Re: New poll for graves_support

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Ok. This one has me intrigued. It seems the " worse " votes are winning.

How do you know? Do you stop taking them, and go back on them? I take

birth control pills and have often wondered about this. However, I was

leaning toward it being better for me because it keeps my estrogen/progestin

levels in balance, and my periods are normal. Of course, I answered " don't

know " , because, I don't. Are there any studies on this?

Holly

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New poll for graves_support

Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the

graves_support group:

Do you think your GD symptoms are

better or worse when taking oral birth

control pills?

o Better

o Worse

o Neither

o Don't Know

To vote, please visit the following web page:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/graves_support/polls

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[Guest guest]

Ok. This one has me intrigued. It seems the " worse " votes are winning.

How do you know? Do you stop taking them, and go back on them? I take

birth control pills and have often wondered about this. However, I was

leaning toward it being better for me because it keeps my estrogen/progestin

levels in balance, and my periods are normal. Of course, I answered " don't

know " , because, I don't. Are there any studies on this?

Holly

(And thanks for the itch relief tips!)

New poll for graves_support

Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the

graves_support group:

Do you think your GD symptoms are

better or worse when taking oral birth

control pills?

o Better

o Worse

o Neither

o Don't Know

To vote, please visit the following web page:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/graves_support/polls

<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/graves_support/polls>

Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are

not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups

web site listed above.

Thanks!

[Guest guest]

Ok. This one has me intrigued. It seems the " worse " votes are winning.

How do you know? Do you stop taking them, and go back on them? I take

birth control pills and have often wondered about this. However, I was

leaning toward it being better for me because it keeps my estrogen/progestin

levels in balance, and my periods are normal. Of course, I answered " don't

know " , because, I don't. Are there any studies on this?

Holly

(And thanks for the itch relief tips!)

New poll for graves_support

Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the

graves_support group:

Do you think your GD symptoms are

better or worse when taking oral birth

control pills?

o Better

o Worse

o Neither

o Don't Know

To vote, please visit the following web page:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/graves_support/polls

<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/graves_support/polls>

Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are

not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups

web site listed above.

Thanks!

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I'm curious as to who has started the new polls and why? Am just curious.

Thanks,

Jody

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I'm curious as to who has started the new polls and why? Am just curious.

Thanks,

Jody

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I'm curious as to who has started the new polls and why? Am just curious.

Thanks,

Jody

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I posted the poll because I was wondering. I was wondering if maybe

I've had GD for a long time. When I was young I was always Very

Skinny. I could eat anyting and as much as I wanted to. When I went

on the pill I gain weight right off. I ate less and still gained

weight. I know this is probalby normal for most women. But then when

I stopped taking the pill because I wanted to get pregnant, I lost

about 10 lbs almost imediately. And I felt like I had more energy...

was more hyper, even though I knew nothing about hyperT.

And so I was wondering if the pill supressed all of this for awhile.

Of course it was probably the baby and all the stress of him being

born 2 months early... except maybe the GD cause the premature

birth. I do know that some of the symptoms I complained to my ob/gyn

about were similar to hyper symptoms, but she just dismissed them as

pregnancy and never did any tests.

Just trying to figure it all out!

> Ok. This one has me intrigued. It seems the " worse " votes are

winning.

> How do you know? Do you stop taking them, and go back on them? I

take

> birth control pills and have often wondered about this. However, I

was

> leaning toward it being better for me because it keeps my

estrogen/progestin

> levels in balance, and my periods are normal. Of course, I

answered " don't

> know " , because, I don't. Are there any studies on this?

>

> Holly

>

> (And thanks for the itch relief tips!)

>

> New poll for graves_support

>

>

>

> Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the

> graves_support group:

>

> Do you think your GD symptoms are

> better or worse when taking oral birth

> control pills?

>

> o Better

> o Worse

> o Neither

> o Don't Know

>

>

> To vote, please visit the following web page:

>

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/graves_support/polls

> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/graves_support/polls>

>

> Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are

> not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups

> web site listed above.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

It was me. Was it ok to make a poll? It let me, so I figured why not!

I'm new to Graves and just trying to figure everything out. I'm not

even sure if I have graves, I'm still trying to find a dr. to

diagnose me with more than just hyperthyroidism.

I asked about the blood type because I was wondering if the eat right

4 your blood type theory had any correlation to who gets sick. I am

type A and am not supposed to eat meat and potatos and other things I

always eat and was wondering if my diet was causing this. My

grandfather is type A and he is very sick and has been for a very

long time. Everyone else in the family is type AB and healthy. So I

was wondering if type A's are more prone to this.

