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in reply to: Share your Success Story! #1183876

Hi there! Just wanted to share my success story which I hope helps you in your journey.

I was diagnosed back in July 2015. My doctor told me that my case was severe and that my chances of remission were very slim. When I was diagnosed I was on the brink of a thyroid storm. I weighed 118 lbs., (down from 130) lost a lot of hair. Didn’t sleep for about a month, had the worst hot flashes, and would find myself sitting in my car at 2 in the morning with the air conditioning in full blast. My heart rate was so fast and uncontrollable, that I honestly felt like I was going to die. Thankfully I did not have TED symptoms.

After I started Methimozole, it took about a couple of weeks to start feeling a bit normal again. I did not have a pleasant reaction, as the medicine caused me to feel extremely itchy, but it went away after a couple of weeks, and splitting the dose also helped as well. By December, I was totally within range and opted for RAI in January.

This was a very tough decision for me, but I felt like it was the right choice for me. On January 5th, it’ll be one year since RAI and I’m totally within all my ranges!

I exercise, do yoga, teach meditation, and regained my muscular build. The recovery was slow, but I did it! I did not gain weight, have no TED symptoms and I feel stronger than I ever did before!

I thank Graves for teaching me a very important lesson, and that’s not to take ANYTHING FOR GRANTED! Although it was a difficult one, I would not change this journey for anything. It made me so much stronger and appreciative of the little things in life! Because of it I became a yoga teacher and I’m now pursuing a more spiritual path.

I wish all of you much luck and success. Just be patient. This too shall pass. To quote my favorite author, “And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through. . . you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm is all about.” – Haruki Murakami

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in reply to: Sub clinical hypothyroidism post RAI #1184604

Thank you! I will look into the gel you mentioned. I spoke with my nurse today and they will not be increasing my dosage, but will retest in 6 weeks. I’m going to speak with the Doctor as this concerns me.

The only thing that has changed since my last test result is that I’ve been taking the pill and going back to sleep. I’m not sure if lying down has affected the absorption. I’m also starting to take Maca Root and would love to hear of this has helped others who are hypo post TT or RAI.

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