Graves diagnosis
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A couple of weeks ago I posted in hyperthyroidism about my weight gain. I had yet to meet the endocrinologist then. I have now met her twice, ran antibodies tests and a thyroid uptake scan. All of these confirmed autoimmune Graves' disease, I have just been told today.
I am still coming to terms with the information received today and found online... I will start Carbimazole in the next couple of days.
I am not sure what to expect from now, but I do need to feel better, my heart rate is crazy, the tremors are debilitating and I just don't have power to do half of what I could 3 months ago, despite feeling high all the time.
I have received fantastic support here, I am really glad and thankful.
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Karmaway rita87269
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Hey Rita, hang on in there! I was the same! Please msg me if you'd like to chat! I'm slowly feeling better now and didn't realise how ill I was! 😷
madge1979 rita87269
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Welcome back Rita ...
It's not the end ofthe world .. remember I told you how bad I was ... and now I'm Euthyroid !
Won't be long till you are too !
Mx🌹
Samy3 madge1979
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Hi madge1979 I'm euthyroid too now but my antibodies are slightly high doctor said normal range is 0.50 and mines are 55 funny thing is I'm getting pain on my other side of neck now and I'm not on any medication they will repeat the antibodies blood test in April again ...don t know what to do ?Thanks .....samy
madge1979 Samy3
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Hi Sammy ... so glad you have had success and now Euthyroid too..
from memory I still have antibodies .. think ... mid thirties ....GP and Endo...
cant even be bothered talking about antibodies ... I've been told Oh once you have them you'll always have them a,
I prefer to think if you take care if your immune system you can get rid of them ..ll what do they know .. and it's NOT THEIR BODIES..🙀
....I'm Now going to add every other day
into my supplements ... L Carnitine ... I'm hoping that will make a difference ... but I'm giving it a shot anyway ..I did use that sparingly whilst on Carbimazole...... I say sparingly , because it is quite powerful and it works
well if taken properly .... Linda is great at this ..as she has not only become Euthyroid but has had great success with her antibodies .... she'll be
along here soon .. I just know it !
im sorry about the neck pain.. could it just be muscular ... how about
magnesium oil... rubbed in gently ...also do you take magnesium supplement .. Magnesium Glycinate is what I use and tolerate it well..
and make my own magnesium oil.. probably better and stronger than
the kind purchased online .. and it works great ! for any pain , discomfort or
muscular aches .. if you haven't used it before try it now .. it's NOT an old
wives tale .. I make it for family and friends.
Best of Luck Sammy ..try some gentle massage and mag. oil on yr neck and see if it makes a difference .. if not tell GP and he'll retest you.... hopefully.
luv Mx🌹
Samy3 madge1979
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Hi Madge thank u so much for ur reply I haven't added .magnesium yet but I think I should give it a try and like u and Linda said as well l carntine should be added too worst thing is my eyesight which is getting worse I will start taking selenium and magnesium and will update u if it does make difference to me thank u so much. Luv samy
linda187 Samy3
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Samy3 linda187
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Hi Linda thanks for your reply my eyes r not bulge either they become dry too and then feel like burning eyes and I get really blurry vision I been seen by the Opthalmologist but not not the thyroid eye specialist and I do use hycosan eye drops my eyes got better when I was taking carbimazole since endo stopped it slowly they have become worse don't know what to do?thanks samy
linda187 Samy3
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Samy3 linda187
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Karmaway Samy3
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Samy3 Karmaway
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linda187 rita87269
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patricia10593 rita87269
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I just had my thyroid removed 5 days ago and immediately got my energy back . I couldn't stay awake 2 hours without a nap . I decided on removal because I had a goiter started and slight buldging of my eye started and this way it stopped all that . I got hives when they started me on the carbimozole and the next drug we tried tasted hideous and all day but now after surgery I have a new drug.
rita87269 patricia10593
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Thank you for sharing your experience!
madge1979 patricia10593
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Hi Patricia
when you say .. now after surgery .. you have a new drug
... do you mean Thyroxine ... and Not another drug like Carbimazole
hope you're feeling fine after your surgery ...
plug mx🌹