Guest guest Posted October 10, 2003 Report Share Posted October 10, 2003 rofl! And you worded that so well! I myself wouldn't take RAI if they told me I had to. I've seen hypoHELL from too much atd's and It ain't happening again! Sandy~Houston On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 09:31:00 -0500 Jae wrote: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2003 Report Share Posted October 10, 2003 Amen, Jae. However, I am not so trusting in the doctors to medicate me properly (supported by my experience), and am not convinced that I will do so well on thyroid hormone replacement. Since I don't want to suffer from other health problems that can crop up after having RAI, I would opt for surgery if things got bad enough for me, but I'm not eager to do that given the risks involved. For these reasons, the medication (or herbal route) seems the best option. At 10:31 AM 10/10/2003, you wrote: >... >Now on ATDs, you at least have some control. You can reduce your dose >of ATDs and at least have a life. But post-RAI, you are at the man's >mercy. > >For me, I will be watching my doctor carefully during my first two >years on ATDs and I am going to ask myself if I can trust him to keep >me out of hypo post-RAI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2003 Report Share Posted October 10, 2003 AMEN!!! Terry > > Reply-To: graves_support > Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 09:31:00 -0500 > To: graves_support > Subject: Is 'stupid' normal? > > > On Thursday, October 9, 2003, at 10:02 PM, LISAREYNOLDS64@... > wrote: >> >> The biggest problem may be finding a doctor who will properly treat >> your >> hypothyroidism and not leave you floundering in a hypothyroid state >> for years to >> come. > > This, to me, is one of the most compelling questions (and, mind you, I > am not anti-RAI). > > What we are talking about here is some dude looking at a range of > numbers and deciding -- utterly without regard to whether his patient > has become slow, fat, and stupid -- what's best for the little woman > (usually) planted in front of his desk. > > Hey, if she is slow and stupid, well then he'll say she is just getting > old. > > If she is fat, well then he'll say she is just getting old. Or lazy. > > But my guess is that one thing he will never ever do is say that she > needs more synthroid or that she needs to come up out of the low normal > range. > > Now on ATDs, you at least have some control. You can reduce your dose > of ATDs and at least have a life. But post-RAI, you are at the man's > mercy. > > For me, I will be watching my doctor carefully during my first two > years on ATDs and I am going to ask myself if I can trust him to keep > me out of hypo post-RAI. > > I'm going to ask myself if he will do it for the rest of my life. I'm > going to wonder if he won't -- or can't -- who will? Because one thing > we know absolutely: After RAI everything from your basic emotional > state to your waistline depends entirely on the dose in those little > pills. And the dose depends on whether that man in the white coat > thinks " stupid " is just your normal state. > Jae > > > > ------------------------------------- > The Graves' list is intended for informational purposes only and is not > intended to replace expert medical care. > Please consult your doctor before changing or trying new treatments. > ---------------------------------------- > DISCLAIMER > > Advertisments placed on this yahoo groups list do not have the endorsement of > the listowner. I have no input as to what ads are attached to emails. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2003 Report Share Posted October 10, 2003 Jae, You've brought up some very valid points from 's post, and i didn't even realize that you weren't opposed to RAI till I saw you say it. I would however tell you, don't let 2 yrs be a mark etched in stone. I'm there, and I'm doing better on the drugs, than I think I'd have done on RAI. I was never offered surgery, but don't think it's an option for me either. So far these little pills with a dr who isn't brain dead are working good. I know that as long as it works and I can keep up with the dr, no reason for me to put a time limit on anything. You almost sound like us! lol. :-) Sandy~Houston On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 09:31:00 -0500 Jae wrote: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2003 Report Share Posted October 10, 2003 > Jae, You've brought up some very valid points from 's post, and i > didn't even realize that you weren't opposed to RAI till I saw you say > it. I would however tell you, don't let 2 yrs be a mark etched in > stone. See my next post about my labs. I seem to be in the mid-normal ft4 range after just 6 weeks or so. Now that did NOT seem so difficult to achieve and I feel fine (although life DOES seem a tad slower -- maybe I should say calmer -- now :-) I don't FEEL stupid... yet. I'm keeping RAI as an option for a couple reasons: 1. goiter, mine is not large but since the doc pointed it out I can't take my eyes off it. I don't think it has grown but RAI does reduce goiter, and, 2. I still don't know what the future will hold. Will I be able to find a maintenance dose that easily keeps me euthyroid? If not, RAI will be a consideration. But I am also against RAI for me because I have trace lid lag AND because I had Cushing's Syndrome which obviously " causes " Graves (in people predisposed yadda yadda) but I have not yet been able to find any study that tells whether ex-Cushing's patients who now have Graves can become euthyroid after a course of ATDs. I think " why not " ? After you pump your body up with enough steroids to cause Cushing's, why isn't it obvious that there will be a hormone/antibody problem and why shouldn't it go away after treatment? Probably wishful thinking. Jae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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