Looks like Graves' disease based on the significant elevation in T3 however to confirm this a TSI blood test or I-123 nuclear uptake would be required.
I am glad I found this site, I found out today that I have graves disease, I also have a multinodular goiter and I had a thyroid scan and it showed a cold area, so I have to have a biopsy. I am so scared, I have never really been sick and now all of a sudden I get this. Has anyone had a biopsy on a nodule and how long does it take for the results to get back? Any help is greatly appreciated!
Graves is an autoimmune disease and unfortunately for life. Controlling whether they raise or suppress is key to beating the symptoms of the disease.
If you are on Levo now - your labs must be abnormal and now lean towards hypoT levels. You would feel like cr@p right now with the swinging patterns you have been on.
"Once Graves.... always Graves" is the saying here. But I am positive your endo or ???
Thyroid Peroxidase AB is a test for antibodies (auto immune antibodies). Graves (hyper) and Hoshimotos disease (hypo) paitients have antibodies attacking the thyroid. The gland essentially goes 'wacko' from damage the antibodies cause. Faster or slower is the result. The antibodies are the cause of the diseases, but why they exist has yet to be determined - when they find out, prevention should be possible.
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." - Touch Endocrinology - Hashitoxicosis – Three Cases and a Review of the Literature
There are many comments on this link which you might be interested in reading.
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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.
I don't want to tell you how often we hear of doctors telling their patients that their labs are "perfect" when they're anything but. Many doctors think that anywhere in reference range is "perfect" for everyone. They are very wrong. So, when you get your labs today, please ask for reference range with results and we can see how well they're interpreting them. Also ask if the tests are FREE T3 and FREE T4.
Our daughter has been dx with Graves disease. She is on 30mg of tapozole. Our problem is these seere headaches. They come in waves mostly from her forehead on the right side. She is dizzy and has stomahaches during these episodes. The headaches are there during the day but are not as painful as at night. Her heartrate fluctuates and she is on a beta blocker for that. We were told that Graves disease does not cause headaches. She had a MRI and it was normal.
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?
I really thought I was losing my mind, I have had this for about 4 yrs and just now was diagnosed with Graves disease. My Dr put me on Methimazole and after 3 weeks had a severe reaction and was covered head to toe with a horrible insanely itchy rash. Mr Endo told me I have a couple options radio active iodine or somthing else which he did not tell me what. My question is how has the radio active iodine worked for others?
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Hi I was diagnosed with GRAVES DISEASE back in 2010. But before I was diagnosed with it I found out I was pregnant with my 1st born he's very healthy and smart. However I'm try to have a second child doing this it's harder because I have irregular cycles and I don't ovulate. I haven't been on the pill in like 3 years. I've been taking 100mg of levothyroxine and VITD so far my doctor told me that everything was under control at least that's what he says.
Graves' disease or Hashimoto's thyroiditis. In some cases you can have both autoimmune diseases at the same time which is called Hashitoxicosis. Sometimes the labs can be normal as both diseases can mess with the labs. In my case I had subclinical hypo labs with major hyper symptoms due to Graves antibodies.
I just went to a new doctor. I saw 2 doctors(endos) they said continue taking these meds and test in 6 weeks. They also agreed that my tests really don't fit Graves disease anymore. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME? I had my cortisol tested in August and it was normal 17 after a fast. Maybe it's piuitary related. All I know is I don't feel well at all.
Thanks.
I was diagnosed with Graves' disease in December and moderate hyperthyroidism !
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