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| Sun, 10-10-2004 - 11:17am |
Hi there i am new here and needs some info.
MY mom has graves disease,she has had it for about 4 years now.
I am starting to notice my hair falling out i can't loose weight
and i have white patches on my hands legs feet the back of my neck.
I went to some of the websites but nothing about the patches being there.
MY mom has graves disease,she has had it for about 4 years now.
I am starting to notice my hair falling out i can't loose weight
and i have white patches on my hands legs feet the back of my neck.
I went to some of the websites but nothing about the patches being there.
It is like the pigment leaving my skin and is spreading.
Does any one know any thing about this,or can shed some light as to where
i need to go.I am starting to get kind of scared thanks in advance.
denise

What are the symptoms of Graves' Disease?
The most common symptoms of Grave’s Disease, or thyroid over-stimulation include insomnia, irritability, weight loss without dieting, heat sensitivity, increased perspiration, fine or brittle hair, muscular weakness, eye changes, lighter menstrual flow, rapid heart beat, and hand tremors. Grave’s Disease is the only kind of hyperthyroidism that is associated with inflammation of the eyes, swelling of the tissue around the eyes, and protrusion, or bulging, of the eyes. Some patients will develop lumpy reddish thickening of the skin in front of the shins called pretibial myxedema. This skin condition is usually painless. The symptoms of this disease can occur gradually or very suddenly and are sometimes confused with other medical problems. Women can have Grave’s Disease and have no obvious symptoms at all.
Is it possible that the white patches are psoriasis? I'm only thinking of that because my neice has this and has to deal with those white patches all the time.
I think your best bet is to go to a doctor for a complete physical so you can talk to him or her about all of your symptoms and let them decide what's going on. Cathy :)
You should try and get an appointment with an endocronologist, I think. I've been doing a lot of reading because of my own condition... and what you are discribing with your skin is definately thyroid related. There's a name for it, but I don't know it off the top of my head. a good endocronologist would know what they are right off the bat. (When I was examined, that's one of the things she looked for, actually.) Good luck!