Thank you for your response. He does take his meds the same time every morning, on an empty stomach too. Thank you for explaining about how not having the hormone levels fully adjusted is what really causes the off balance. I now have some hope that he can return to himself again. I didn’t even think about the fact that his body is probably still healing. When he was diagnosed a year ago, it was only because he was having what we thought was a reaction to antibiotics used to treat a sinus infection. He wouldn’t even had gone to the ER but his face was swollen and his heart was racing too. He had rapid weight loss about two years prior to his diagnosis. He had cut his thumb. We didn’t have insurance so he used his mom’s first aid kit when he probably needed stitches. Even before that he had started to get vitiligo on his hands and elbows too. He also had tremors, a racing heart rate too, even bulging eyes but it never occurred to us that he had graves. Family members thought he was on drugs. He had to get his heart shocked back into rhythm as well which was awfully scary in itself before starting the RI treatment. His mom and grandmother have low thyroids and a history of other autoimmune diseases as well. We now realize that the stress (my husband was in construction and we experienced many personal losses when the market plummeted) and maybe the cut thumb triggered the graves but we are not entirely sure.
I just hope his smile returns more consistently, his desire for life, his passion for me returns. I have seen some growth lately and am excited by these baby steps. Thanks again for your support.
