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Hello everyone! Wow, this site has the best info. I have found so far! I was diagnosed with Graves' in 2005. My particular case had the eye thing with it and my GP referred me to my current endo. She was very aggressive in getting my levels under control and she told me that since my case had the eye problem w/ it, the best treatment would be to have my thyroid removed. She told me that the RAI treatment (which was the most common treatment) could make the eye symptoms worse, so in 2006 I had my thyroid removed. The surgery was no biggie at all. It was the only surgery I have ever had, so I was a little worried, but it went very smoothly. I am currently taking Levothyroxine daily and will have to take meds forever I guess, but I feel a million times better. Before, my symptoms were shaking hands, trouble sleeping, dry and irritated eyes, my eyes were also starting to appear bigger (I was so embarrassed. I could really tell in pics of myself.), hot flashes, constipation or diarhea depending on the day, and just exausted and stressed all the time, not to mention absolutely no sex drive whatsoever.
After my surgery, most of these symptoms disappeared. I occasionally have issues w/constipation/diarhea, but that is really it.
My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for a little over a year w/no luck. I didn't really think about my Graves' effecting this, but I am going to my OB/GYN Monday to discuss options for getting pregnant. I am 32 and I have been tracking my days using a fertility monitor and ovulation predictor kits for the last 2 months. When we decided to start trying, I quit smoking and I started eating better and exercising 4-5 days a week. I have lost 23lbs. and I feel so much stronger and healthier. I have tons more energy, but my hopes were that with all this lifestyle change and getting healthy that getting pregnant would be a piece of cake. Not so much. Anyone have any specific advice for dealing with Graves' and getting pregnant? Hope this helps someone out there.