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Hey there. I’m so sorry you had a bad day! I was diagnosed with advanced Graves Disease in 2000. I was also given two years to live. Then I was told that I would be sick the rest of my life. After RAI and 24 weeks of medication, my thyroid was 100% destroyed. I was a sluggish, cranky, depressed, sobbing mess…and the more I listened to people, the worse I felt. People can be so careless with words…so I’ve decided that it is best for me to just keep my illness to myself…the only people I talk about it with are family, close friends, and others with thyroid-related illnesses. And my doctor, of course
I’ve been on Levo for 12 years and I feel GREAT. I take 275 mcg every day and see my doctor every three months. I used to think about Graves Disease 24 hours a day. But now I hardly ever do.
As far as Synthroid/Levo causing other horrible illnesses…I used to worry myself sick over it. But if you look up most prescription medications, you’ll find horror stories stating that they all cause scary side-effects and terrible illnesses. As a matter of fact, if you Google any product + “cancer” I’m pretty sure something will pop up!
Please, please, feel better…and please let me know if I can be of any help!
