Hello everyone im a 13year old boy my mom went to the doctor and he said she might have graves disease i just need to know if my mom will be alright i love my mom so much and care for her and everything i read online says she has a possibility of dieng or never being the same i just need to know if my mom will still be the same or fine please comment and thank you bye

Hello everyone! I was diagnosed with Graves Disease a few years ago. I found a goiter on my neck and my GP sent me to an Endocrinologist who diagnosed me with GD. My heart rate was 149 resting at the time. I couldn't sit still. My eyes were buldging. I would sweat a lot. My hair was falling out by the handfuls. I gained weight though. I was hungry every hour and a half and I ate whatever I

I was diagnosed with graves disease back in january 09.I am scared and i keep asking myself why.They say they think it is heredited and i wish i knew becasue my mom and dad both died when i was young. My sister has cerbal palsey maybe she got it from our parents like me, no one knows, we dont even know what killed our mother. My heart rate has been as high as 185bpm and i've had the shakes and nervousness since I was born they blamed it on the use of drugs from my parents know im thinking differently. My husband had gotten laid off in april we lost our insurance and i am out of meds and i cant get medicaid in the state of ga because we have no children. about a month and a half ago his job called him back so hopefully we will receive insurance soon. We've been married 10yrs and always tried for children but to no avail, do you think that when my graves disease is under control we will be able to conceive? I wish everyone good luck in recovering from a disease that theres no answer for, I hope we can help eachother out on here because i need it..

Hello, I am 20 years old, and i have been suffering with weight loss, stomach problems etc.. for 2 years now so i have been doing some research. I have many of the symptoms that i have read in these postings. I had my TSH level tested and it appeared to be normal but i have read that this can be normal even if the free T3 and T4 levels are not. I am 5'3 and I have lost 20 pounds and cannot gain it back no matter how hard i try.. i lost my appetite, i get hot flashed, hair loss, tremendous anxiety and stress. Also my mom was diagnosed with this disease immediately after she gave birth to me. I am emotionally a wreck, i just want to go back to the life i had. however my doctor refuses to treat me further for this. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what i should say to my doctor or where i may go elsewhere or even what other testing i should ask for. Thanks and good luck to all of you

Hello, I am 20 years old, and i have been suffering with weight loss, stomach problems etc.. for 2 years now so i have been doing some research. I have many of the symptoms that i have read in these postings. I had my TSH level tested and it appeared to be normal but i have read that this can be normal even if the free T3 and T4 levels are not. I am 5'3 and I have lost 20 pounds and cannot gain it back no matter how hard i try.. i lost my appetite, i get hot flashed, hair loss, tremendous anxiety and stress. Also my mom was diagnosed with this disease immediately after she gave birth to me. I am emotionally a wreck, i just want to go back to the life i had. however my doctor refuses to treat me further for this. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what i should say to my doctor or where i may go elsewhere or even what other testing i should ask for.

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.

HAO13 I wouldn't be too worried about the pregnant thing I had twins in May last year and my Endo thinks Ive had Graves for at least a few years but started showing severe symptoms just this last March he thinks me having babies made my symptoms show up otherwise he thinks they may not have shown up for a while yet. Im a fairly healthy person and I am only 28 but I think you will be fine. I was on Depo for 10 years and was off it for less then a month when I found out I was pregnant so if Graves affects that and I might have had this disorder for a few years and not known then How did I manage to get pregnant. I think if your meant to have them you will just try not to think about it too much.

Hi my name is Katherine I do agree with HAO13 that this site is very good if your your unfililiar with graves. I just had my thyroid taken out at the end of May and I just started getting headaches around my eyes like I did 3 weeks before my surgury so this disorder is no fun at times. But hey I have 2 legs 2 arms and Im alive so no big deal right:)