[Anonymous November 14, 1996 at 5:52 pm Post count: 93172]

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Hi Linda

90% of graves’ disease patients are “normal” cases and respond well to conventional treatment, allowing people to soon enjoy normal living after a possibly rough period. I think most of us here are in the other 10% that have really gotten whacked by Graves’, so don’t get discouraged by some of the bleak sounding stuff you may read here.

I would urge you to write or call the National Graves Disease Foundation (see the link to the page at the top) for more info.

Bruce

[Anonymous November 14, 1996 at 10:03 pm Post count: 93172]

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I’m a fifth year pharmacy student who is trying to get more information
about Grave’s disease for a 17 year old patient. She does not know what
to expect about how the disease will affect her life in the present and
in the future. She wants me to find out what lifestyle changes she needs
to make, and if the disease will affect her ability to have children or
her ability to live a normal life. Thank you very much for responding to
my message.

[Anonymous November 21, 1996 at 7:12 pm Post count: 93172]

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My daughter was diagnosed with Graves Disease when she was 15 years old. It
had gone undiagnosed for two years and she was extremely sick. I know there
are many of you who understand what she went through better than I do.
She was one of the unusual ones who gained weight instead of losing it.
She also struggled and continues to struggle with feelings of un-
attractiveness. The fact is that her eyes look beautiful again and so
does she. The disease seems to seriosly affect a person’s self image and
I believe only those suffering from it can remind themselves that they are
each special to God and the people who love them. The good news is that
after a tremendous stuggle to regain her health, finish high school, and
to reestablish herself socially, Lisa is now a happy, 19 year old college
student. She can expect to live a long and healthy life and even have a
family some day. After two treatments of radioactive iodine she was able
to be stabalized and put on synthroid. You can overcome this disease.
I watched someone I love deeply suffer and survive. You can too!

[Anonymous November 21, 1996 at 9:12 pm Post count: 93172]

#1167962

why RAi on someone only 16? Why not surgery? Did your doctors tell you
radiation was ok for someone so young? I didn’t think they gave it to children.

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