Graves disease hair analysis
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I agree...your high TPOab indicates you have an autoimmune thyroid disease, but it doesn't tell us which one. TPOab is often elevated in both Hashi's and Graves'. The raw numbers in antibody tests don't mean a lot; you are basically either "positive" or "negative" for antibodies. For those of us positive, results in the thousands are not at all unusual. One of my antibody counts was "greater than 3000".
I have Graves disease and I am taking Tapazole since 6 months. First 4 months, I was hyper and was taking 20mg/day. The last 2 months, I turned to Hypo and reduced the dose to 15mg/day then 10mg/day. Since I started being hypo, I am experiencing a rapid hair loss. I would say that I lost between 30-50% of my hair. I am applying Minixodil for women since one month and I have not seen any improvement.
Is this because of Graves Disease or is it a side effect of Tapazole.
hi I have recently seen my doctor about 2 lumps on either side of my neck, he done blood tests which he said were basically fine, I am now having blurred vision and the lumps are causing uncomfortable ache in the back of my head, I have read about graves disease and many of the symptoms I have, could the doctor have missed graves disease?
Okay, I have Graves disease...I had had it for almost 2 years (as I know of) I really haven't treated it at all. My doctor is an hour away and I have transportation issues....my symptoms are palpitations, shortness of breath, mood swings, hair falling out, extreme fatigue & night sweats. I also recently had a miscarriage eventhough my levels were better. My question is what can I do about this. I don't want to have RAI....
she said my tsh was 0.00 and that i should come straight in to see her the next am. thus began my graves disease journey. i had RAI in 2000 and slowly but surely with the beta blocker started to feel and think healthy again. did have some collateral damage, my stomach become very, very sensitive and i am now completely gluten intolerant....bummer.
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.
But since Graves treatment, weight has plagued me (along with fatigue, hair loss, vision issues, anxiety/depression at times) but ALWAYS THE DARNED weight!!!
Now, new endo says RAI is what she would’ve advised originally...as I’m going to most likely end up hypO and taking synthroid/levo for the rest of my life. Ugh.
Anyone manage to get their weight back under control after RAI? Or on synthroid?
I’m dreading this! I’m scared of RAI.
Sure enough, it came back positive at 153%. Endo confirmed it was Euthyroid Graves Disease. I made an appt with an opthamologist who said I have no evidence of any eye disease at this time. I should also mention I was dx with insulin resistance a month ago. My questions are :1. Isn't it unusual to have neg TPO and TG in Graves? 2. Should I be worried that the lymph node present did not have well defined hilum-- how like is this cancer? 3.
I ended up with two thyroid storms from graves/hyper, NOT fun at all. I did the RAI, but the graves/hyper was to far advanced for it to help me. I ended up having to have surgery anyway after the RAI.
My heart rate was 140 sitting down, my eyes bulged out, I was down to 88lbs despite eating non-stop. Trust me get it treated before it gets worse. Thyroid storms are not any fun...
But you can always get a second opinion from an endo if it puts your mind at ease.
M PCP told me i had graves disease and referred me to an endo. The endo said that all of my symptoms "were in my head and nothing was wrong". A few years go by and I see my PCP again and asked how I have been treating my thyroid problems and I said "I don't have one". He showed me the consult report from the Endo confirming my PCP diagnosis. My question is this, What am I to do now? I have lost about 20 lbs. when i only weighed 110 2years ago and hair loss.
You have several similar posts going and looking over them, I see that back in Nov, Dr Lupo answered one of your questions, saying that it appears that you may have Graves Disease and may have become hypo as a result of anti-thyroid medication.
Your TGab, indicates Hashimoto's, but you need to have TSI tested, as well, to rule out/confirm Graves, since Hashimoto's can be characterized by periods of hyper alternating with hypo.
In the U.S. doctors are required, by law, to provide a copy of lab or test results, upon request. I have every one of mine, since about 1999. I use my thyroid test results as a running record of my disease. On each report, I mark my med and dosage, along with any symptoms I was having at the time. If I am symptom free, I know those are the numbers I need to target.
What are the reference ranges for the results? Ranges vary lab to lab and have to come from your own report.
From what I understand, hair loss is a symptom of Graves’ disease or rather your thyroid being off... just as heart rate, nausea, hot flashes, lack of focus, etc. are symptoms. The medicine isn’t the reason for it. For example I had hair loss before I was diagnosed, when my thyroid was way off. Since I’ve been balanced my hair has been fine. I’ve been on the same meds and basically the same dose for 18 years and still have a full head of hair.
"In conditions of chronic urticaria, thyroid antibodies are not only indicators of chronic inflammation, but they appear to play a role in the disease process. In most cases, improvement of urticaria with thyroxine replacement hormone suggests that chronic thyroid inflammation may initiate a hypersensitivity reaction and an underlying thyroid hormone deficiency.
However, rarely, patients with chronic urticaria have undiagnosed conditions of Graves' disease.
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