Grave's Triggers

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Hello,

Interesting side note: I didn't even realize my dentist was replacing

my mercury-filled fillings with " white " until I found out that I have

only one silver filling left and I will be having it replaced on

August 27. He has been using only " white " (I forget what they are

made of) ones for the last three years. Anyway, it will be

interesting to see if there is any change in my Grave's after I am

mercury-free. I had my blood tested on Saturday, so I will have

current labs to compare my future ones to.

Undetected infections as possible triggers: I have felt half of a

sore throat, sneezing about three times a day and minor chest pain

and congestion for about three weeks, now. I am used to blaming

these kinds of symptoms on allergies. (Before I was diagnosed with

Grave's, the doctors blamed ALL of my symptoms on allergies!)

My question is does anyone know what are the tests that can be done

to eliminate an ongoing, undetected infection as a possible trigger

for Grave's? My doctor recently refused to give me a lab slip for a

WBC since I had already had a WBC in June. I knew that I needed to

eliminate agrunulocytes from the possible problems, but apparently he

is not aware of the necessity to be tested whenever symptoms appear

when a patient is taking ATD's. I will see him Friday about my lab

tests, so I will explain more to him.

Anyway, what other tests are used to eliminate troublesome

infections? Has anyone had any experience with trying to eliminate

infections and parasites as possible triggers?

My year anniversary for diagnosis is tomorrow. I am 54 years old. I

took a natural remedy for three months which did not reduce my very

high thyroid hormone levels. Began Methimazole, 30mg, December 7.

Have been on 12.5mg Methimazole and 120mg Armour since June 11. I do

not feel very well, but on Block and Replace, I don't know if I

should increase the Armour or decrease the Methimazole and without a

doctor who knows more about BRT, I think I will go back to ATD's,

alone, and know that I need to increase the ATD's if I feel hyper and

lower them when I feel hypo. I am not confident that BRT will help

me to achieve remission if it is not properly carried out.