[willowbreeze]

in reply to: Graves after 23 years? #1072571

Yes Ski, Since I have medicaid and medicare I am lucky to even have a physician. It is like pulling teeth to get anything done, especially if I am pushing a time element. Mycurrent Dr. thinks that if the test’s are all nomal, everything is okay, and I have proven too many times that I NEVER go according to the guidelines! I am very tired and unhappy about trying to get any significant help.
The Dr’s around here seem to think I am just nuts! (I can assure yiou that I am not!)
Thanks,Ann

[willowbreeze]

in reply to: Graves after 23 years? #1072569

Thank you Ski, I will indeed start a diary. It can be very confusing at this particular time in a woman’s life. Unfortunately, I am on social security disability and medicaid and I can’t find an endo that will acept my insurance in this part of Washington state. This is a constant source of stress for me as I have the same needs as someone with "real insurance". My currant GP won’t even retest my levels since she did them 8 months ago, so, I’m not sure what exactly I should do. Having some problems with high blood pressure, irregular heart beat plus some other rather disquietening issues. I can only hope that I just keep plugging along.
Thank you for the info!
Ann

[willowbreeze]

in reply to: Graves after 23 years? #1072567

Thank you all for the input! I have a good diet and exercise program for handling the "hot flash thing". I currently take .10 synthroid. No Dr. has changed it much all these years. I have found that my system seems to work a little diferently that "noraml" people. It is very frustrating since the Dr.’s say, "well, that’s not what your tests say", good grief, not everything goes according to the books. I have had one very good Dr. who said that I was a Dr.’s dream puzzle. I always tell the truth about symtoms and nothing ever fits the sysmtoms. Can be very frustating for me though!
Again, thanks for all the input and I will look forward to more!
Ann
I misscalculated the time factor. Has been longer that I originally thought !!!!!!!!!!!!

[willowbreeze]

in reply to: RAI Ablation #1072714

Hi there, I am a new member and I think I had this treatment(previously call I-131) 23 years ago. I am now experiencing more hyper type symtoms and I have also hyperparathroidism and had an adenoma removed about 4 years ago. I thought the RAI? lasted forever. Now I"m hot all the time, etc, etc all the usual crudy stuff and I’m feeling pretty bad. I must have a real goofy endocin system! Help!
Ann

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