Viewing 6 posts - 1 through 6 (of 6 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • Anonymous
    Participant
    March 19, 2008 at 10:02 pm
    Post count: 93172
    #1075848

    Oh Claire that is just wonderful news to hear!!!!! KUDOS TO YOU!!!! For me taking short courses of PTU works for me and I stay in remissions long just as long as I don’t sick or run down. I too take omega 3’s and was told the same about my eyes and found out that it is good for overall thyroid health. My Optometrist wont let me wear contacts (i wear glasses) he said at this stage of the game why screw around with my eyes? If i start to wear contacts he said it might trigger thyroid eye disease so he forbids it. I trust him so I dont try to do it behind his back.

    Glad to see that someone else was told about the omega 3 as well.

    Good luck to you and please keep us posted. What a joy to hear!!!

    Anonymous
    Participant
    March 20, 2008 at 12:23 am
    Post count: 93172
    #1020055

    Hi all – Nancy asks in the letter on our home page to please share good news as well as questions and concerns. So, I am writing to share that after 15 months on Tapazole my endo believes that I am on the road to remission and so notated my file. I have been stable on 10 mg for the past 4 months and just this week showed a bit hypo, so am being dropped to 5 mg daily. I know that is no guarantee of a remission but this is truly the most hopeful I have been. Thank you all for being there during my darkest moments thus far. Keep looking up and I promise to keep you posted.

    Also, I am far from a veteran with this disease like so many of you are but just about 6 months ago I started taking 2000 mg a day of omega 3 at my optometrist’s suggestion. I do not have TED but he said fatty acids had been linked to overall eye health. After starting the omega 3, I read that it has also been linked to good thyroid health. Who knows, but thought I would pass that along since the timing was spot on.

    With hopes for a happy Spring to all,
    Claire

    Anonymous
    Participant
    March 20, 2008 at 11:44 am
    Post count: 93172
    #1075849

    Claire, thank you for your good news story, I too also am on the road to remission, finally, I am down to 2.5 ml of Tapazol daily and it took 2 years to achieve that. I hung in there and I am glad. Thank you for the tip on Omega 3 , on my way to the store !!!!! Claudia

    Anonymous
    Participant
    March 20, 2008 at 1:31 pm
    Post count: 93172
    #1075850

    Anytime Claudia!!!

    Anonymous
    Participant
    March 20, 2008 at 1:50 pm
    Post count: 93172
    #1075851

    Thanks to you both!

    Claudia – I am so glad to hear your news! I remember our chats about “hanging in there” at the conference. By the way, I have been taking 1000 mg in the morning and 1000 at night. Hope that helps.

    Anonymous
    Participant
    March 25, 2008 at 10:12 pm
    Post count: 93172
    #1075852

    Thanks for sharing. We all need to hear good news once in a while.
    It is sooooo nice to log on to the board and see a string of posts.
    NAncy nancyngdf@bellsouth.net

  • Author
    Posts
Viewing 6 posts - 1 through 6 (of 6 total)
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.