[Anonymous December 30, 1996 at 10:51 pm Post count: 93172]

#1057490

I hate to bring this up again, but here goes.

I know that the protocol for Graves’ Disease seems to be medication
and/or the RAI treatment. I have read many, many posts from those
of you who are at various stages of treatment. Is there nothing that
can be done about the ANTIBODIES which are attacking our thyroid glands?

I read an article somewhere on the internet which said that removing
or destroying the thyroid gland for GD treatment is sort of like
removing the doorbell because it’s annoying, when actually someone is
ringing it to tell us our home is on fire. My endo told me today that
he expects that during the next couple of weeks he will order RAI.
He’s about to order the destruction of my “doorbell.” May I have
your thoughts on this? This whole thing seems backwards to me.

Rosemary

[Anonymous December 31, 1996 at 8:46 am Post count: 93172]

#1166111

Did you hit the mark on that one.
I wanted to fight for my thyorid. But without the right information or
Doctors with more knowledge. I gave up the ship :{
I like to say after having GD for almost 18 yrs, I only wish I would have
found something like this BB – THANK YOU ONLINE and GD group –
I know there are a lot of people that are OK after treatment but some
are not!!

[Anonymous December 31, 1996 at 12:23 pm Post count: 93172]

#1166112

Rosemary, I don’t know how severe your symptoms are, but don’t let your
doctor pressure you into doing something you’re not sure of. I’ve had
graves disease for 4 years now and have considered radiation the entire
time. I haven’t been able to decide what to do but what I do know for
sure is I can’t go back on my decision if I do decide to have the
treatment. Think carefully.

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