Hi gatorgirly,
My 24 year old daughter was just diagnosed with Graves. She just got the iodine uptake results today and it was 83%. She also has lactose intolerance that seems to have gotten much worse lately. I can remember her being lactose sensitive since way before the Graves, but lately it seems to be much worse where within minutes of milk, cheese, yogurt she is running for the bathroom. She is scheduling the Radioactive Iodine to kill off her thyroid gland asap. So I can tell you for sure the RAI didn’t cause the lactose intolerance because she hasn’t had that yet. Probably within the next two weeks.
Can anyone tell me how high 83% is in comparison to other Grave’s sufferers? Does that number alone correlate to how serious or advanced the disease is?
Thanks!!!
