I have Graves Disease...

[vr4chick]

Ha ha, pain in the neck anyway.

[Roybatty]

I have it also. It's no big deal eventually you level out and you are taking synthroid daily, like a vitamin. Hyperthyroidism is worse on your system. I remember having a hard time one night after doing the iodine pill but otherwise you will recover.

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[vr4chick]

I have it also. It's no big deal eventually you level out and you are taking synthroid daily, like a vitamin. Hyperthyroidism is worse on your system. I remember having a hard time one night after doing the iodine pill but otherwise you will recover.

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Living 15 months with it before treatment has been hell

[Roybatty]

I am only aware of a handful of people in my social circles that have it. The commonalities of Hyperthyroidism I am aware of are all from the high metabloism/heart rate:
The jitters. I had trouble holding a cup of coffee steady.
Heat, its always too hot.
Weight loss.
On edge...I jumped down some peoples throat for no good reason.
Weird rash. Had some strange rash on my leg, biopsy revealed the Graves disease.

They don't know what causes it; but at least it can be dealt with and its not life threatening, but whenever you hear Graves....people always think the worst.

Go ahead and schedule the therapy and get it taken care of. You will be okay =)

[j2k4]

Living 15 months with it before treatment has been hell

Nowhere to go but up then, Linda.

You should be feeling much better soon.

[vr4chick]

I am only aware of a handful of people in my social circles that have it. The commonalities of Hyperthyroidism I am aware of are all from the high metabloism/heart rate:
The jitters. I had trouble holding a cup of coffee steady.
Heat, its always too hot.
Weight loss.
On edge...I jumped down some peoples throat for no good reason.
Weird rash. Had some strange rash on my leg, biopsy revealed the Graves disease.

They don't know what causes it; but at least it can be dealt with and its not life threatening, but whenever you hear Graves....people always think the worst.

Go ahead and schedule the therapy and get it taken care of. You will be okay =)

The rash thing is called cystic acne but its not as it sounds. I'm currently undergoing treatment for the rash. Dr isn't sure exactly how to get rid of it...apparently it can be quit expensive

It can also cause mental disorders

[vr4chick]

Nowhere to go but up then, Linda.

You should be feeling much better soon.

Its just hard knowing you will be pill dependent for the rest of your life.

[Roybatty]

The rash thing is called cystic acne but its not as it sounds. I'm currently undergoing treatment for the rash. Dr isn't sure exactly how to get rid of it...apparently it can be quit expensive

It can also cause mental disorders

Its just hard knowing you will be pill dependent for the rest of your life.

I never got a full diagnosis on the rash; it was on my lower leg...but went away after the radio iodine treatment. I want to believe your docs have it together; in my case I got sent to an endocrinologist specialist right away. I didn't have the goiter, but iirc all should subside after treatment. If your doc is
spinning wheels on your skin ...makes me think you need to dump him and go see a specialist.

A couple other noteworthy issues i didn't mention: eyes are affected...mine bulged some and it seems to have subsided, but not back to the way it was...probably going on 4 years now. Once your treatment is completed...your thyroid no longer hyper...you will have a low metabolism...yes if you are not careful...as my 5 year old would say...you become mr/ms fatty pants! But as stated, its all manageable. One little -they are literally small- pill a day is easy. People take daily vitamins, allergy pills, birth control, etc. Get to the gym and do cardio on a regular basis, use eye drops, hug your loved ones =)

As u know...there are much worse things out there.

[vr4chick]

I never got a full diagnosis on the rash; it was on my lower leg...but went away after the radio iodine treatment. I want to believe your docs have it together; in my case I got sent to an endocrinologist specialist right away. I didn't have the goiter, but iirc all should subside after treatment. If your doc is
spinning wheels on your skin ...makes me think you need to dump him and go see a specialist.

A couple other noteworthy issues i didn't mention: eyes are affected...mine bulged some and it seems to have subsided, but not back to the way it was...probably going on 4 years now. Once your treatment is completed...your thyroid no longer hyper...you will have a low metabolism...yes if you are not careful...as my 5 year old would say...you become mr/ms fatty pants! But as stated, its all manageable. One little -they are literally small- pill a day is easy. People take daily vitamins, allergy pills, birth control, etc. Get to the gym and do cardio on a regular basis, use eye drops, hug your loved ones =)

As u know...there are much worse things out there.

I have the eye bulging. Did they give you a steroid to help it? I want them to go back to normal, even if they have to do surgery

[green-lantern]

It can also cause mental disorders

That explains a lot