Overactive thyroid, graves - Part 1
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Hello All,
I was diagnosed with over active thyroid 5 months ago. It was found because my pulse was 120 and irregular. Shortly after they found out i had graves disease. i dont have many of the graves symptoms but it does give me an over active thyroid. I am a 36 year old male, it seems to be mainly women who get this, only 1 in 7 are male im told.
I had a TH3 - 30 and TH4 - 75 after a few weeks of 40mg carbinazole, im also on whaferin 7mg (so far!)and propanazole 80mg.
my muscles have ached for years, i used to be such a atheletic person playing pro sport in my early 20's, now i ache and get muscle cramps quite often. i am relieved that i have finaly been diagnosed with something as i thought i was going mad, but now i want it to end
anyone been through a similar experience? i would love to hear from you
dave
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Im still on 40mg carbinazole, and generally feel ok, ill find out for sure in Jan when i return for my results. im not so sure how it will go.
do you know of any other affects of graves after RAI?
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Back to work tomorrow! if i feel ok now, maybe a day in work will put me back! ill have to see. I hope i continue to feel ok, i suspect i will have to keep and eye on it(pardon the pun) My wife is stressed with the worry, i take it all quite well but this seems to make her worry more!!!!
thanks, Dave
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Yes the appointment seems to be along way off, I questioned the 10 week wait when they told me, the appointment probably clashes with Xmas and therefore be just after. I considered phoning them but will probably just wait. I have to travel a bit to the hospital, its in Liverpool and I live in St Helens.
Work have been quite good, my line manager told me to take it easy, easier said than done, i manager a section, difficult to do that without getting fully involved. I am going to make a concious effort not to get involved in any politics and dragged into uneccasary stressful situations. It went ok today, I didnt really get to my computer I was trying to appease all the staff complaints that had built up! I do a management course on Thursday afternoons so its a bit of a skive.
If I were you I would tell the doctor about the heat, I used to get it really bad, I'd open the office window and the staff I share the office with would complain, I didnt understand??? I used to sweat alos, not very nice I know, made me a little paraniod. I am going to go back to the doctors and explain my symptoms so at least he has it recorded. I havnt been the doctors much in 35 years, now Ive been numerous times in the last 5/6 months!
Let me know how it goes at the docs, Im interested in how your doing, my waffling doesnt have much affect on people who havnt had the same experience
elaine_1
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I had 3 weeks off work, they were not going to give me the time at first but when he saw how ill i had been they signed me off no problem.
I had a return to work interview, i told them that i dont want any more symptoms to start or other autoimmun diseases to start as ive been told they may as i have one. they said they will support me which is good of them. i still gota do my job obviously but they understand i dont want to get too stressed.
how were work when you were off?
elaine_1
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ive been back to work for a few days now, things are ok, i feel pretty good. I do hit the wall sometimes though and start to feel tired but generally pretty good. ive told work im not going to get stressed and they are going to do what they can for me.
i went the doctors this morning and he is pretty happy with how i am but didnt get too involved as its the specialists who are looking after me. ill just take it easy up to Xmas and then i see the specialist at the royal in liverpool.
you ok?
dave
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i come of carbinazole on monday so will learn how much better i am then, i keep getting hot so im not so sure
elaine_1
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glad to hear the pains have almost gone, it feels great and a little starnge when you feel good again. i do have ups and downs but i can handle that, suppose it becomes part of life?
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