[Ski]

#1067382

As your thyroid is affected, episodes can definitely occur unexpectedly. I’m not sure where the 2-week mark came from ~ I’ve seen people here who’ve said it happened like clockwork at that mark, I’ve heard others who have had different experiences. Pretty much everything about Graves’ is one-by-one, we are all very different, but a ballpark 2-week timeframe seems to be the average we see ~ and to clarify, that is only in those for whom it happens. It never happened to me at all, that I noticed. Again, we’re all very different. As long as you have thyroid tissue that survives, it has the potential to be stimulated by antibodies and unexpected "rushes" of hyper moments can result. I think that’s just about as concrete as we can get.

[enough3]

#1018833

I know I have been posting here here more often..I hope I’m not driving everyone crazy:( Anyway, last night I was so tired and was about to fall asleep..when I suddenly felt my heart just pounding away…it was out of the blue and I tossed and turned for 2 hours. Then took .5mg of Ativan to fall asleep. This morning I’m fine. I did notice that I could feel pulsating in my thyroid. I had to sleep elevated/

I’m a little confused. When I have read the boards on here about dumping…everyone seems to say…2 weeks. WHen I asked my endo about it she said that it will just gradually happen over time….no 2 weeks time mark or anything. Am I experincing a little dumping right now?….and how accurate is the 2 week dumping which everyone seems to follow…where did that idea come from. Research studies?

At any rate, I do feel fine other than the few sporadic episodes.

[SeeSallie]

#1067383

Mine (dumping?) started a week after RAI and then again at two weeks I had a one day episode. Other than this…it has been total opposite of grave’s symptoms except the foggy in brain part. I get tired (a lot!) then get foggy but just for a moment… and it is a different tired than the Hyper (these are similar symptoms, I just happen to feel different since I am more calm again and recover immediately after each episode sa opposed to staying in constant fog with Grave’s). I’m scared I’m going to have recurring dumping because I am not sure yet that my thyroid was killed off (or will be in time). I’m MUCH better though.

The best part though is the calm feeling over me. I was so wound up when hyper. No longer depressed (yay!) and can use my brain again. I’m NOT with energy though so using my brain means staying home and using it…I still can’t get out without needing a long nap.

We aren’t sick of hearing from you. I’m grateful for this board and hearing what everyone is dealing with too.

sallie

[Bobbi]

#1067384

When I was experiencing the heart palpitations, I went into Merck’s Manual to read up on them. They are very scarey. But, apparently, they are typically just a problem of sensation, rather than a problem of heart beat. We are AWARE of the heart beat during "palpitations", even though we normally are not. You might want to go into a book like that and read up on them. It really helped me not to be afraid when I experienced them.

[enough3]

#1067385

Interesting that you said that Bobbi.

When I was at the Dr.’s the other day I asked her what my heart sounded like and if I was having heart palpations. She said that it sounded fine..and my heart moniter (which I use when I get panicky) has been in healthy normal ranges. So, I think that you are right in the sensations thing. It could be that I’m just noticing it beat.

As of today..I still have it a little. More at night. My neck is VERY sore and even sore to touch. AND my ears are ringing like crazy…with like a pressure.

I’m still very early post RAI..so I’m just going to hang in there:)

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