Iron update
September 2, 2009 11:29am
My hair has been growing in like crazy since a month on the iron supplements. Feeling like I have more energy as well. I found a new endo …
MandiNB
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About Me
MandiNB
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About Me
I'm 29 years old, married with an almost 2 year old boy. I have now had Graves Disease for 1.5 years, and had a Total Thyroidectomy on July 28, 2008.
I'm 29 years old, married with an almost 2 year old boy. I have now had Graves Disease for 1.5 years, and had a Total Thyroidectomy on July 28, 2008.
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Journal Entry for July 30, 2009
July 30, 2009 8:23am
Just posting my new labs as well, for future reference.
TSH 0.21 (0.4-4.5)FT4 1.4 (0.8-1.8)FT3 338 (230-420)Ferritin 34 (10-154)Iron 52 (50-175)
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ferritin and iron
July 29, 2009 4:20pm
For the past month I've been really tired and my hair has been shedding. My thyroid labs looked great. I insisted my endo start me on …
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just another update 10 months post TT
June 26, 2009 6:07pm
So what's new 10 months later? Ummm, not much. Guess that's a good thing. My labs are still good. Same dose of …
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February 17, 2009 8:55pm
Just checking in. Everything is great. My labs are good...feeling fantastic. Working full time, taking care of a 2 year old and …
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Ray of Sunshine
hi mandi, howre you doing? i hope youre well and still coping with all this,! im feeling pretty good right now which i find strange as ive only been on meds 7 weeks, but as its all new to me i really dont know what to expect so i just hope for the best and that it stays this way,i cant follow your lab results as i dont know what they all mean just yet but i presume and hope for you that they are good? ive just been told that my THL is normal already!! this is a very wierd disease:-) anyway stay well and keep postingxx
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Thanks again for your help! :)
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Pray all is goimg well Aron
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Also keep an eye on your B12 levels another one we use up quidkly. Glad it was only iron Mandi I've used an iron frying pan for years its natural and elemental is the only one that doesn't make me sick. Big Higs Mary
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Close Graves' Disease
I was just dagnosed with hyperthyroidism...most likely graves disease. I'm here to learn more...and get support.
Treatments
- Acupuncture Working / Worked
- taking supplements, whole food vitamins. healing my whole body and immune system.
- PTU Working / Worked
- levels still getting better
Close Parenting Newborns & Infants (0-1)
I have a baby boy, born October 31, 2006. Halloween!
Treatments
- Attachment Parenting Working / Worked
- somewhat attachment
Open Hyperthyroidism
Treatments
- Methimazole Somewhat Helpful
- PTU Working / Worked
- Acupuncture Working / Worked
Open Financial Challenges
never been a big saver...now on one income, after the baby, and I'm going back to college, I should probably learn how.
Open Anxiety
have had mild anxiety my whole life.
Open Stress Management
get too stressed sometimes, would like to learn other ways to deal.
Open Healthy Eating
I've always been on the healthy side, now much more so after being diagnosed with hyperthyroidism.
Treatments
- Physical Exercise Working / Worked
- I'm always active.
