Re: Re: Question about losing weight..Clair.

October 18, 2003

Clair,

My daughter went from a drastic weight loss due to Graves' (18 pounds in one

month and she was already thin) to gaining all that back plus about 10 more,

putting her in a slightly overweight category. She's small boned, rather

petite, so it didn't look good.

Like you, she had no energy to exercise and just walking up the stairs to her

bedroom wore her out. She was depressed about the weight gain, clothing not

fitting, etc.

She's currently feeling better than she has in more than 3 years, we believe,

and started exercising again this spring. With her continued improvement

with the disease, she's been able to do more and and more and this is a kid who

HATES exercise.

The pounds have slowly begun to come off and she's gaining muscle, an

important part of regaining her health.

Just be encouraged that you will get through this and that your body will be

better looking and better feeling. You may not ever be as thin as you were

prior to Graves', if it contributed to your thinness, but you will feel and look

better as your health improves. Just take care of yourself.

Amy's Pam

Amy was diagnosed in Jan. of 2002 at age 13. We fired two top endos who

wanted RAI and found a doc willing to treat with ATDs. Began Tapazole in March

of

2002 and went on to BRT a few months later. She's currently on a reduction

of Tapazole to see if she can hold her own.

In a message dated 10/17/2003 7:03:48 PM Central Daylight Time,

cas9738@... writes:

> Anyway, thanks for responding. It's nice to know I'm not alone. And

> if anyone has any more info/support, I'm all ears!!

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