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  • VEGASGAL
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    February 23, 2009 at 3:16 pm
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    in reply to: Hereditary? #1073456

    I was recently diagnosed with Graves, and my mom got it about 15 years ago. She is 70 now and I am 48. I haven’t received treatment yet because it is early in the game.

    VEGASGAL
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    February 23, 2009 at 3:14 pm
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    in reply to: HOW BAD IS IT BASED ON TESTS? #1073595

    Well back from the Doctor’s on Friday. He said I wasn’t a candiate for long term medication and I needed RAI due to my levels being 4 times too high. I didn’t really care for this doctor. He was 5 patients deep in the waiting room and gave me about 10 minutes if that. He said my thyroid was swollen twice the size it is supposed to be. He did put me on anti-thyroid medicine for a month to get my levels down before RAI in 4 weeks. I of course and going to a different doctor to get a second opinion on 3/3/09. He did say that long term use of anti-thyroid medicine longer than 18 months was dangerous and not enough studies have been done. Anyone ever heard this before? Got any advice on treatment?

    VEGASGAL
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    February 20, 2009 at 5:13 pm
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    in reply to: HOW BAD IS IT BASED ON TESTS? #1073594

    Thanks Ski, very sound advice. Off to the Drs. in a little while. I will let you know how it turns out.

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