[malia]

in reply to: TED symptoms and temperature #1074086

I wonder about the temp and eye symptoms too – and muscle fatigue for that matter. I am in a SUPER cold climate and the nasty weather seems to be irritating my physical pain symptoms. Any word from the Endo? Thinking I need to live in Hawaii ” title=”Wink” />

[malia]

in reply to: New here, have lots of questions #1074145

Hi All,
I just wanted to say that I SO feel your pain and I was SO glad to see you get such good advice. I think it is easy to get a bit obsessed with the falling-out hair, the weight issues and the bulging eye – we forget that there are such dangerous underlying issues. Treatment is incredibly important.

I also wanted to concur that I’ve had and am having trouble sleeping, I’m crazy emotional and am not handling stress well. It is just the disease, it will get better with treatment and I am so grateful to come here and hear that when I need to.

[malia]

in reply to: Having a really bad day……please help #1075035

Hi All,
I just wanted to say that seeing the full range of emotional reaction to Graves here has been really helpful to me. My first month after the RAI I felt no different, though it was going to be a breeze. Not so much 4 months later, there are the great days and the not so great and I am learning to be OK with that.

That hardest part for me is that I do not have any time off here at my new job and I watch my kiddo in the evenings/week-ends while DH is in school. There is no room for rest and recovery on the bad days, which really gets me down.

I was talking with my husband (studying for his masters in Counseling) and he was under the impression that I would have to have some sort of mental illness diagnosis in order to see a Psy about the emotional effects of Graves – anyone experience this? Something to do with insurance insisting on a diagnosis? Can a endo recommend counseling?

Wishing you all a warm, peaceful day,
Malia

[malia]

in reply to: Newly Diagnosed #1075133

Mom to mom, I’m feeling your pain. I am the breadwinner right now too and just wanna stay home with the kiddo and rest. I feel like she gets me at the end of the day when I am DONE. I’m so sorry about your house, talk about stressful.

How can this be a pre-existing condition if you were just diagnosed? I was pleasantly surprised by the low cost of my generic med, hopefully your will be the same.

[malia]

in reply to: Glad to find you here #1075151

This is so helpful. It IS really great to know others out there getting through all of this. I just walked on the treadmill yesterday and I felt better than I had all day, I think it worked out some of the tension in my body. Also had a much better evening than I had been – not so tired.

Gunna stick to that for a few weeks and then reconsider running. My trainer also has an auto immune disease – so she has me moving the smallest weights out there. My attack has always been to push through pain – guess its just time to rethink all of that.

Thanks!! M

[malia]

in reply to: Glad to find you here #1075146

Thanks guys! I really appreciate the advice – really. Its amazing how someone else saying it gives you permission to breath a little easier. Silly, but true.

I have been trying to stick to a work out schedule (4 days a week – light running &/or weight training) but am having a hard time deciding if it is helping or just further exhausting me. Anyone have some experience with this? Advice?

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