Well I am new here. I was diagnoised with Graves disease at the age of 19. I had just joined the military. I suffer from hyper thyroidism. I have always been 154-160. I run and workout everyday. I had my thyroid gland removed in Novemeber 2006. I aggreed to allow the hospital to send my gland for research to understand the disease better. My doctors are puzzled that even though i take synthryoid my thryoid levels are still very high I had the glad totally removed. I have three year old daughter i gained 40 pounds while pregnat but soon as I had her litterally three weeks later I was back down to my normal size. I have turned this disease into a positive for me. I see it as eating whatever I want and not gaining weight. So I just say when life gives you lemons make lemonade and a lemon pie!! I look forward to meeting everyone and hearing your stories. I am currently in Iraq so any responses are greatly appericated. God Bless!!
