Re: Sun questions (from Sherry)

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In a message dated 6/28/03 6:34:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

graves_support writes:

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> Subject: Sun questions. Elaine

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> Hi Elaine, I have heard that people with Graves' should stay out of the sun

> is this true and why? I have been in remission for a month but I was sitting

> in the sun for about thirty min. and I became very sick my heart felt like I

> was hyper again. My heart feels like it's skipping a beat. Could I have made

> myself go hyper again? I thought that after I took a cold shower that I would

> feel better but I don't. It's been a week and I still feel sick and my heart

> is jumping around but not as much as it did when I was hyper. I go back to

> my endo next week and I had blood work done two days ago so I'll know more

> then. Thank you for your time. Kim H.

Hi Kim-

Something of an observation --> I wouldn't tan last summer- mostly just burn.

Yes- heart pounded and I'd heat up quickly. Plus- I was showing signs of

liver spots. My Grave's was undiagnosed last summer. This winter I started

taking

vit D and found I tan beautifully this year- no burning and I'm able to take

the heat better.

" They " say vit D is processed in the skin from sunlight. I'm wondering if my

Grave's had something to do with this. Elaine has mentioned a dairy connection

in the past and I thought I was getting all my vit D from milk . . only to

find out milk doesn't provide D or calcium I need. I also take a high protein

mix, multi and liver (milk thistle) stuff. . . and I'm down (from 20mgs tap a

day) to 5 mgs tap a day.

Elaine? Any thoughts?

Sherry