Re: Hyperthyroid treatment---links needed

[Guest guest]

Almost 14 years ago.... my early thirties... still stupid enough to

believe that a doctor could never make a mistake and to trust them

completely..... I sure know better now.... I had one doc call me a

'smart ass' because I questioned him! hehehehehe I'm smarter than he

is... I can read someone's record and state facts accordingly AND if I

make a simple mistake own up to it, correct my oversight and strive to

not repeat it.... I sure don't come up with replies like 'smart ass' to

the person that points out the oversight!

Topper ()

On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 08:32:39 -0600 (Central Standard Time) " jreid69 "

writes:

> When did you receive RAI? I was young and dumb when I was treated

> like this

> and there were no haz-mat suits, etc. Of course, I also had no

> idea what they were even doing to me.

>

[Guest guest]

Almost 14 years ago.... my early thirties... still stupid enough to

believe that a doctor could never make a mistake and to trust them

completely..... I sure know better now.... I had one doc call me a

'smart ass' because I questioned him! hehehehehe I'm smarter than he

is... I can read someone's record and state facts accordingly AND if I

make a simple mistake own up to it, correct my oversight and strive to

not repeat it.... I sure don't come up with replies like 'smart ass' to

the person that points out the oversight!

Topper ()

On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 08:32:39 -0600 (Central Standard Time) " jreid69 "

writes:

> When did you receive RAI? I was young and dumb when I was treated

> like this

> and there were no haz-mat suits, etc. Of course, I also had no

> idea what they were even doing to me.

>

[Guest guest]

> When did you receive RAI? I was young and dumb when I was treated

like this

> and there were no haz-mat suits, etc. Of course, I also had no

idea what

> they were even doing to me.

>

I have two friends who were in thyroid storm for such a long period

of time and for whom the meds to inhibit the hyper were just not

working. I believe the RAI saved the life of one of them...and I

didn't see much of a choice for the other one either. My friend

Judy, who had this done at age 19 - well this is nearly 40 years

later and she is great...she never needed Armour until approx. 10

years ago. has always had energy and seemed liked anyone out there

who has a thyroid which works perfectly and I think that if RAI ever

turns out as it should - it certainly did with her - it killed just

enough of her thyroid. Of course, I have never had to face the

prospect of RAI or surgery myself, but knowing these two women has

made me realize it's not always the worst thing either. The worst

thing is what they went thru with the storm and the meds not making a

dent in it. The younger woman had it done approx. 12 years ago, and

last year had her first child. she is also feeling wonderful. I

agree, though - it does seem barbaric, as do so many things that the

medical community lays on us. Probably not enough research into what

can be done to remedy this without such drastic methods.