Re: Dr Peatfield and my pic

[Guest guest]

Hi Anne

I believe it can affect the central nervous system one of my symptoms

was CNS - something something at L femur.

Luv

Chris

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> Hi Sheila

> Thank you, and please thank Dr Peatfield for me. I've so many

> questions and really am just starting to piece everything together.

> Just one for now though - can hashimoto's or thyroid problems cause

> nerve damage?

> Anne

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Chris

do you have any idea where I can find out more about this? I ask as no actual reason of the damage to my hands etc has been found - they know what's happened but don't know why - When it happened I had been unwell for a few months with lots of the 'coma' type sleeps, had abdominal swelliing,choking worse than I ever have. What puzzled docs was that it went down both arms. I also lost much of the feeling from mid chest down had burning and changes in temperature perception and muscle wasting. stroke was ruled out. When I went in hospital the night it happened I was wearing a loose nightie and within a few hours my tum had ballooned and the buttons were bulging. I have got some use back but my right hand has the most permanent damage and resembles a chimps hand.

Any ideas?

Anne

On 31/03/2008, chrischids <chrischids@...> wrote:

Hi AnneI believe it can affect the central nervous system one of my symptomswas CNS - something something at L femur.LuvChris>> Hi Sheila> Thank you, and please thank Dr Peatfield for me. I've so many > questions and really am just starting to piece everything together. > Just one for now though - can hashimoto's or thyroid problems cause

> nerve damage?> Anne>

[Guest guest]

Hi Anne

I really dont know anything about it at all but try looking at this:

http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40001338/

Luv

Chris

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> > > Hi Sheila

> > > Thank you, and please thank Dr Peatfield for me. I've so many

> > > questions and really am just starting to piece everything together.

> > > Just one for now though - can hashimoto's or thyroid problems cause

> > > nerve damage?

> > > Anne

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> >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Hi Anne,

Some autoimmune diseases can cause the nerve damage you mention. Hashimoto's thyroiditis is a disease where the body attacks and destroys the proteins in the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland helps set the rate at which the body uses energy. By damaging the thyroid, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis deprives the body of the hormones it produces. It is the most common cause an underactive thyroid. Hashimoto's is an autoimmune disease and if you suffer from one, you can suffer from others, making antibodies that attack other specific organis like Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA).

With RA, the body targets and destroys cartilage, ligaments, tendons, and bones, particularly those in the hands, causing swelling, pain, and stiffness. It predominantly strikes women from 20 to 50 years old, although it can occur at any age. RA is two to three times more common in women than in men. RA can flare up unpredictably and then quickly go into remission. It also can damage the heart, lungs, and eyes, as well as cause weakness and atrophy of skeletal muscle, and nerve damage.

There are many autoimmune diseases you might be prone to such as Lupus, but this attacks any organis. With lupus, the body’s immune system attacks the joints, skin, kidneys, heart, lungs, blood vessels, and brain. Some signs are a bright rash of the face; pain in the joints; unexplained fever; chest pain when you breathe; and unusual loss of hair. According to the Lupus Foundation of America, 90 percent of lupus patients between the ages of 15 and 45 are women. However, after the age of 50, or (approximately the age of the onset of menopause.

Believe it or not, but there are about 80 forms of autoimmune disease, and about 75 percent of them occur in women in their childbearing years. Most are rare diseases, yet taken together, they affect about 20 percent of the population.

If you believe you could be suffering from any of the above, ask your GP to test your blood to see if you carry these antibodies too.

Luv - Sheila

Hi SheilaThank you, and please thank Dr Peatfield for me. I've so many questions and really am just starting to piece everything together. Just one for now though - can hashimoto's or thyroid problems cause nerve damage?Anne

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