Graves' Disease Support Group
Graves-Basedow disease is a medical disorder that may manifest several different conditions including hyperthyroidism (over activity of thyroid hormone production), infiltrative exophthalmos (protruberance of one or both eyes and associated problems) and infiltrative dermopathy (a skin condition usually of the lower extremities). This disorder is the most common cause of...
Hi ladies,
Ok after yesterdays post, I have been thinking and wondered what your opinion is regarding exercise and the stress/effects it has...
I posted yesterday with my latest labs and asking what you would change/do differently if anything.
What I am seeking advice on is regards to exercise and the stress that it can place on the body. I purposely lost 100# well before being diagnosed with Graves and have utilized an intense and consistent exercise program. I can say that my food needs to clean up some more as I am not as meticulous as I am sure I should be so that is a work in progress yet the exercise seems to have been my life line and continues to be.
I was diagnosed the end of May 2011 and for that summer I limited exercise to swimming 1 hr a day 5-7 days a week, strength training 2-3 days a week and walking/hiking. No running as I was advised not too...
As levels came into line, I have maintained swimming, bicycling, strength work, various cardio machines. In Dec, I was invited to be on a relay team that will run 200 miles total in a 24 hr period. I will run 3 different times anywhere from 2.5-4.5 miles for a total of 12-15 miles during the period. Running has been added back since last fall with time and distance increasing. Currently that is my focus of 3-4 days per week 2.5-5 miles not at a super fast past but between 11-10 min miles. I am almost 57 yrs old so not out to set a world record. I will be swimming again probably 4 days a week as the pool opens next week, the bike has taken a furlough with the running but hiking season is upon us and we have a couple of major hikes - 10 miles round trip with elevation gain of 5000 feet in 5 miles - the Muir Snowfield at Mt Rainer is our goal.
So all that being said, given that my levels have slightly increased as I increased the meds from.625 mg MMI per day back to 1.25 mg per day. Am I undermining myself with the exercise? I know "life stress" is what got me into this to begin with and I feel I control that pretty well and although life happens, I don't feel out of control. The only stress I can think of besides the exercise is wondering how long my current Dr will allow me to be on low dose MMI....I will have the answer to that question tomorrow when I see him. He has talked about a 2 yr window so of course that has me concerned since I'm at that window.
Thank you for your advice. I am also starting a product as a supplement called RAW nutrition and it seems to have a lot of the veggies, fruits, etc in power form I can add to my smoothies. I wish i was as diligent as JES to make the power smoothie but this seems quicker and has many of the ingredients she uses plus a few more. Any ideas on that? No iodine that I can find or soy.
Thank you again for your help. I am truly considering dropping the relay if you think it will help the healing process. I know it takes time and I just want to give my body every chance to heal.
Take care,
Cindeeh
Ok after yesterdays post, I have been thinking and wondered what your opinion is regarding exercise and the stress/effects it has...
I posted yesterday with my latest labs and asking what you would change/do differently if anything.
What I am seeking advice on is regards to exercise and the stress that it can place on the body. I purposely lost 100# well before being diagnosed with Graves and have utilized an intense and consistent exercise program. I can say that my food needs to clean up some more as I am not as meticulous as I am sure I should be so that is a work in progress yet the exercise seems to have been my life line and continues to be.
I was diagnosed the end of May 2011 and for that summer I limited exercise to swimming 1 hr a day 5-7 days a week, strength training 2-3 days a week and walking/hiking. No running as I was advised not too...
As levels came into line, I have maintained swimming, bicycling, strength work, various cardio machines. In Dec, I was invited to be on a relay team that will run 200 miles total in a 24 hr period. I will run 3 different times anywhere from 2.5-4.5 miles for a total of 12-15 miles during the period. Running has been added back since last fall with time and distance increasing. Currently that is my focus of 3-4 days per week 2.5-5 miles not at a super fast past but between 11-10 min miles. I am almost 57 yrs old so not out to set a world record. I will be swimming again probably 4 days a week as the pool opens next week, the bike has taken a furlough with the running but hiking season is upon us and we have a couple of major hikes - 10 miles round trip with elevation gain of 5000 feet in 5 miles - the Muir Snowfield at Mt Rainer is our goal.
So all that being said, given that my levels have slightly increased as I increased the meds from.625 mg MMI per day back to 1.25 mg per day. Am I undermining myself with the exercise? I know "life stress" is what got me into this to begin with and I feel I control that pretty well and although life happens, I don't feel out of control. The only stress I can think of besides the exercise is wondering how long my current Dr will allow me to be on low dose MMI....I will have the answer to that question tomorrow when I see him. He has talked about a 2 yr window so of course that has me concerned since I'm at that window.
Thank you for your advice. I am also starting a product as a supplement called RAW nutrition and it seems to have a lot of the veggies, fruits, etc in power form I can add to my smoothies. I wish i was as diligent as JES to make the power smoothie but this seems quicker and has many of the ingredients she uses plus a few more. Any ideas on that? No iodine that I can find or soy.
Thank you again for your help. I am truly considering dropping the relay if you think it will help the healing process. I know it takes time and I just want to give my body every chance to heal.
Take care,
Cindeeh
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The only stress I can think of besides the exercise is wondering how long my current Dr will allow me to be on low dose MMI....I will have the answer to that question tomorrow when I see him. He has talked about a 2 yr window so of course that has me concerned since I'm at that window.
This would be a moment in time, no matter what he says, to have him run a TSI and TRab. After all, they are needed to make an intelligent decision right ?
Be sure to get as large a refill as he is willing to give, and buy yourself time to "consider things ".
Guess we'll see if he is more concerned with teaching his students to control costs, or if he is happy to have a GOOD patient with well controlled Graves' moving forward to remission as the body heals. He SHOULD be glad to have you setting an example for them.
later gator,
The only concern I have about using the RAW Nutrition is of the Iodine levels in these. I tend to avoid any products such as these and my holistic doctor tries to get me to take these. I have had to explain to him that some of these aren't great for people with thyroid disease due to the 'stuff' put in them.
My almost 21 y/o son agrees and instead we use fresh raw organic veggies and as low of glycemic organic fruits to blend the things together into smoothies. I have done well on doing things this way instead of supplementing with the things I can't handle.
{{{hugs}}}
Down and back or I would have loved to stay. My youngest son is coming home after being away for training for his new job for a month so have a family "do" later....
I posted my pleasant surprise so maybe, just maybe he will be the one I can work with...starting to trust a little bit more.
Laura,
Thank you for the heads up on the iodine. I've been looking for the info but hadn't found it yet. Guess I need to dig a bit deeper. You are right - fresh and healthy is the best way to go.
I got the clearance to continue training so that was a sigh of relief and like a breath of fresh air.....may be there is hope for this whole thing anyway.....
Thank you all so very very very much!!!
Hugs to you all.