Graves disease life insurance
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My endo believes that I have Graves Disease. I was adamant about trying natural things before going on medication and spent several months experimenting with traditional Chinese medicine including acupuncture. Last round of tests showed that my Graves was in remission. The Endo said this is more common than people think - so I was able to get this under control without thyroid medication I really believe that stress is a major factor - more than anything else.
I was diagnosed with Graves disease 11 years ago. My endo prescribed Methimazole, which I was allergic to, so he told me he didn't want to prescribe me anything else because sometimes the allergy kills the thyroid. It apparently did, because all of a sudden I was hypo and I had to go on synthroid. Since then, I lost my health insurance and got handled by my PCP instead of the endo (cheaper).
It worked, but as i have no health insurance i want to know (because i have been told and read both) Can stress bring on Hyperthyroidism, graves? The car insurance will cover if so, and my life has been nothing but pain and stress since the accident. Very frustrating. The surgery to correct or help my back also will leave me more imobile. So until i am older and not raising children it has to wait. In turn, i live with constant pain.
Graves Disease is never cured BUT it is managed better without a thyroid or after RAI.
You still have the antibodies but no thyroid for it to attack.
As for meds, you swap one lot for another.
You go from anti-thyroid meds to a T4 medication so basically you are on meds for life.
The thyroid regulates every organ in your body and if no thyroid, meds have to do the job.
Hyperthyroidism is a lot easier to manage without a thyroid.
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 ???
I also have Graves disease and from my understanding you are never "cured", but, once your thyroid is either dead or you have it removed you should no longer be suffering from the symptoms. Except the protruding eyes, that is the only symptom that they can't reverse. That you are going to have to live with for the rest of your life. That's why it's so important to get treated before that happens. I would say that your tiredness is from being perimenopausal.
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.
There is no natural approach to treating graves disease. You defintely need a doctors care. I think if they could get your tsh a little higher, say maybe .80-1.0 you would feel better. I did great on methamizole and kind of wish I could have stayed on it. Tackling the reverse of hyper isn't a lot of fun either, but being hyper is plain darn awful. Take care and keep going to the doctor. Best of luck to you.
last may i was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism due to graves disease. my symptoms included:
trouble sleeping
fatigue
weight loss (approx. 15 pounds in 3 weeks with no change to lifestyle)
increased bowel movements
elevated heart rate
trembling hands...
by the time a doctor gave me a prescription for tapazole and propanolol, a lot of my symptoms had gone away. i took the meds for about 2 months before stopping.
hi i'm a 28 yr old woman and have suffered badly with symptoms from graves disease for 3yrs i've been on propylthiouracil for a year now as i had a severe allergic reaction to carbimazole!
my symptoms include insomnia,severe fatigue,anxiety,bouts of depression,poor concentration,memory loss,bruising easily,dizziness,nausea and graves rage and weakened immune system (sick often). the problem is that i've recently had a blood test that read normal at 5.
Dr. Lupo , is there anything that will help this disorder. I have Graves Disease , took RAI in Oct of 08 then a few months later my eyes began swelling and tearing. I have been told there is nothing that can be done. My Eye Doctor says it is a unpredictable disease and will see me again in two months. Is there anything I can do at home , other than tear drops and wait? My Blood work showed TSH at 0.0 and my Free T4 at 1.85 . I know this means I am still Hyper. What should normal levels be?
Hi, i am a 29 year old female i don't have graves disease but i was born with protruding eyes i want to have orbital decompression surgery done. I have appointment to meet with a oculoplastic surgeon in my area.I hope he gives me good news and tell me that i can have the orbital decompression surgery.How much does this surgery cost or does insurance cover this surgery.
iam apatient who suffers graves disease. My question is : Although I am almost 4 months on Carbamizole treatment 60 mg + Taking inderal ( propanalol), but the levels of my T4 & T3 are still high and the levels of TSH is less than 0.01.
what do you think , should i sstop the medication and think of the other allternatives like the radioactive iodine or surgical removal?
Conventional treatment options for Graves' disease include:
* Anti-thyroid medication:
In the US:
- Methimazole [brand name Tapazole]
- Propylthiouracil [PTU]
Approximately 30% with Graves' disease will have a remission after prolonged treatment with anti-thyroid drugs.
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