[tootired]

#1058658

Hi, I could really use some help. I’m a stay at home mother of 3 in a very unsupportive marriage, no car and with untreated Graves disease. The reason I have not been treating it is b/c my Endo is an hour away and I have no way of getting to him. The Methimizole breaks me out and I can’t afford RAI. I was diagonosed 2 years ago, but they think I’ve had it for longer…I wasnt tested until symptoms became severe. I don’t know what to do, but I can tell this thing is killing me. My husband thinks its all in my head and that If I changed my attitude I would be better. My symptoms are…hair falls out in clumps, I have dry eyes, fits of rage and crying spells, extreme fatigue, (flu like) night sweats (where clothes are soaked) & then reg. hot flashes. sometimes my skin will turn bright red in a localized area and then will bruise afterwards. I get milaria bumps. I am always out of breath…my weight is up and down…Im very nervous…I jump at everything and I can barely write at times..I can’t remember anything, numbness in legs and arms, my hands and feet are always clammy and sometimes when I wake up my skin is so oily as if I put tanning oil on or something. I really just don’t know what to do. I know I need to get better and want to get better, but I just don’t know what to do.

[Bobbi]

#1169211

It is very difficult to make appropriate decisions while we are hyperthyroid, so it is very important that you find someone that you can talk with about your situation. Do you have a minister? A parent? A cousin? A best friend? You need medical help, and you need to find someone to get you to that help since your husband is unsupportive. You need to get to a doctor. You do not necessarily need an endo — the endo might be the best bet, but a GP or internist is totally qualified to prescribe the treatments as well. What you must not do is spend more time hyperthyroid. This is not your husband’s decision, by the way. You are an adult, you know you are ill, and you need a doctor to help you get well again. Now you just need to find a way to get to that doctor, even if it means taking a bus or a cab. Your children need you to be healthy, too. I realize that it may not be as easy as I’ve stated things, but it very much IS that important to you.

Wishing you good luck.

[DeaKai]

#1169212

I empathize with your situation having had 3 young ones at one time with a thyroid nodule and the harmones going crazy. Logic is difficult when you have a thryoid issue. I had no clue that I had a thryoid problem or what to do about it for the longest time.I’m not diagnosed with GD yet but I’ve been working on it for the last 24 years so keep the faith in pursuing treatment. It’s amazing how much trouble one little gland can cause and it makes your mind slow and unable to move forward. Keep telling yourself that your attitude will change for the better once you get treatment for your thryoid. Remember a little prayer works too with proactiveness in getting to the Doctor. Hang on to hope and keep reaching out, you’ll find a way!
D.K.

[MikeLSU]

#1169213

Tootired, as a guy, prior to actually getting this damned disease myself I could have easily written this off as "in your head" without any obvious physiscal symptoms. Sorry, we men are genetically a–holes. You know that rage feeling you get every now and then? Wait until the kids are not around and let it loose on your husband by letting him kmow he is a f$&?ing a–hole and then go see the closest general practioner and get your hormone levels tested and treated ASAP. Your decision making skills are currently likely very poor. Go see the doctor ASAP.

You have got to get treatment. GD is medically manageable but dangerous if left untreated. Please go see a doctor today!

Mike

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