Graves disease and getting pregnant
Common Questions and Answers about Graves disease and getting pregnant
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Hello. I'm 36 and I am almost 9 weeks pregnant. I have Graves' disease and had radiation treatment back in 2009. I hadn't been taking my thyroxine constantly for a few months as I was super stressed and now that I am pregnant haven't missed a dose. My thyroid levels are still very high and I'm worried that this will affect my baby's brain development/IQ levels. Has anyone else had similar experiences? I'm scared and worried.
19 year old son was getting hives mainly at night. Diagnosed with Graves disease a couple weeks ago and on meds now. is this normal with graves?
TSH and T4 are much more important in this case than T3 (not necessary to measure and we don't treat w/T3 when pregnant or trying to conceive). Antibodies are associated w/ infertility/miscarriage. If you had Graves' and become pregnant, test TSI levels about week 24-26. TSH goal for now is low-normal range.
s disease, then still not feeling well, and finally diagnosed with graves disease and vitamin D deficiency. Then came Graves eye disease, not severe and under control. So yes have levels checked, I had only TSH checked in Feb of last year, and it came back in normal range, when i had my physical my tsh was 0.00 so they tested T3 and T4 and they were not normal. Good luck, it is a slow process, and i get depressed about it often, it is not a disease with an easy cure, it is a long battle.
Usually, surgery is the preferable option if someone has Graves thyroid disease (because RAI can sometimes make eye disease worse if already present). Graves Eye Disease is caused by different antibodies than the thyroid disease. They are related, but having one doesn't necessarily mean you'll get the other.
My mother was diagnosed in her early 40s with graves disease and her thyroid was removed, around the same time she was diagnosed with stage 3-4 colon cancer. I'm aware there are connections between autoimmune diseases and thyroid and intestinal diseases/conditions. As I'm getting older I'm noticing I'm following in the same physiological footsteps my mother did before she was diagnosed.
Thanks, MM and others! Just to follow up, I had an ultrasound and iodine thyroid scan. It looks like Graves Disease. The results were pretty telling. At 6 hours, the thyroid absorbed 88% and 65% at 24 hours. I was referred to an endo on a same day/emergency basis. I was feeling pretty crummy. The endo was very nice and ordered a ton of blood tests which I hope my insurance will cover. He also prescribed 30mg of tapazole daily and Toprol for my heart.
I have an appt on feb 19th,since I have been on the tapizole my pulse has been down,and my symptoms seemed under control.lately my symptoms have worsned although I take my meds everyday on time,my panic attacks have increased,I have been having muscle aches,headaches,sinus problems,sore throats occasionally.also my goiter seems to getting wider and smaller,and my eyes are always dry and they don't close all the way at night,and chest pains at times.
It should be pointed out that, especially in the US literature, the term ‘hashitoxicosis’ is sometimes used to describe an autoimmune thyroid disease overlap syndrome of Graves’ and Hashimoto’s disease.2 In this article the term is strictly limited to the ‘leakage’ symptoms of active Hashimoto’s disease.
I've just been diagnosed with Graves' Disease. I have autoimmune thyroid disease that has changed from being primary Hashimoto's thyroiditis to Graves's Disease. I was diagnosed in 1997 with Fibromyalgia. I also have severe osteoarthritis, especially in both hands. What am I doing wrong? The doctor told me I'm a very strange case. What's that mean?
It should be pointed out that, especially in the US literature, the term ‘hashitoxicosis’ is sometimes used to describe an autoimmune thyroid disease overlap syndrome of Graves’ and Hashimoto’s disease.2 In this article the term is strictly limited to the ‘leakage’ symptoms of active Hashimoto’s disease."
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I've had both Hashi's and Graves antibodies simultaneously but I had been diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis previously.
hi it's nice to see other people on from ireland ,i'am from dublin i also have graves since sep 08 it's hard to deal with but getting their.hope you have given your decision a lot of tought no turning back but you no what's best for you.
Did I develop neutropenia from the Graves disease and how do I stop the neutropenia from getting worse? Also, what are some things that I should avoid as a result of my neutropenia? In addition, my heart rate ranges from 120-140 and I feel very tired and confused. Are these feelings a result of my heart rate? Thank you in advance.
Her OBGYN tested it again in November and reported her TSH as 0.01. She went and saw and endo early in December and her lab results came in:
TSH 0.04 (0.34-4.20)
Free T3 3.92 (2.3-4.4)
Free T4 - 1.18 (.61-1.40)
Thyroglobulin Antibody - 52.7 (<4)
TPO Antibody - 28.9 (<9)
Thyrotropin Receptor Ab - 4.43 (0-1.75)
Thyroid Stim Immunoglobulin - 285% (0-139)
Normal sedimentation rate and all other blood test. Ultrasound was good, no issues besides minor enlargement.
i feel like my legs are going to collapse, i feel sick all the time, im just looking for a doctor that will listen to me because my symptoms are getting worse. what i understand about graves disease is that it is an autoimmune disease and that there is no cure, but the endocrinologist is taking it so lighly because my readings are fine, what am i to do??
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