[Pam]

in reply to: New here, but not to Graves #1071255

Hi, Nancy,

Yes, I had the Uptake shortly after being diagnosed with Graves. Later, they scanned (Ultra Sound) my thyroid, and found it had no nodules, it was just swollen.

After reading about "The Calcium Myth" (about all of the problems excessive calcium does to the body), I dropped my dosage of calcium to 630 mg. I am post-menopausal, BTW. I take 400 mg of potassium every day, along with 4000 mg of vit D (I am deficient), 3000 mg vit C, etc. The only thing that I do "forget" to take is the calcium sometimes. I am very worried about taking too much. Other than that, I try my best to see that I am getting everything that my body needs.

No, I don’t usually sweat much anymore. I cannot handle heat.

About an hour ago, my leg started to spasm. I had been lying down, watching TV, and I got up to go to the kitchen. I just couldn’t believe it … I don’t understand what is happening. The palpitations and the spasms are just freaking me out. This all just started. Today, I have begun thinking about surgery, something that was out of the question, until now. My sister recently talked to a surgeon that does lots of thyroidectomies, and he told her that he follows a procedure that goes around the parathyroids, and leaves them intact. Sounds good to me. I just worry about the weight gain, and all the other problems that go along with Hypothyroidism. I just didn’t want to trade Hyper for Hypo.

Thanks for your help,
Pam

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