Guest guest Posted October 23, 2003 Report Share Posted October 23, 2003 Hi Beth, Welcome. Sorry you are having a hard time right now. Hopefully, with proper treatment, you will be doing much better soon. What did your doctor recommend for treatment? I assume that you are off the levoxyl. Have you had the famous TSI test (the antibodies that stimulate the thyroid)? There is a great open letter for the newly diagnosed by Pam B, second to last listing in the Files section of this site: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/graves_support/files/ Mediboard.com is also a great place for support-info-feedback. The best place to start there is with the Thyroid Awareness 101 thread, at http://www.mediboard.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=004549 Elaine , our resident expert, has a highly recommended book called Graves' Disease: A Practical Guide. Elaine also recently published a book on Graves' Ophthalmology. You can read some of her articles at Suite 101: http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/graves_disease Stick around, and let us know if you have questions. At 04:49 PM 10/23/2003, you wrote: >I was diagnosed with graves in July after developing TED. Was diagnosed >hypo 7 years ago and have been on Levoxyl since then until a week and a >half ago when TSH bottomed out. Didn't know I could get graves with >hypo. The eye involvement has been awful. Swollen lids, eyes protruding >and worst of all double vision. I am trying to educate myself on this >disease and welcome all info you can share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2003 Report Share Posted October 23, 2003 Welcome ee, I was originally hypothyroid and became hyperthyroid (with TED) as well. It doesn't happen often, but it does happen. You can read my story at the link below. God bless, <A HREF= " http://hometown.aol.com/lisareynolds64/myhomepage/personal.html " >http://ho\ metown.aol.com/lisareynolds64/myhomepage/personal.html</A> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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