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...
This might be alittle long so sorry upfront.
I know I need to go give blood but really can't afford to do that right now, I lost my insurance, darnit.
I am having issues all over, my legs feel like lead and if I go to walk straight I don't, really weird. My head feels weird, I can be setting in my chair and shut my eyes and I get a real queasy feeling like I might pass out, I have lumps in my upper arm muscle, the one that pops up when you go to show your muscle ( 1 lump per arm ) I already have Fibrocystic breast disease so I don't know if that is why I am getting lumps in my arms or not, haven't really checked into that just yet, still dealing with graves even though I am in remission for like 6 months now with no meds, fatigue and just no energy to do anything, my husband had a heart attack 2 years ago and you would swear I was the one that did not him, my joints hurt all the time, maybe not all of them at once but at least one hurts all the time. My memory is crap, my concentration is terrible, any hints I know it might be hard since I dont know my levels but any hints would help!!! Thanks so much!!!!!
I know I need to go give blood but really can't afford to do that right now, I lost my insurance, darnit.
I am having issues all over, my legs feel like lead and if I go to walk straight I don't, really weird. My head feels weird, I can be setting in my chair and shut my eyes and I get a real queasy feeling like I might pass out, I have lumps in my upper arm muscle, the one that pops up when you go to show your muscle ( 1 lump per arm ) I already have Fibrocystic breast disease so I don't know if that is why I am getting lumps in my arms or not, haven't really checked into that just yet, still dealing with graves even though I am in remission for like 6 months now with no meds, fatigue and just no energy to do anything, my husband had a heart attack 2 years ago and you would swear I was the one that did not him, my joints hurt all the time, maybe not all of them at once but at least one hurts all the time. My memory is crap, my concentration is terrible, any hints I know it might be hard since I dont know my levels but any hints would help!!! Thanks so much!!!!!
Are you able to use the self lab services in your area such as the healthcheckusa,com or privatemdlabs.com to order your own labs of the Free T3, Free T4, and TSH? These typically cost around plus or minus $80.
Use the code 12345 at healthcheckusa.com for 15% discount. Privatemdlabs.com already takes the discount off from the top.
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