New here - Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

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Registered: 04-02-2006
New here - Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
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Wed, 07-12-2006 - 6:48pm
Hi!  I'm Kira, just wanted to pop in and say hi to everyone.  I'm 24yo single mom to an almost 5 yo little bo, and have been dealing with thyroid issues for nearly five years.  I was diagnosed with hypo at 19, just months after giving birth to my son, then taken off of meds because my levels were too high, then sent to an endo about two year ago because of a start of a goiter (Which is thankfully gone now) and finally diagnosed with hashimoto's thyroiditis.  Also have a big family history.  Mother - Grave's; Mother's mother - hyper; great grandmother-hypo.  So we've got four generations, and pretty nearly every thyroid condition.  anyway, just wanted to say hi, and give a little history.
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Wed, 07-12-2006 - 9:24pm

Hi Kira,


Welcome to our board.


Your family does show the fact that thyroid problems can be hereditary.

 

Calley7

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Registered: 04-02-2006
Wed, 07-12-2006 - 9:43pm
I'm on synthroid right now to prevent the goiter, basically when I first got on it (the second time), my levels went up, but came back down again once the thyroid realized that it didn't need to work overtime to produce enough hormone (therefore causing the goiter) I think when I got tested and taken off the first time
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