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...
So saw the surgeon he seemed very nice. He shoved something down my nose to check my cords ..HE explained all the down sides of surgery and all the up sides. He said that they put a beeper monitor on ur vocal cords that beeps if you daer to even get close to them. I asked him about laparscopy (sp?) surgery and he said he jst went to a conference at harvard and the most reknown thyroid surgeon (who regins from italy) said that there is my damage done by laparscopic surgery for the thyroid than regular. The surgeon says it will be minally invasive and there will be one long stitch from the inside ( he is also a plastic surgeon) If I can quit smoking this week he wants to do it on March 12 if I am willing. He jst wants me to see another endo that works out of the hospital he does and he will call my endo but he wants a endo there after the surgery and my endo doesnt work there. He said it will be much more easier to handle after surgery I will have a scar between 1 and 1- 1/2 inches. He will put me on beta blockers for 10 days before and lugols iodine solution. He preforms 3 thyroid removals a week so as for experience he has it. He was recommended to me by my mothers neurosurgeon who did her brain anyerium surgurey and my grandmothers brain cancer surgery ( his own daughter had her thyroid removed by him) So I have to try and quit smoking b/c i think i may be ready to get this thyroid out now. He did say in my case it was a good idea due to the fact i go hypo on a low dose of atds. He also said that it will be easier to keep me eurothyroid on replacments. My levels jst have to be good he said and right now they arent bad so back to my endo on March 12 and to His endo on March 4
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Hi all! This is for those of you that have or have had the same neurologist for 4 years or more. I have been with mine now since 2009. He is one of the best movement disorder secialists in the midwest. I know he is extremely busy on the lecture circuit now and in fact not taking new patients there is a huge waiting list for him. BUT.... I feel like my visits are not what they use to be. He...
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
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Pat
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Brans Very sad but my endo is listed as one of NJ's top docs but than again most his patients have had their thyroid destroyed or removed and are on replacements most endos like to render us hypo to make us safe patients and not a liabilty patient when we are hyper w/ a thyroid. This surgeon did say down the line that RAI has been known to cause probs. he was reffered to me by the Neurosurgeon whom did my grandmothers brain cancer surgery ( and its the same neurosurg that said he wouldnt rule the rai out as the cause of my grandmothers cancer) he also removed the nerousurgeons daughters thyroid. So i dont think he is a quack surgeon. THe neurosurgeon that referred him to me also did the surgery on my moms 4 brain anyeriums ( all cherry bombs) and its the same neruosurgeon whom looked at the findings on my mri cysts and he never ever even sent me a bill he has talked to me via phone after seein my cysts and knowin my fams head history of cancer and anyeriums. the neurosurgeon that reffered me to this surgeon literally saved my moms life with her cheery bomb brain anyeriums b/c i remember i was 17 at the time and he said he was goin to do everything in his power to save her and it was a 50/50 chance of survival for my mom but he knew that she would make it b/c the year b4 he said my grandmother w/ her brain cancer was such a fighter and she had outlived what the doc had expected after her surgery. This nureosurg in my eyes that reffered me is a GOD