JAMY -- Please post or send the pdf

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> I see ted Friedman in la

www.goodhormonehealth.com<http://www.goodhormonehealth.com/> just

sent me some latest results my tsh receptor antibody( TBII) is 17

range 0-14. may have the thyroid yanked. I do not believe in

radiation since I am already having trouble with eyes. I want to stop

the change from Hashi to elevated graves before more damage. My dhea

is elevated too, and frankly my rage level. AM cortisol 19 range 8-19.

My d is low and that is after just coming back from a trip in the the

tropics He also sent me a good article on it is anyone wants a copy,.

It is a pdf. Nice to meet you to. The article talks about calcium with

a d deficiency by the way.

Hi Jamy,

SO SORRY to read about your eyes. <Yikes!>

Friedman has a good reputation -- does he feel surgery is the best

route? Does he feel radiation will worsen your eyes?

Before I forget, PLEASE DO post the article -- either in the Group's

files, or PLEASE email it to me: geniem@...

I *had* only bulging eyes (which subsided) and a short fuse.

My doctor switched the meds... ditched Levoxyl and changed to Armour,

along with 3 mg of Ativan (a benzodiazepine tranquilizer) daily.

Certainly not a " cure " ... but the switch helped me to resume a

normal life, and my weight (which dropped to 88 pounds) began to

slowly climb to a robust 98 pounds. Am feeling formidable! :-)

YOUR labs are quite different from my own. Then again, it took

doctors nearly 13 years to diagnose the problem -- so who the heck

can guess what those lab values were... before the diagnosis?

Now an old geezer, my symptoms are more Hashi than Graves.

Whatever you decide Jamy, I WISH YOU ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD!

Have you any friends with Hashi/Graves... that have chosen

surgery? Any that chose radiation? I ask, because I am certain you

have researched the entire internet for resources and info, but it's

helpful to speak with " real folks " that chose one type of treatment

over another.

Please feel free to drop a line via private mail if you wish.

The Hashi/Graves combo is so rare... you may be a long-lost relative!

:-) If not, it's still nice to have pals that understand the wild

swings, the frustration, and the laundry list of physical symptoms.

I hope you had a WONDERFUL trip to the tropics, and truly hope you

will share updates. Please send via private mail. I was inactive

from Yahoo for a couple of years, and if life become hectic, I may

not see your post(s). (Thanks in advance!)

Best Wishes To You For A Merry Christmas (or) Happy Hanukkah!

Kindest Regards, Genie -- in Tucson