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in reply to: Feel lucky despite having Graves #1071954

I feel the same way, I personally didn’t have any major health issues until now, but my family has many, MS, ALS and Parkinson’s just on my mom’s side. When this diagnosis came I was relieved (not that I won’t get anything else) but thinking that this would be easy to fix.
After doing Thyroid ablation on March 12th, I feel worse than ever. I am hoping it’s just going hypo, because, this is crazy! My husband and children are suffering, I try to keep it together for strangers, although road rage has crossed my mind. The endo wasn’t sure that I wouldn’t need another treatment and the NP in his office was shocked by my test numbers…I see the endo again on May 5th, but this has been a long road. My husband wishes I wouldve had it surgically removed, my moods are bad, my female system is messed up royally, I never know what is going to set me off into anger or tears. Have you all had the same experience? my only comfort is that with my moods and all that the one dose may have actually worked. What can I do to make this easier or better at all? For myself, my husband and my 3 children….It heartbreaking to be so screwy and not be able to control it at all….Thanks….

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in reply to: I don’t know what to do?? Please..need advice. #1073108

My dr suggested RAI when he saw me the first time. He doesn’t like continued use of methimazole because it can cause side effects at any time, even though I haven’t had any yet. I am scheduled for RAI this Thursday. Let me tell you Hypo is way easier to treat than Hyper, I have now had both. The synthroid for hypo works much faster than RAI or methimazole for hyper/Graves. I don’t want to keep having scans and extensive problems for the rest of my life. I just want to feel normal again. My resting heartrate was 100, my blood pressure was 133/82, tremors, confusion, easily irritated, hot all the time, I can’t deal with these things anymore, I have a family and a farm full of critters to take care of. JMO, get rid of the thyroid and take the synthroid, it’s way easier. Take care!

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in reply to: New here, have lots of questions #1074151

I am new to Grave’s disease also. I went through bloodwork, then the uptake and scan. It’s about 3 times as what it should be. I am a 34 yr old stay at home mom of 3. We have a small farm with critters (including a horse and pony) that I take care of. Well, I was, until every time I would clean a stall, I thought I was going to pass out from my heart rate. I am currently on 10mg of methimazole 2 times a day. I just started it on Monday, so no response yet. I am trying to be positive about it, but I really feel out of control most of the time, physically, mentally and emotionally. It’s very hard to make your family understand how crazy you feel, between the shakes, the heart rate at 100+ sitting still and the exhaustion. Is there something I should make my husband, especially, read or something? He knows what’s wrong, but I don’t think he really gets it. I am so glad, like the other newcomer, sorry unless I write something down, I can’t remember it, so I dont know the name, that I found this support group. I am an active person, so it’s frustrating to not be able to do everything you want to, I am glad I found people in the same boat.
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