Jan--Roughish recovery period

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Hi Jan,

I'm sorry you're having a rough time getting back on your feet. Having asthma,

which I have as well, really makes it harder (when I was a kid I envied people

who didn't have to struggle simply to breathe!).

The hardest part of Graves' for me has been slowing down--even when I can't

afford to (when I was diagnosed my boyfriend developed a slipped disc--can't

work and has no income). But I guess you can't argue with your body over these

things.

I'm on calcium, vitamin D, and actonel, to rebuild the bone I lost while hyper

(luckily I'm not in menopause yet). I was told the vitamin D is necessary to get

the most regeneration from the calcium. I'm also scheduled to see a

nutritionist to help get back on my feet-- " rebuilding " is definitely what we

need to do. (I have heard from this group that calcium interferes with the

absorption of meds--maybe thyorid replacement hormone in particular?--and should

be taken at a different time of day.

I imagine the surgery itself is a shock to your system, and so it may take a

while to get back in balance. So I guess my advice to us all is not to push to

hard.

Good luck,