[Anonymous August 1, 1997 at 1:19 pm Post count: 93172]

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I really messed up on first time post… on name and email addy….. this time it’s right I hope… geezzzzz

[Anonymous August 1, 1997 at 1:33 pm Post count: 93172]

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Welcome Lori,

You have come to the right place. Lots of people here who are/have been
going thru what you are. Feel free to ask questions, complain and kvetch.
This is a great group for that.

Bright Blessings,
Jean C

[Anonymous August 1, 1997 at 5:17 pm Post count: 93172]

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Wow a place where I can complain I hope… I just found out I have Graves’. have only known 2 months..I’m just trying to understand this disease…. sighs I have no idea how long I have had it… the only reason I found out was because I had this eye that seemed to be all puffy and my eye lid wouldnt close to good and my eyes were dry and itchy… so does that mean I have had this disease for a long time???? so much I dont understand. I was reading some of the post on the board… and it’s like wow….. othere ppl are going through the same thing…. I’m not the only one feeling like I do…. I’m really glad I ran across this…. while trying to learn and understand Graves’. I had no idea why I couln’t sleep…. but yet during the day I would fall asleep at the drop of a hat.. why my legs ached all the time…. why I coulnt write… cuz my hands would shake soo bad… why I just felt like crap…I dont even want to leave my home… because of my eye…. am I luck it’s only in one eye??… oh btw I’m hyperthroid if anyone has help or comments please email me…. I will take any help I can get…. it’s like no one understands how I feel…. I dont even know how I feel… What is it like to feel good??? my hair is falling out… my eye looks scary and my husband cant figure out why I dont want to leave the house… oh well guess I have complained enough..

[Anonymous March 26, 1998 at 4:25 pm Post count: 93172]

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Hi. I was diagnosed with hyperthyrodism about a month ago. My doctor is doing additional blood work to determine if it is Grave’s Disease or another type. what I understand is that while they can positively identify Grave’s, they cannot positively cancel it out. What other types of hyperthyroidism are there? Also, she has me on Tapazole until the blood work comes. It is working from what I can tell-I have gained a good portion of the weight I lost back (I lost quite a bit). I’m pretty sure that when the blood results are in (four-six weeks)she will want me to choose a treatment option. Right now I’m considering the radioactive iodine-I believe surgery is too invasive and I understand that the medication may not be permanent. Has anyone had the iodine treatment and then successfully gone through pregnancy and childbirth (with a healthy child, of course!)?

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