[berniece6537]

in reply to: Anyone else dealing with nausea? #1072005

Hi There
I actually dealt with alot of Nausea after my RAI treatment. It lasted nearly a year, I had my RAI done in Feb 2008,
and I remember telling my friends that I was still on my boat ride when they would ask me how things were going with my treatment. Honestly it’s really hard to tell what is causing the Nausea because everyone is different and Graves has many different stages. I felt every one of them. My Nausea eventually stopped and my thyroid levels are now normal but as I recall when I became hypo the Nausea still remained…..so what am I saying here….well…It WILL GET BETTER!!!!
Hard to read I know but it is truth. I still need 10 hours of sleep and I can’t run like I used to but I look back on all those mornings and nights vomiting and being in so much pain that I had to stay in bed and I can say that mentally I’m stronger because of having to ahve perservered through graves and all it’s up’s and downs.
I now have a whole new problem on my hands that begun as soon as I got the news that my thyroid levels were within a normal range. I may have a tumor in my pancreus and am scheduled for tests and scans next week. Part of me is stronger and prepared for whatever they may find or not find because as I said to my doctor "If I can get through Thyroid disease then I am gonna fight to get through any thing else life throws at me"…I want to encourage you all to do the same. Stay positive and on those days when you spend most of your time sick find something to laugh about to keep your mind encouraged.

I pray that this helps
Your not alone

[berniece6537]

in reply to: 3rd time diagnosis #1073776

Hey There,
I had The RAI done last February and I would not have it any other way. My life before the procedure felt like a tornado!!! I was on PTU, Blood pressure Meds, Beta Blockers, not getting any sleep as I developed Insomnia because of all the stress I was under. My life went from being normal one day to upside down when my eyes began to swell shut, months later and many tests later I discovered that I was extremly Hyperthyroid and had Graves eye disease.I was hospitalized for a week due to an illness and my thyroid levels shot up sooo fast that the doctors wanted me to consider surgery or the RAI. Either way they suggested that I make a descision sooner than later due to my body’s response to the Ptu. Between my eye issues and my Heart palpitations I just could not function at work, or at home. I decided to have the treatment done because I was a walking talking pharmacy and my thyroid levels fluctuated constatly even while trying to adjust to the PTU. My endo and I have a great relationship and now a year later yes, I’m still riding the thyroid rollercoaster as I am now Hypothyroid and not adjusting well to the synthroid…but I will say this much, sitting in a room full of people and feeling tired achy and at times nauseus is sooo more worth it than those palpitations. I know that either way RAI OR NOT my life would need to go through major adjustments, taking care of my body, listening to it’s needs and resting, have now become my new focus. I think that whatever descision you make do it with an understanding that Throid Disease IS manageble. I am more aware and sympathetic to those who are Ill around me. Though I look at my twin brother and think now why me??? and not you???? I believe that it is going to be what I make it. Best of luck to you on whatever road you choose.

Berniece

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