[April]

in reply to: Should I stop this never-ending cycle with ATDs and do RAI? #1072988

Hi. I see you are having a difficult time deciding on whether to do the ablation. I am 29 years old. I was diagnosed with Graves Disease three years ago. I took ATDs for a year and a half before achieving remission. I started on PTU, but ended up taking Tapazole due to my liver. After a year and a half in remission it has come back. I posted on this website last week for advice about the ablation. I also talked with my endocrinologist, gyn doctor, and a cancer doctor (friend of the family). All of the doctors recommended that i do the ablation and the posts that I received here were very helpful. I want to have kids and that was a big concern for me. I felt confident about the information I received from my doctors and others. I did the ablation today. I will let you know how my experience goes. I wish you the best in finding the treatment that is right for you. -April

[April]

in reply to: Bad Thoughts #1073181

I understand how you feel. I excessively worry about things too. I also seem to over-reactive in situations. Example.. if someone approaches me and I don’t know that they are there, it scares me to death. I feel like my heart is goint to come out of my chest. I guess it is that fight or flight response. I just wanted you to know that you are not alone.

[April]

in reply to: RAI Ablation #1072713

Thanks for all the advice. I feel better about doing the ablation. However, I am becoming rather frustrated with my doctor because they are being slow in scheduling the uptake test. My TSH was less than .001 two weeks ago. She said that she can’t medicate me before having the uptake test done. She also said that an unmedicated thryoid responds better to the ablation. Is there any truth to that? Tomorrow will be a week since my doctor’s visit and I am still waiting on an appointment for the uptake test. Any thoughts?

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