Thyroid disorder
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slmkhoo:
It's good to have got an answer. At least you can now take steps to do something about it. Take care!
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Jennifer:
Yes, agree.autumnbronze:
:hugs: Jennifer!
:thankyou:
it is not life threatening, just gives a little more inconveniences.
Been following your journey in this thread whenever I have the time to do catch up reading.
We just have to be vigilant, follow up and take extra care of ourselves. -
Jennifer:
Received the blood test results this morning which confirms that I have Grave's Disease and am to be on medication for at least 18 months.
A relief to hear that...medication will do the trick. Take care. -
:hugs: Jennifer
Take care. -
Jennifer, does it mean your constipation and diarrhoea problem were caused by the Graves disease?
Take care. :snuggles: -
ngl2010:
I checked internet, in some people, there is increased bowel, sometimes loose ones.Jennifer, does it mean your constipation and diarrhoea problem were caused by the Graves disease?
Take care. :snuggles:
Not too sure about constipation. -
Jennifer:
Received the blood test results this morning which confirms that I have Grave's Disease and am to be on medication for at least 18 months.
Jennifer, glad to hear that this is not life threatening.
Can u share what is Grave's Disease, the symptoms n who are more prone to get it?
I think someone did mention this earlier but I am not clear abt this sickness. -
zbear:
Jennifer:
Received the blood test results this morning which confirms that I have Grave's Disease and am to be on medication for at least 18 months.
Jennifer, glad to hear that this is not life threatening.
Can u share what is Grave's Disease, the symptoms n who are more prone to get it?
I think someone did mention this earlier but I am not clear abt this sickness.
I only know it is a autoimmune system gone haywire that affects the thyroid glands.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graves%27_disease -
Jennifer, hope you are feeling ok. :snuggles:
I am thankful that this illness:
- is not life threatening
- does not cause further complications (eg. Diabetes is harder to manage)
- medicine is cheap cheap
- doesnt require me to change my lifestyle (other than eating less seaweed n seafood. Lol)
Treat the medicine as popping vitamin pills!
P.S. you can do the regular blood tests at GP clinics (cheaper). -
Will a GP be able to tell whether one has Graves disease simply by looking at the blood test for hyperthyroidism? Or do additional blood tests need to be done to test for Graves disease?
I ran out of medicine and went back to the GP. It was another doc on shift. He seemed to sense my uneasiness about the dosage and type of medicine given and asked if I wanted him to recommend a specialist. I was so shocked with the suggestion that I said no. He ended up increasing my dosage of camazole to 6 tabs per day.
On second thoughts, I wonder if it’s bcos they are not confident with treating hyperthyroidism that’s he made the suggestion.
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