very new--anyone here with addison's too

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Registered: 02-03-2007
very new--anyone here with addison's too
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Sat, 02-03-2007 - 11:10pm
We spent the last three days at the hospital with my daughter. She has addison's disease which is related to the adrenial gland. She also has damage to her thyroid gland. I was wondering if anyone else has this condition too.
I need more info because my daughter is 18 but mentally she is about 10 yrs old so I need help understanding what she is going through.
Thanks
Diane
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Registered: 03-20-2003
Sun, 02-04-2007 - 11:49am

Hi Diane,


Welcome to our board.


Since I have heard of this disease but am not familiar with what it actually is, I did a little searching and came up with some links.


Addison's:


http://www.endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/pubs/addison/addison.htm


Medline Plus - Addison's:


http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/addisonsdisease.html


Wikipedia - Addison's:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addison's_disease


What do the doctors say is wrong with her thyroid?

 

Calley7