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bransnana 
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About Me
bransnana
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About Me
I love to clean, love my 3 grandsons, and another grandchild on the way from my other daughter. Happily married 34 years to a guy that keeps me laughing through it all!
I love to clean, love my 3 grandsons, and another grandchild on the way from my other daughter. Happily married 34 years to a guy that keeps me laughing through it all!
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Interests
I love buying makeup and the newest anti aging creams! I knew I'd be like this when I got older, cause all my life it was "you look so young!" so I would like to keep it that way for as loooong as I can! LOL!! I'm not too keen about the outdoors, that's my hubby's department. I never planted a flower in my life, but do pretty good with house plants...I guess I'm more of an indoorsy type?
I love buying makeup and the newest anti aging creams! I knew I'd be like this when I got older, cause
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Recent Activity
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2 discussion posts, 2 hugs received, 1 hug given, 1 journal comment
Tuesday
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bransnana wrote a discussion post in the Graves' Disease support group: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MMZTCASS!! 7:44pm
Her birthday is Wednesday(tomorrow) let's all give her "for she's a jolly good fellow!" She's…
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bransnana commented on trying2smile’s journal entry New Labs 10/8/09 3:47pm
Hey jules how are you, still alternating between 1.25 and 2.5? Your labs are getting better since June…
November 1
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bransnana gave mmztcass flowers 9:58pm
You are ALWAYS patient and kind, if you're not, someone did something wrong!!…
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bransnana wrote a discussion post in the Graves' Disease support group: for those aspartame sensitive 1:04pm
Hi guys! Something weird just happened to me. I only chew Spry gum, as aspartame makes me feel very wired…
October 30
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Thanks so much for commenting on my journal :)
I really need to talk w/ the endo b/c if i keep reducing the t4 is gona raise when i really want the t3 raising ..Besides Selenium what can a do? I go back to the endo on friday ...SO anything i could tell him would be greatly apperciated. I feel good but am notcing some changes in mental state hair and skin
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Thanks...you're great. :-)
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Awww....!!! You're welcome, but thank you especially for listening...! :-)
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I am so happy to see you here Bransnana!!!!
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Thank you for your hug and messages. I wish you good health and to be pain free.
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Support Groups
Close Graves' Disease
Was diagnosed about 3 years ago with Graves(t-3 toxicosis) have been on meds for a little over 2 years Have been hypo and back to hyper(almost) My doc loves to go mostly by tsh which in Graves is not right... I'm thinking of switching endos, .I did leave my endo and am being seen by my gp for now as I have been stable for a long time. I do have questions about my antibodies though so made an appointment with a lady endo who is supposed to be open minded and compassionate.
Treatments
- Methimazole Working / Worked
- I have had a pretty good experience, some side effects from the meds like maybe nerve/muscle pain at the beginning but much better now that my levels are so stable.I never was as sick as some have described when they were hyper, I had a rapid heart rate and fast hard pulse at times, this was my worse symptom. Also the insomnia wasn't that great either.
Close Hyperthyroidism
Hi! I'm a 54 year old woman with Graves disease. I have been on MMi for about 2 years and my numbers have been pretty stable for quite awhile. I am happily married and have two daughters and 3 grandsons ages 4, 1, and my youngest daughter has a 6 month old. I keep busy with them, my part time job and my house stuff. I feel pretty good and don't really have symptoms of hyper anymore.
Treatments
- Methimazole Working / Worked
- The meds worked pretty fast for me and I went a little hypo last year,but I still felt okay. I've been on them over 2 years. I now see my own primary doc for it. I have had a very mild case of it and was only put on 2.5 mgs which brought everything under control for about 7 or 8 months. Then I stopped it for side effects(pain in neck and shoulder) and my tsh went too low for my endo's liking and he put me on 5 mgs a day. I am now on 2.5
Open Hypothyroidism
I was originally diagnosed with Graves in 06 but also have high antibodies that are seen with Hashi's. I have been put on a lower and lower dose of methimazole, an anti thyroid med as my tsh has shot up to 14 in December of this past year, which is unusual for Graves as we usually have suppressed tsh from the tsi antibodies. I have a new endo appointment in April as my GP doesn't really have answers for me or what to do as far as my meds.
Treatments
- Tapazole Working / Worked
- I have been made mostly hypo by the meds but dont feel bad although have joint pain from being hypo. I am on a miniscule dose now of only 1.25 because my tsh went up to high on 2.5. I think I have both Graves and Hashis? My anti tpos and anti tg are high.
