I was diagnosed with graves disease - Rushed into RAI without being informed of any other treatment available. It is the worst thing that has ever happened to me. I was robbed out of making a choice because I was never given any options. I was put on ATD's and my levels were brought down to range in one month. The endo scared me to death saying that I could no longer take the meds and I would go into cardiac arrest if I didn't have RAI. 6 weeks after diagnosis, I was given RAI. Two months later I develop TED and have had i.v. steroids, orbital radiation, and now immunosuppresants. I have hypothyroidism now and am fat and ugly. I used to be full of life, happy, loving, social, etc. I now feel like I'm the walking dead; a human sloth. My life is over. This is forever. I despise my life now.

DX with graves disease - Rushed into RAI without being informed of any other treatment available. It is the worst thing that has ever happened to me. I was robbed out of making a choice because I was never given any options. I was put on ATD's and my levels were brought down to range in one month. The endo scared me to death saying that I could no longer take the meds and I would go into cardiac arrest if I didn't have RAI. 6 weeks after diagnosis, I was given RAI. Two months later I develop TED and have had i.v. steroids, orbital radiation, and now immunosuppresants. I have hypothyroidism now and am fat and ugly. I used to be full of life, happy, loving, social, etc. I now feel like I'm the walking dead; a human sloth. My life is over. This is forever. I despise my life now.