Guest guest Posted August 13, 2003 Report Share Posted August 13, 2003 Hi Lori, You wrote: " guess the lights and bells just went off on that fact and I could not justify to myself the idea that this would be " harmless " to me if it was, indeed, " harmful " to those who would come in contact with me. " I remember feeling so bewildered when I was diagnosed. What do you mean I have a disease, especially one with such a horrible name! Graves Disease just sounds so ominous. My GP got me started on ATDs and a beta blocker, then they sent me to the endo. My first reaction to RAI was no way! It was just not going to happen. He sat at his desk and said that RAI was a safe, painless and trusted method of treatment. When he then went on to say I couldn't be around small children, and I had a little one at home, I'm thinking " yeah right, this is safe " . I said I wasn't interested, he persisted that this was the best course of action. Thanks to a little research I had already done I asked about remission and ATDs. He said that a small number of people actually achieve remission but the majority do not. He also said that when on ATDs there was a chance of organ damage if left on them too long. Really talked up how easy RAI would be. Since I have minor eye involvement I am so glad I didn't do it. It sounded barbaric and is indeed barbaric. Killing a healthy gland for no good reason doesn't seem right to me. in MA USA Graves since March 1997 Currently on 2 PTU tablets per day Was in remission from 2000-2003 Will not undergo RAI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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