Re: slightly wacky question whaz up with me & my labs

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> The laughing and shaking of heads may know commence! LOL My kids

> don't even know I'm doing this, and if I'm smart I should probably

> never tell them...it might disturb the poor lil' dears.

I wouldn't say never but depending on how old they are...well, wait 10

years or so ;-) Actually, I'm serious!

Happy anniversary and birthdays, and take care, Fay

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I have 2 tatoos one on my ankle and one around my belly button (in

retrospect that wasn't the greatest idea.. got HUGE when I was

pregnant.. but I was lucky w/ no stretch marks.. and it has gone

back to normal formation)

I hope that you and your loved ones are safe!!

Take Care,

> Hi Everybody,

>

> I know this may sound just a wee bit nuts, but here I go anyway. :-

)

>

> My husband and I are about to celebrate our 45th birthdays

together

> in the middle of November, as well as our 25th wedding anniversary

> in December. As a gift to myself and to him ('cause he thinks

> they're sexy) I'm planning on getting a little tattoo in a

discreet

> area sometime in the next week or so.

>

> Is there anything about getting a tattoo that would be counter-

> indicated by having Graves Disease? Wanted to know before I go

> blithely on my way down to the tattoo parlour. I've got a pretty

> high tolerance for pain, so I don't think I'll stress out and

> trigger my numbers going bad from any discomfort of the actual

> process.....but I wanted to run it past the group and see what

pops

> up!

>

> The laughing and shaking of heads may know commence! LOL My kids

> don't even know I'm doing this, and if I'm smart I should probably

> never tell them...it might disturb the poor lil' dears.

>

> Apart from my no doubt middle aged crazies.....I'm doing pretty

> good. We are in the fire zone here in So Ca (I live in Simi

Valley)

> and had a scary early morning on Sunday where the flames took out

a

> hill right up our street. It singed a few garages and partially

> burnt one home, but thank the Lord, the winds had died down and

the

> embers didn't fly all around, or it would no doubt have been much,

> much worse. My heart is breaking as I see the devestation that

this

> is causing so many families. Keep our region in your prayers

please.

>

> I've been trying to stay indoors as much as possible, since I feel

> if cigarette smoking is bad for the Graves....how much worse would

> be living in a fire pit? Probably not good! The ash continues to

> fall like snow at times, from the fire that is still going strong

as

> it moved to the next city over. I've got a sexy growl for a voice

> when I wake up in the morning. Even though the house is sealed up

> pretty tight, it's next to impossible to avoid breathing the

smokey

> air.

>

> I had my lastest visit with the Endo earlier this month, and my

> numbers had actually shifted a teensy bit up, which is good since

I

> still feel a bit hypo. (Ear ringing slightly worse, still tired by

> about 7-9pm which is so not like me, hair coming out a bit more,

> constipated again - although that could be the naughtiness of

eating

> some junk food - BAD !) I'm debating right now whether or not

I

> should continue on the 5 mg. dosage for the next 2 months as he

> wanted till I see him in early December and get my labs done

again,

> or if I should cut it down to 2.5 on my own and see how I do.

Since

> my numbers moved on their own back up on this dose, could my body

be

> readjusting itself and taking care of business on it's own, or do

I

> need to nudge it some more in the right direction? Decisions,

> decisions....... since I'm in the " normal " range on it all, my

Endo

> thought everything looked great and thus the 2 months between

> visits. Here's the numbers so you can see:

>

> 10/9/03 9/8/03

> T3, Total 110 (range 60-181) T3, Total 75 (range 60-181)

> T-3 uptake 32 (range 22-35) Same

> T3 Free 305 (range 230-420) T3 Free 276 (range 230-420)

> T-4 Free 1.1 (range 0.8-1.8) T-4 Free 1.0 (range 0.8-1.8)

> TSH 0.63(range>20 years .40-5.50) TSH 0.04 (range>20 yrs .40-

5.50)

>

>

> Let me know what you think! And thanks so much for the caring and

> sharing that is demonstrated on this board.

>

>

> the other

> still working up a tag line with pertinent info

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the positive feedback . :-) I am going to repost a briefer

version of my initial query to Elaine's attention tomorrow just to double check

for some medical perspective, but from what I learned in a conversation with one

of the people down at the shop it doesn't appear that there is anything that

could act as a negative trigger and turn up the volume on my Graves.

