Re:dry eyes, Re: New Member

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It's taken me a few years but I finally came to the conclusion that everything is related to my hashi's! I just had carpal tunnel surgery and of course that is listed as being related, and btw, my hand is even worse now than pre surgery. I also get episodes of losing my voice for weeks at a time and I have a funny feeling this too is related to my thyroid.

Mothers Day to all the mommies out there!

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Losing my voice was one of my very first symptoms that sent me to two

ENTs back in the early 80s. didn't get diagnosed until 2004. and i

too suffered with carpal tunnel during the 90s and considered

surgery. but i was surgery adverse luckily....because the carpal

tunnel went away once i started thyroid hormone.

yep, everything i had my entire life i think...was hashi's/hypo.

amazing...well sad...that i spent so much time going to docs and

spending so much money and living with diminished quality of life

because they don't recognize this disease.

cindi

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> It's taken me a few years but I finally came to the conclusion

that

> everything is related to my hashi's! I just had carpal tunnel

surgery and of course

> that is listed as being related, and btw, my hand is even worse

now than pre

> surgery. I also get episodes of losing my voice for weeks at a

time and I have

> a funny feeling this too is related to my thyroid.

> Mothers Day to all the mommies out there!

> ~Janice

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[Guest guest]

I, too, have had dry eyes for years. First I had punctal plugs put in

(blocking the tear ducts, therefore, keeping more moisture in the

eye). Then I took Restasis, which helped a bit. I use contacts with

extra moisture for dry eyes (you can ask your doc about them--I think

Acuvue makes them). When my meds are good my eyes aren't as bad. When

my other symptoms flair up my dry eyes always come back. I had NO IDEA

that this was a related symptom of a thyroid condition until further

research and discussion groups like this. Be sure to tell your eye doc

what's going on as well.

Colleen

South Jersey