update about embolisms question

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Hi Group,

Just wanted to let you know that I heard back from my endo's nurse

yesterday and the endo had told her there was nothing for me to worry

about. The aches/pains were just from coughing as well as that my

PTU dose needed to be reduced again.

The nurse said for me to go ahead and see another dr. this morning

though just to follow-up and he too said that there is nothing to

worry about that it's just from the cold I had. He didn't think it

was neceassary to do any tests but he did say there were other tests

that could be done rather than the CT scan.

Thanks again to everyone for their input yesterday!

> > Hi ,

> >

> > You say you're just getting over a cold with cough, and that

you've

> had

> > problems such as this before. As someone who frequently has had

> similar

> > problems, I know mine to be related to pulling a muscle in my

back

> or side.

> > It used to be a very, very common thing for me to have this

happen

> for no

> > apparent reason. I've long suspected it's related to the tight

> muscle

> > structure that seems common to us Gravsians. When we were putting

> together

> > the symptom list, that came out as an almost universal symptom--

> I've never

> > had any chiropractor or massage person work on me that didn't

> comment that I

> > was the tightest person they ever met!

> >

> > It seems to me that your testing is overkill. Try to isolate the

> region of

> > the pain, use a combination of hot soaks (Whole Foods has a very

> good green

> > minerally bath salt that seems to help) and topical treatment

with

> one of

> > the million variations on BenGay (I use a Chinese herbal one, but

I

> think

> > they're all fine).

> >

> > That all said, I could be all wet on this one--but the coughing

> probably did

> > it. And for me the thing that's cured the tendency to get these

> pulls

> > constantly has been working with a physical therapist on an

exercise

> > routine, which I do for an hour at least 4 nights a week, to

limber

> and

> > strengthen my muscles. Since I'm in a highly physical profession,

> and have a

> > bad back, this has been necessary for me.

> >

> > Best of luck with it,

> >

> > Terry

> >

> > > From: " kgossett01 "

> > > Reply-To: graves_support

> > > Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 15:59:28 -0000

> > > To: graves_support

> > > Subject: ELAINE: question about embolisms

> > >

> > > Hi Elaine & others,

> > >

> > > I saw my GP yesterday with complaints about pain between my

> shoulder

> > > blades and pain on the front in my chest on right side. I have

> had

> > > problems before with this shoulder, and I'm just now finally

> getting

> > > over a cold where I had a lot of coughing at the end. She had a

> > > chest x-ray taken to see if there was any sign of pneumonia or

> > > pluresy, which there wasn't. She then was concerned that it

> might be

> > > a blood clot and wanted to have a CT scan done. They inject an

> > > iodine contrast dye for that, so I was concerned about having

that

> > > done. I'm taking 50/25/25 mg PTU each day currently and I

think

> my

> > > latest lab results (done Monday) came back with me slightly

hypO,

> but

> > > I'm waiting to hear back from my endo on those. She did talk

to

> my

> > > endo and he said the CT scan would be fine since my thyroid is

so

> > > suppressed right now.

> > >

> > > Can an ultrasound be used instead to detect this? Does GD or

the

> use

> > > of PTU increase the risk of a blood clot? I also take birth

> control

> > > pills, which I know can potentially increase the risk of these.

> > >

> > > My doctor finally agreed to let me wait a day or two to see if

I

> felt

> > > better. The pain was worst Monday but was better yesterday and

is

> > > about the same today as it was yesterday. I'm just freaked out

> now

> > > about the possibility of it being a clot!

> > >

> > > For the most part it doesn't hurt unless I move my arm to lift

> > > something while being slightly bent over or if I take in a deep

> > > breath.

> > >

> > > Thanks for your insights.

> > >

> > >

> > >

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