I've been thinking long and hard about where exactly on my body to do this. It's

going to be private, between me and my hubby, and it's got to be stretch-mark

free....so that narrows my choices down quite a bit. I sure don't want the dang

thing getting tweaked by my skin expanding and contracting! LOL

Did the ankle one hurt much? I've heard that the foot area is pretty painful.

But if I like how my first one comes out, I've been considering getting some

sort of chain around one of my ankles as well. I wear socks most of the time, so

it wouldn't be on display all the time either.

We are all safe and sound from the fires right now. Thank goodness. I know of so

many who aren't and my heart aches for them. Such a tragedy I know will remain

on all our minds for a long time after the fires are quenched.

Thanks again for the help. I'll let everyone know how it all works out for me

and my tattoo.

the other

x_consentida_x wrote:

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I have 2 tatoos one on my ankle and one around my belly button (in

retrospect that wasn't the greatest idea.. got HUGE when I was

pregnant.. but I was lucky w/ no stretch marks.. and it has gone

back to normal formation)

I hope that you and your loved ones are safe!!

Take Care,

> Hi Everybody,

>

> I know this may sound just a wee bit nuts, but here I go anyway. :-

)

>

> My husband and I are about to celebrate our 45th birthdays

together

> in the middle of November, as well as our 25th wedding anniversary

> in December. As a gift to myself and to him ('cause he thinks

> they're sexy) I'm planning on getting a little tattoo in a

discreet

> area sometime in the next week or so.

>

> Is there anything about getting a tattoo that would be counter-

> indicated by having Graves Disease? Wanted to know before I go

> blithely on my way down to the tattoo parlour. I've got a pretty

> high tolerance for pain, so I don't think I'll stress out and

> trigger my numbers going bad from any discomfort of the actual

> process.....but I wanted to run it past the group and see what

pops

> up!

>

> The laughing and shaking of heads may know commence! LOL My kids

> don't even know I'm doing this, and if I'm smart I should probably

> never tell them...it might disturb the poor lil' dears.

>

> Apart from my no doubt middle aged crazies.....I'm doing pretty

> good. We are in the fire zone here in So Ca (I live in Simi

Valley)

> and had a scary early morning on Sunday where the flames took out

a

> hill right up our street. It singed a few garages and partially

> burnt one home, but thank the Lord, the winds had died down and

the

> embers didn't fly all around, or it would no doubt have been much,

> much worse. My heart is breaking as I see the devestation that

this

> is causing so many families. Keep our region in your prayers

please.

>

> I've been trying to stay indoors as much as possible, since I feel

> if cigarette smoking is bad for the Graves....how much worse would

> be living in a fire pit? Probably not good! The ash continues to

> fall like snow at times, from the fire that is still going strong

as

> it moved to the next city over. I've got a sexy growl for a voice

> when I wake up in the morning. Even though the house is sealed up

> pretty tight, it's next to impossible to avoid breathing the

smokey

> air.

>

> I had my lastest visit with the Endo earlier this month, and my

> numbers had actually shifted a teensy bit up, which is good since

I

> still feel a bit hypo. (Ear ringing slightly worse, still tired by

> about 7-9pm which is so not like me, hair coming out a bit more,

> constipated again - although that could be the naughtiness of

eating

> some junk food - BAD !) I'm debating right now whether or not

I

> should continue on the 5 mg. dosage for the next 2 months as he

> wanted till I see him in early December and get my labs done

again,

> or if I should cut it down to 2.5 on my own and see how I do.

Since

> my numbers moved on their own back up on this dose, could my body

be

> readjusting itself and taking care of business on it's own, or do

I

> need to nudge it some more in the right direction? Decisions,

> decisions....... since I'm in the " normal " range on it all, my

Endo

> thought everything looked great and thus the 2 months between

> visits. Here's the numbers so you can see:

>

> 10/9/03 9/8/03

> T3, Total 110 (range 60-181) T3, Total 75 (range 60-181)

> T-3 uptake 32 (range 22-35) Same

> T3 Free 305 (range 230-420) T3 Free 276 (range 230-420)

> T-4 Free 1.1 (range 0.8-1.8) T-4 Free 1.0 (range 0.8-1.8)

> TSH 0.63(range>20 years .40-5.50) TSH 0.04 (range>20 yrs .40-

5.50)

>

>

> Let me know what you think! And thanks so much for the caring and

> sharing that is demonstrated on this board.

