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in reply to: Have decided on the RAI #1061527

Hey all, wanted 2 give a quick update. So the hospital screwed up and I actually didn’t get the rai done until 20 days after stopping the thyroid meds, got 2 say that was interesting and hard. Anyway, took the rai 6 days ago, so far I’ve only had 2 take 1 beta blocker since, so fingers crossed. Anyway my ends will c me at end of month and 2 c where I am at. Just wanted 2 drop a quick note, ill update later if anyone wants 2 know what’s the what.

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in reply to: Have decided on the RAI #1061524

Thanks for the encouragement and for the advise. I think I will get a bone density test after the RAI, just to be on the safe side. The only contributing factors i have is family history and the hypER Thyroidism, and no i didn’t realize we could have bone loss while in hypER – i thought it was in hyPO…. thanks for that information, I will read up on it more. Right now I am on day three with no meds and honestly I haven’t felt any side affects as of yet … i know it will come, but hopeing that it doesn’t get to bad before I go in.

Thanks again

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in reply to: Graves and Heart Issues #1061672

Hey Trlrunner,

Looks like with the responses, that for each of us it will be different. I used to be very active before Graves got a hold of me, not as much as yourself, but I ran;,worked-out; and I admit my motto was always work hard and play harder. So far I still have energy to walk but not run at all, tried to work slowly back into it, but I couldn’t so I just walk and do light weights when my body allows it. As far as the play harder – well yep my lifestly as it was is at a crawl now, though at this point… I still enjoy a couple of hours out with friends but call it pretty early in the evening which maybe better for my body anyway. The heart just scares me because I have heart disease on both sides of the family so that scared me, but honestly seeing everyone elses response I am starting to feel a bit more relief.

Bobbi, Kimberly – thank you for your responses and helping those of us that need help

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in reply to: Graves and Heart Issues #1061668

Thanks for the the response. Its good to know that we can fluctuate in the disease and its not that unusual. I wish we understood the causes a bit more, but I’ll just keep chugging along; go and see the endo at end of june and maybe try to make an informed decision and not a quick decision just cause my anxiety gets the best of me.

Thanks again.

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