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in reply to: Diet Support #1063716

Well the exciting thing is that the blood work came back normal and the endo wants to take me off methimazole!

optimist – what specific anti-inflammatory supplements are you taking? I’m just curious.

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in reply to: Diet Support #1063710

Well, I’ve just returned from a visit with a new endo at Dartmouth Hitchcock and it turns out that going as hypo as I went in August should have been a red flag for my last endo since I was on such a low dose of methimazole and my levels dropped so much and so quickly (from just June to August). We are waiting on lab results to confirm, but I most likely have Grave’s AND Hashimoto’s. She indicated that this was good news (I’m still trying to wrap my head around why). Based on my situation, she feels I will be able to come off the ATDs and not necessarily have to have ablation or surgery in the near future. She had some concerns about the nausea and vertigo I’ve had for the past month, but thinks it is separate from the thyroid stuff…(she rattled off a number of possibilities including Celliac disease and Addison’s disease – UGH!). There is also a remote possibility that it was simply an episode of thyroiditis triggered by some sort of virus…So I thought I had a definitive diagnosis in June, but this is not actually the case!

I’m a little concerned that my first endo did not give me the iodine uptake test to confirm graves that is apparently standard diagnostic practice…I’m also feeling dismayed and a little outraged that the first endo did not seem to be concerned that I had gone hypo and that she simply lowered my dosage of methimazole. Overall, this has been a long and frustrating journey, but I am starting to feel like I am on the right path, which is encouraging.

There is SO much information to process, it’s a bit overwhelming.

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in reply to: Diet Support #1063706

Wow! Thanks, everyone!

There’s a number of folks out there advocating the no dairy thing- there’s a doctor associated with the livestrong organization who advocates for a paleolithic diet, which excludes dairy among other things, and I’ve read elsewhere about folks having good results with that particular diet plan (I’ve also read a lot from those who think it’s a horrible nutritional theory). Another source was Graves Disease: A practical guide by Elaine Moore. I think the advice you all have given sounds completely reasonable and a little more healthy and balanced ” title=”Smile” /> I’ve always been a conscious eater and am a huge advocate of organic and local foods; I think that impulse to make sure I’m eating right has been kicked into overdrive since my diagnosis!

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