just started on synthroid...
June 1, 2009 3:46pm
well my latest labs clearly show me going into to HYPO after my RAI that was done on April 27th.
T3 - 210 (230-420) T4free - 0.85 (0.71-1.85) …
lomo2surf
1:13pm, July 9, 2009
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About Me
lomo2surf
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About Me
I am in the Miltiary and married and have a child on the way in July. I was diagnosed with Graves back in October 2006 and have had two RAI treatments. First treatment didn't work and just finished the second treatment.
I am in the Miltiary and married and have a child on the way in July. I was diagnosed with Graves back in October 2006 and have had two RAI treatments. First treatment didn't work and just finished the second treatment.
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I like to workout (when i am allowed to), I love riding my motorcycle cause it what keeps me from going crazy LOL. And I love spending time with my wife.
I like to workout (when i am allowed to), I love riding my motorcycle cause it what keeps me from going
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lab results from Friday
May 18, 2009 8:42am
I just called my Nurse to get my lab results from Friday. My T3 is still not in but so far so good
tsh 2.1 (.5-5.0), t4 .96 …
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Nothing New...
May 8, 2009 8:02am
Well, haven't been on in a few days - kind of been hetic settling back down in the house. Trying to get the baby stuff going and sooner or later …
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Nothing special today
May 5, 2009 9:24pm
Well, nothing really happened today - my throat is sore thats about it.
We went and got my wife a new car used car. She is very happy with …
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Able to start running!
May 4, 2009 9:29pm
Today I went to go see my Primary Care provider Dr. Allmond (Captain). Pretty much he looked over my labs and just reassured me everything will be …
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By golly your going to be fine. Just keep monitoring yourself so you know that dose is good all the way in your mind body and soul. I was on .125 for 25yrs and 8 yrs I should have been on .112 cause when your female and when estrogen drops ie menopause its also messes with thyroid. So I sorta envy your genetics as menopause screwed me up but good but am finally getting back to normal. Also listen as when synthroid changed how they made the compound and notified docs and pharmacies world wide will in Wyo the ball was dropped and what was .225 became .125 but since our medical community is useless I went thru part of a pregnancy and finally 6mths later I got into an endo in Mt. And he was pissed so was I as I kept telling them and was even told I had a toxic pregnancy. So even thou your treated and semi cured you do have to depend on these pills for the rest of your life and just keep an eye on your levels forever as things change and as patients we can't depend on the medical community we just have to stay aware and holler when its not right. Ck out you tube on thyroid disease this lady did several video's on the symbolism of GD the writing and video's are so right on as to how one feels with GD. You keep healing and welcome back to the human race. Hugs Mary
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Your getting there so glad your feeling better. It seems anymore your not the only one who is having to have 2 doses of RAI, don't know why they aren't dosing people right. When I took it in 77 they told me they were overdosing on purpose as mine had been so hard to control even on PTU as Tapizole wasn't around then.I'm so glad your feeling better I know when I started synthroid I actually felt like I crawled to the phone and begged for it. Take care Mary
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You have the best attitude of anyone I ever seen on DS. You are going to be fine probable in every thing you do its a honor to have met you. Keep truckin. Mary
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Good to hear things are going better.
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Hi there i am Claire i also have GD and my eyes are really bad at the min.You really look great in your pics.So u have had Gd for more then 3 years now i just wonder how you are felling do u see many changes every day.Hugs Clairex
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Close Graves' Disease
Well, I just got my 2nd does of RAI 30mCi. Previously I had 15mCi but it made my condition worse. When I was first diagnostic they had me on Methimazole but, 6 months afterward they noticed I was very low on white blood cell count. So on April 27 2009 I took another RAI 30mCi and will have to wait until May 7th for my labs to see if my numbers change.
Treatments
- Radioactive Iodine Too Soon to Tell
- The first time I took 15mCi I-131, it made my graves worse. On top of that the my civlian endo assumed I was hypo and placed me on 88mcg of LT4 which made my hyperthoyrism worse. So now with my 2nd dose of RAI, the military believes this should kill it with a 99% chance success rate.
- Tapazole Not Working
- I took this at the start of my treatment and I had a side effect from it that caused my White blood cells to go low.
- Prednisone Too Soon to Tell
- Cant sleep at night but have to take it due to my eyes being effected by the RAI and change into hypo.
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