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in reply to: Teenagers with graves disease? #1063630

It helped me immensely to research about GD online as much as possible. I’ve probably read over 40 articles (Mayo Clinic is a great source too, by the way) on GD and hyperthyroidism.

Also, if you are experiencing ANY symptoms of Graves Disease, go to the doctor soon and ask for blood work up for hyperthyroidism (including the hormones for Graves Disease and other forms). If the doctor will NOT give you blood work up, GO TO ANOTHER DOCTOR. I prolonged my treatment by 4 (horrid) months because my pediatrician would not give me blood workup. Like all diseases, the longer you wait without treatment, the worse GD gets.

So, now I’m in a much worse condition than I was in the beginning of March. I’m considerably more anxious and my pulse is 30 bpm higher. I am getting radiation therapy on July 11 (one week from now) I’m sooo happy to finally put an end to this!! I know it will be painful, but it is DEFINITELY worth doing for my life in the long-run.

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in reply to: Teenagers with graves disease? #1063629

MeganD, I am happy for you that the radiation cured you!! That’s a huge step, and hopefully the new medicine will wok well. I am 15 and got diagnosed with Graves a few weeks ago in the middle of June. My pulse is usully 115-120, but now I’m on Atenolol heart medication that lowers my pulse. Nevertheless, my doctor still insisted that I do not exercise except for light walking. I used to really like it, but now I cannot exercise. This makes me even more anxious!! The one thing I cannot stand at all is the anxiety. It takes a lot for me to act like a normal/sane person sometimes! I have to do some extreme acting a lot of times to make it seem like I’m ok- when I really want to start jumping up and down and screaming!! In the past I had a naturally calm and type B personality. I gues that’s why I loathe the anxiety so much. My younger sister, who knows what disease I have, calls me mean names every time I randomly start crying. Of course, I’ve never done anything like that before. I am always soooo hungry!!! I have to eat like 2,500 calories a day just to not lose weight!! I lost 10 pounds, which is not good at all for me. My ex-boyfriend made some really mean remarks about it… I told him off though! haha I mean, no one except my immediate family knows that I even have this disease!! When I found this website, it made me feel great that I could have other teenage girls to discuss my disease with.

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