t help but wonder how many medical problems this thyroid has caused me through the decades.
Sue

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