RE: Re: RESEARCH - RA is associated with a high prevalence of hypothyroidism that amplifies its cardiovascular risk

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You're welcome, Molly. Glad someone is reading.

Many people in our group who have RA have also been diagnosed with

hypothyroidism. Still more probably have it and are undiagnosed.

Not an MD

> [ ] Re: RESEARCH - RA is associated with a high

prevalence of

> hypothyroidism that amplifies its cardiovascular risk

>

> , thanks for posting this research.

>

> I've been wondering whether or not it was unusual to have both. I

> was diagnosed at age 22 with a nontoxic goiter that caused

> hypothyroidism. Even now at age 56, I'm always wondering if every

> new thing that I have wrong with me (RA dx in Nov 2007) is caused by

> the incomplete replacement of horomones created by the thyroid gland.

> Fortunately, no CVD yet.

>

> Does anyone else in the group have RA and hypothyroidism?