overwhelmed /just ready mary shomon book
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overwhelmed /just ready mary shomon book
| Sun, 02-18-2007 - 6:51am |
Wow.... just finished Living well with Graves Disease by Mary Shomon. I can't believe all of the connections to thyroid problems. I am planning to contact a nutrition specialist on Monday. I have spent years with symptons related to thyroid. I would go to doctors saying I didn't feel well come home with no explanation and then eventually diagnosed with fibromyalgia which I took as the Doctor was just looking to give me a answer! Eventually I just accepted how I felt, assuming I was just going to have to deal with it. By accident my Internist found out I had Graves. After seeing a endo, I was treated with RAI. I will say I didn't want to go this way however, I was basically told I had no real choice. The endos I spoke with all said the antithyroid drugs work in less than 25 percent of people. They said it especially declined after the age 30. I was 44 at the time of treatment. I am feeling a little scared. From what I can get out of the book, I will be fighting an up hill battle for the rest of my life. Talk about stress! I have begun to feel better with the help of synthroid. So I am planning to start taking control of my life. First thing I will begin to do is exercise again ( felt so bad for so long couldn't do a thing). Hoping to establish a relationship to a good nutrionalist for a way of life change (my family is going to love this one). So as I hopefully start this, I was hoping there are others out there with advise or lifes experience who wouldn't mind sharing some thoughts etc. Look forward to hearing from you. Thanks, Trish

Hi,
You sound like I feel.....I just got diagnosed with Grave's about 2 weeks ago. I must get this book! I thought I was losing my mind and have just accepted that I will never feel "well" again! I have decided to go with meds first to see if they work before doing RAI. I feel like nobody around me understands how bad I feel! I have been feeling awful for quiet sometime....for about 1 1/2 yrs. It started when I was 35. At first I thought I was depressed, pre-menopausal or just plain crazy. My doctor picked up on hyperthyroidism back in October and since I also have nodules.....I had to wait for ultrasounds, uptake scans,and a FNA to finally diagnose me with Grave's!
I don't have any words of wisdom for you, however, I fully understand how it feels to have Grave's! Thanks for posting and know you are not alone!
Hi Trish,
I have read some of Mary Shomon's materials and they are good.