Grave’s Update

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by Michelle Lasley

Michelle Lasley is a mother, wife in Pacific Northwest learning to balance green dreams with budget realities.

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June 21, 2011

Categories: Family, Health, One a Day, Post a Day 2011

Thus far:

Diagnosed hyperthyroidism Sep 2007
Began beta blocker
Confirmed Grave’s Disease Oct 2007
- Imaging confirms Grave’s
- Uptake is 98%
Continued beta blocker & added methimazole
ER trip for tachycardia Nov 2007
Endocrinologist Jan 2008
Drug therapy treatment plan
New endocrinologist Aug 2009
Completed drug therapy
Retested, uptake now 48%
Radioactive iodine therapy Nov 2009
No methimazole Spring 2010
Added levithyroxine Summer 2010
Retested labs, Grave’s coming back Summer 2010
Resume drug therapy, Methimazole
Adjusted drug levels according to labs Fall 2010, Winter 2011, Spring 2011
Hormone levels back to normal: today
Will stop taking methimazole
Retest Aug/Sep 2011

I have gotten used to being a human lab rat. I no longer are if there are natural remedies. I want this figured out so weight control can feel more manageable.

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