>

>

> the other

> still working up a tag line with pertinent info

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I have a high pain tollerance.. (I didn't take anything when I

delivered my son) So, No it did not hurt.. but the tatoo guy I go to

actually does the tatoos of other tatoo artists and is well published.

So.. he is really nice about it all.. I have known others that said

it hurts - when it is close to the bone it does feel different.

Basically it feels like someone is scraping a few razor blades across

the skin.. (that's the best way I can describe it) and to be honest

the one on my stomach , especially the lower part, stung more than

the one on the ankle. I had the same reserves where it has to be

something I can hide if needed.. I work w/ children.. and do not feel

it is appropriate for me as a teacher to have tatoos all over where

the kids can see.. socks and dark tights hid the one on the ankle.

Take care

> > Hi Everybody,

> >

> > I know this may sound just a wee bit nuts, but here I go

anyway. :-

> )

> >

> > My husband and I are about to celebrate our 45th birthdays

> together

> > in the middle of November, as well as our 25th wedding

anniversary

> > in December. As a gift to myself and to him ('cause he thinks

> > they're sexy) I'm planning on getting a little tattoo in a

> discreet

> > area sometime in the next week or so.

> >

> > Is there anything about getting a tattoo that would be counter-

> > indicated by having Graves Disease? Wanted to know before I go

> > blithely on my way down to the tattoo parlour. I've got a pretty

> > high tolerance for pain, so I don't think I'll stress out and

> > trigger my numbers going bad from any discomfort of the actual

> > process.....but I wanted to run it past the group and see what

> pops

> > up!

> >

> > The laughing and shaking of heads may know commence! LOL My kids

> > don't even know I'm doing this, and if I'm smart I should

probably

> > never tell them...it might disturb the poor lil' dears.

> >

> > Apart from my no doubt middle aged crazies.....I'm doing pretty

> > good. We are in the fire zone here in So Ca (I live in Simi

> Valley)

> > and had a scary early morning on Sunday where the flames took out

> a

> > hill right up our street. It singed a few garages and partially

> > burnt one home, but thank the Lord, the winds had died down and

> the

> > embers didn't fly all around, or it would no doubt have been

much,

> > much worse. My heart is breaking as I see the devestation that

> this

> > is causing so many families. Keep our region in your prayers

> please.

> >

> > I've been trying to stay indoors as much as possible, since I

feel

> > if cigarette smoking is bad for the Graves....how much worse

would

> > be living in a fire pit? Probably not good! The ash continues to

> > fall like snow at times, from the fire that is still going strong

> as

> > it moved to the next city over. I've got a sexy growl for a voice

> > when I wake up in the morning. Even though the house is sealed up

> > pretty tight, it's next to impossible to avoid breathing the

> smokey

> > air.

> >

> > I had my lastest visit with the Endo earlier this month, and my

> > numbers had actually shifted a teensy bit up, which is good since

> I

> > still feel a bit hypo. (Ear ringing slightly worse, still tired

by

> > about 7-9pm which is so not like me, hair coming out a bit more,

> > constipated again - although that could be the naughtiness of

> eating

> > some junk food - BAD !) I'm debating right now whether or

not

> I

> > should continue on the 5 mg. dosage for the next 2 months as he

> > wanted till I see him in early December and get my labs done

> again,

> > or if I should cut it down to 2.5 on my own and see how I do.

> Since

> > my numbers moved on their own back up on this dose, could my body

> be

> > readjusting itself and taking care of business on it's own, or do

> I

> > need to nudge it some more in the right direction? Decisions,

> > decisions....... since I'm in the " normal " range on it all, my

> Endo

> > thought everything looked great and thus the 2 months between

> > visits. Here's the numbers so you can see:

> >

> > 10/9/03 9/8/03

> > T3, Total 110 (range 60-181) T3, Total 75 (range 60-181)

> > T-3 uptake 32 (range 22-35) Same

> > T3 Free 305 (range 230-420) T3 Free 276 (range 230-420)

> > T-4 Free 1.1 (range 0.8-1.8) T-4 Free 1.0 (range 0.8-1.8)

> > TSH 0.63(range>20 years .40-5.50) TSH 0.04 (range>20 yrs .40-

> 5.50)

> >

> >

> > Let me know what you think! And thanks so much for the caring and

> > sharing that is demonstrated on this board.

> >

> >

> > the other

> > still working up a tag line with pertinent info

>

>

>

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not intended to replace expert medical care.

> Please consult your doctor before changing or trying new treatments.

> ----------------------------------------

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>

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