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Avatar f tn Similarly, sarcoidosis of the thyroid gland may develop in response to an established thyroid disorder including Gravesdisease, nodular goiter, and thyroid cancer. Patients with Gravesdisease may also have concomitant conditions of sarcoidosis affecting the lungs. Patients with systemic sarcoidosis may also develop sarcoid lesions in various organs including the thyroid gland.
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Avatar f tn I am a 25 y/o female diagnosed with hyperthyroidism at 16 and later with Graves Disease and Goiter. I have been on Tapazol along with Atenelol (for the Tachacardia) off and on for the past 9 years with no results. Every doc I see wants to discuss nothing but RAI or surgery. My husband and I have been trying to conceive for a few years with no success. I finally found out that I was pregnant the beginning of last year and made it to 4 months and suffered a miscarriage for no apparent reason.
514523 tn?1215832667 Was wondering how bad are the side effects from the meds and does RAI give you cancer late if you do have nodules? I thought i had hot nodules but it turned out to be graves and is it hereditary?
Avatar f tn 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.
Avatar f tn 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.
Avatar f tn I've never heard of anyone dying from Graves Disease, but you haven't given nearly enough information. I don't understand the "post 8 months"; what does that mean? What was the stent in her arm for? Was your friend being treated with anti-thyroid medication? Did she have untreated cancer?
Avatar f tn 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.
Avatar f tn I just found out not to long ago that my mother has Graves Disease. She had to get her thyroid removed from it. Now they are giving her an experimental drug of chemo that they give cancer patients. They say its suppose to help with the swelling of her eyes. Has anyone ever heard of chemo being given to help? I live out in Richmond, VA and I am not able to attend her appointments with her due to her living in Ohio. It just doesn't makes since to me and I have found nothing on that.
Avatar m tn You have a history of autoimmune thyroid disease, initially presenting with Graves' disease and now normal thyroid function. The TPO antibody is a reflection of autoimmune thyroid disease. The nodule in this case may be an area of more pronounced inflammation in this setting however there is a slight increased risk of thyroid cancer with positive thyroid antibodies and biopsy may be indicated.
Avatar n tn if it is the thyroglobulin quantitative level (ie, not the antibody) then it simply means there is excess thyroid tissue (goiter - in your case, nodular goiter from what you are describing). It cannot be used to suggest cancer vs benign. Biopsy would be indicated if there are large nodules. If it is antibody level - then it could mean autoimmune thyroid disease, would need to look at TSH to see if the thyroid hormone production is normal.
Avatar n tn My daughter was diagnosed with Graves on June 4th. She is 6. Luckily, I'm a teacher and have been able to stay at home with her the past couple of months to get this under control. I feel like our lives have been turned upside down. We started out with a sore throat and a diagnosis from an ENT of Thyroiditis......We ended up seeing a pediatric endocrinologist in an emergency visit because of her heart rate. We've been on methimazole since.
Avatar f tn You have hyperthyroidism. Most commonly this would be Graves' disease. The ultrasound did not show a nodule that would be "hot". The vascularity on the ultrasound was unremarkable, typically in thyroiditis this is a low. Classically in Graves' disease it is high but this does not exclude Graves' disease. The antibody you've had have been negative but these are nonspecific for Graves' disease.
393685 tn?1425812522 6 years ago I was diagnoised with Graves Disease off a TSI lab and an uptake scan indicating autoimmune Graves. I had RAI done 6 weeks after the DX due to a thyroid storm. In the years after RAI I was very hypothyroid but no other autoimmune tests were done and I gradually became extremely ill. I recently have found two wonderful doctors who have helped me in switching my medication and running appropriate lab work.
Avatar m tn Selenium helps with thyroid inflammation so this may help with your throat symptoms. Also, in 2011 a study demonstrated that selenium supplementation (200 mcg per day) can slow the progression of eye disease and improve quality of life in patients with Graves' disease with mild ocular involvement (Graves' ophthalmopathy). In supplement form, the most bioavailable form of selenium is L selenomethionine.
Avatar f tn I have a question on the contrast that is used with CT Scans. I have/had ovarian cancer (OVCA) and typically have CT Scan's atleast annually. As I had tumours throughout my pelvis they use the IV contrast as well as the Barium gastro constrast. While talking with the endo's and being diagnosed with Graves disease they asked about any CT scans etc but I didn't think to ask them. Is the contrast used in the IV for CT Scans a problem for people with thyroid conditions?
Avatar f tn s Thyroiditis or Graves Disease. Neither of these diseases are curable, but the resulting hyper or hypo are treatable. Many/most of us on this forum have one or the other, very few have both. As noted, nodules are very common and are, typically, nothing to worry about. I, personally, have several of them. Even in the unlikely event that you would have cancer, thyroid cancer is the easiest of all to cure, by removing the thyroid and taking the cancer with it.
Avatar n tn miRinform identifies mutations known to be associated with cancer, so if one is present, risk of cancer is 80% or more. But is none is present, it does not exclude cancer. Assuming there are no worrisome lymph nodes on US and you are willing to accept a residual (??? %) risk of malignancy, for this small nodule, close f/u may be reasonable.