Guest guest Posted November 5, 1999 Report Share Posted November 5, 1999 Hi! In response to Maxine, what exactly is the connection you experience with your thyroid when you get a flare? Babs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 1999 Report Share Posted November 6, 1999 From a Medline search: Title [Frequency of autoimmune diseases in 218 patients with autoimmune thyroid pathologies] Author Gaches F; Delaire L; Nadalon S; Loustaud-Ratti V; Vidal E Address Service de m´edecine interne, h^opital ph-Ducuing, Toulouse, France. Source Rev Med Interne, 19(3):173-9 1998 Mar Abstract PURPOSE: The aim of our study was to investigate the frequency of auto-immune diseases in patients suffering from autoimmune thyroid diseases. METHOD: We realised a retrospective study from 1981 to 1993 including 218 patients suffering from thyroiditis who were followed in the same hospital service. There were 202 women and 16 men with a mean age 49 at the moment their thyroid pathology was discovered. RESULTS: Thirty patients had one or more autoimmune disease associated to their thyroid disorders, representing 13.7% of total patients. The two most frequent autoimmune diseases were lupus and Sj¨ogren's syndrome. In 17 cases the diagnosis of the associated autoimmune disease was made simultaneously. The systemic disease preceded with an 8-year delay the thyroid disease in five cases, and the thyroid disease was annunciatory in eight cases with a delay of 5 years. The frequency of autoimmune diseases seems to be higher in patients suffering from thyroid disorders than in the general population. They are probably common physiopathological mechanisms. CONCLUSION: The frequency of these associations suggests the need for a long-lasting survey of those patients having thyroid disorders. Initial evaluation and a regular checking in patients suffering from an autoimmune disease is recommenced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 1999 Report Share Posted November 7, 1999 Hi Babs, I could not stand the needle biopsy, it hurt bad and was negative. That doctor wanted to put me under anesthesia and do a big biopsy, I sought out another doctor fast. The new doctor, stated that if I had to go under surgery, it was better to remove that side of my thyroid that contained the goiter. I had cold spots and no iodine uptake, so the chances for cancer was greater. Taking armour (just like synthroid, but more natural, used in the 40's) shrunk the goiter, but not nearly enough. My goiter was very large, partly down in my chest cavity, but flat. I was having trouble swallowing, the first symptom. I really liked the new doctor, because he looked at me as a whole person and explained everything, the other guy told me he did not have the time. The new doc was great and worked with my RA to make me the most comfortable with my RA for surgery. I was glad I looked around for someone better, that I could trust. Anyway, that is my story in a nutshell. Of course you have a different problem and I wish you luck with it. Theresa B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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