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NORTHCOUNTY
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About Me
I MOVED OUT TO CALIFORNIA 7 YEARS AGO FROM THE EAST COAST. I TAUGHT AUTISTIC CHILDREN FOR YEARS AND GOT INTO SALES 3 YEARS AGO. I HAVE TWO LITTLE PUPPIES THAT ARE EVERYTHING TO ME. GRAVES IS THE ONE AND ONLY THING THAT IS HOLDING ME BACK FROM HAVING AN ABSOLUTELY PERFECT LIFE. I WANT TO BEAT IT!!!!
I MOVED OUT TO CALIFORNIA 7 YEARS AGO FROM THE EAST COAST. I TAUGHT AUTISTIC CHILDREN FOR YEARS AND GOT INTO SALES 3 YEARS AGO. I HAVE TWO LITTLE PUPPIES THAT ARE EVERYTHING TO ME. GRAVES IS THE ONE AND ONLY THING THAT IS HOLDING ME BACK FROM HAVING AN ABSOLUTELY PERFECT LIFE. I WANT TO BEAT IT!!!!
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EXCERCISE, HEALTH, ART, BEACH, LEARNING TO GOLF :-)
EXCERCISE, HEALTH, ART, BEACH, LEARNING TO GOLF :-)
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Hugs xxxxxxxxxxxx Stay positive...there are other meds besides synthroid.
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hey i hope ur day is going good. i love north county! i wonna move there!
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I hope it helps!! Being ill is such a drag, isn't it?? I hope we all get better, and can put all this behind us forever. Love, Heather
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Hi North! I hope you feel better, soon! I'm so sorry about your new symptoms. I get really bad dry eye, too, and it is miserable! Have you tried hypermellose gel? I don't even bother with drops anymore, because they just evaporate away. The gels and ointments seem to work much better for me. I hope you feel better, soon! Love, Heather
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Hope you feel a bit better everyday! Kelly
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Close Graves' Disease
I AM VERY INTERESTED IN STAYING HEALTHY, WORKING OUT AND I LOVE TO LEARN ABOUT NEW HERBS AND THINGS THAT I CAN ADD TO OR TAKE AWAY FROM MY DIET EAT TO HELP MY GRAVES.I WAS DIAGNOSED ALMOST 4 YEARS AGO AFTER A FEW YEARS OF SUFFERING FROM IT. IT IS A SERIOUS BATTLE AT TIMES. I ENJOY ALL MY GOOD DAYS TO THEIR FULLEST BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL END.
Treatments
- Methimazole Not Working
- I WAS SO TIERED, I GAINED A TON OF WEIGHT AND FELT DEPRESSED.
- Radioactive Iodine Working / Worked
- IT DID HELP BUT THAT IS NOT SO SAY THAT I DO NOT STILL STRUGGLE WITH THE UPS AND DOWNS. I HAVE GAINED ABOUT 20 POUNDS AND FEEL VERY LETHARGIC. BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE SHAKES, SWEATING, HEART RACING, ETC NEARLY AS MUCH. I DO WISH I FELT BETTER MORE OF THE TIME THOUGH
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
- BIG TIME important for those suffering with Graves. It helps me tremendously with my anxiety, sadness, and weight gain. Excersise has always made me feel so happy, energetic, and motivated. Graves can never take that away from me!!
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
- Next to excersise this is the most important to me. i eat lots of organic and whole foods. I take many vitamins as well - but these will do u no good if u do not eat as well!! Acai, green tea, wheat grass, jamba juice, green machine, black beans, spinach, ginko biloba shots, lots and lots of water, and chocolate (just beacause) - these are the main stays of my diet. It is so true that if you eat good wholesome foods your body will repay you ten fold :-)
- Positive Thinking Working / Worked
- Always try your best to be positive. Just for the fact that I will not always succeed I must at least always try so my odds are better each time :-) I surround myself with happy people, real people, people that make me laugh, and those who I can cry with. Most people are wonderful if you give them a chance so I try to stay away from the few that are sadly negative and unhappy - they can be like poison to your life. I appreciate all the days that I am well because I know they can end .
