Re: new here --

October 26, 2003

Hi ,

I am glad to hear that despite a rough pregnancy, your child is doing very

well!

I have not had surgery. But I have heard some stories of those who opted

for surgery for similar reasons and had good results. It may be difficult

for those who you are looking for to spot your post. Perhaps if you specify

your reason in the subject line, you will have better luck getting a

response. There has been a lot of clutter to wade through in the past few

days, so I'm not surprised if your post was accidentally overlooked. You

can similarly post a topic at Mediboard.com. Activity may be slow here and

at mediboard this evening, so don't give up.

At 10:45 AM 10/26/2003, you wrote:

>Hi all .. I am new to this group. But, not to Graves. I am a 28 yr

>old female. I was diagnosed w/ Graves 8 yrs ago but seriously

>started treatment 2.5 years ago. Low and behold the impossible

>(according to my Dr. and the makers of ortho novum) I wound up

>pregnant. After an extremely high risk pregnancy and battling food

>along w/ PTU to stay down. I had a " normal " healthy, happy baby

>boy. He is now 1 yr old and still " normal " although I have his

>levels tested every 6 mos. I would like to have another child some

>day in the near future 2yrs or so. But refuse to go through another

>pregnancy like this one.. So I have been seriously researching all my

>options. RAI doesn't seem like the right choice for me. (although

>valid and helpful to others including my brother who went through it

>2 yrs ago.) I am leaning towards surgery. I would like imput from

>others who have gone through surgery. I do not need supporters of

>RAI trying to sway my decision. But, I would like to hear about

>their experience.. recovery time.. how they are doing now. I know

>everyone is different and bodies react differently ..

>

>Also if someone can explain to me how to not receive e-mails every

>time someone posts that would be helpful.

>

>Sincerely,

>

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