I asked about birth control pills because I'm wondering if I've had

this for a long time but that bc pills suppressed it. Before I

started the Pill, I was always very skinny and could eat anything I

wanted. Then I gained weight very quickly even though I ate less and

less. When I stopped it to get pregnant, I lost about 10 lbs very

quickly. I know this is normal for a lot of women. But I'm trying to

figure out if I had it all along and maybe this is why my baby was

born 2 months preemature or if I developed it afterwards due to all

the stress of having a preemie and other things. I do know everything

got worse when I weaned him. This is when everything seemed to get

really bad.

So, that is why I posted the polls. Sorry if I wasn't supposed to.

:)Pam

> I'm curious as to who has started the new polls and why? Am just

curious.

> Thanks,

> Jody

>

>

>

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> It was me. Was it ok to make a poll? It let me, so I figured why not!

> I'm new to Graves and just trying to figure everything out. I'm not

> even sure if I have graves, I'm still trying to find a dr. to

> diagnose me with more than just hyperthyroidism.

Hi!

no problem with doing a poll, I set it up so other people can write one up

if they have a good question to pose. In the past some of the polls have

dealt with symptoms and such.

C

[Guest guest]

> It was me. Was it ok to make a poll? It let me, so I figured why not!

> I'm new to Graves and just trying to figure everything out. I'm not

> even sure if I have graves, I'm still trying to find a dr. to

> diagnose me with more than just hyperthyroidism.

Hi!

no problem with doing a poll, I set it up so other people can write one up

if they have a good question to pose. In the past some of the polls have

dealt with symptoms and such.

C

[Guest guest]

Hi Pam,

Glad to see the posts coming through now! It is fine that you posted the

polls, I was just curious as to the who and why I went and answered them

a bit ago. Did find it interesting that the A and O blood type are the 2

biggest among us...but then maybe they are the most common blood types, I'm

not sure. hmmmmm wonder it could have anything to do with the RH factor

then? I am O negative.

Jody

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Hi Pam B.

With 3 Pam's now I will have to find a way to keep you all straight, so if I

confuse someone, please forgive

I don't know if I had graves as a child, but I do know that I have had a

light sensitivity since I was very very young, started wearing sunglasses

before I could walk...and I also have had heat intolerence since I was very

young also. Would pass out and get sick when the heat and humidity got

high. Maybe that is a clue to predisposition of this disease. I am the only

one in my family who has any thyroid problems and that is on both sides of

my family.

Elaine did a post some months back about the things she had as a child that

could also indicate GD or a predisposition to it since childhood too. As an

adult, my first sign was sinus problems, something I had never had in my

life until GD...so I am convinced they play apart after reading so many

posts here and on mediboard of the people with sinus problems.

I think we are all still trying to figure it all out

Take care,

Jody

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> Hi Pam,

> Glad to see the posts coming through now! It is fine that you posted the

> polls, I was just curious as to the who and why I went and answered them

> a bit ago. Did find it interesting that the A and O blood type are the 2

> biggest among us...but then maybe they are the most common blood types, I'm

> not sure. hmmmmm wonder it could have anything to do with the RH factor

> then? I am O negative.

> Jody

Seems Yahoo is being a bit slow on posting again. I'm hit with a double

whammy in that we just got word the univ's DNS is flaking out so I can't

get into any of the Yahooey services without a 5 minute wait for a page to

load :-(

Since I can't get in I haven't had a chance to take the poll, but I am

A negative.

C

[Guest guest]

> Hi Pam,

> Glad to see the posts coming through now! It is fine that you posted the

> polls, I was just curious as to the who and why I went and answered them

> a bit ago. Did find it interesting that the A and O blood type are the 2

> biggest among us...but then maybe they are the most common blood types, I'm

> not sure. hmmmmm wonder it could have anything to do with the RH factor

> then? I am O negative.

> Jody

Seems Yahoo is being a bit slow on posting again. I'm hit with a double

whammy in that we just got word the univ's DNS is flaking out so I can't

get into any of the Yahooey services without a 5 minute wait for a page to

load :-(

Since I can't get in I haven't had a chance to take the poll, but I am

A negative.

C

[Guest guest]

Hi

My posts are coming through quickly tonight, for a change

I didn't do a poll on the RH factor, but it does have me thinking. I will go

and try to figure out how to do a poll, if I have trouble on it maybe

someone else could put it on of negative or positive RH factor.

Jody

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Hi

My posts are coming through quickly tonight, for a change

I didn't do a poll on the RH factor, but it does have me thinking. I will go

and try to figure out how to do a poll, if I have trouble on it maybe

someone else could put it on of negative or positive RH factor.

Jody

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I'm A negative, Jody. But my mother has graves' also, and she's O positive.

Re: Re: New poll for graves_support

Hi Pam,

Glad to see the posts coming through now! It is fine that you posted the

polls, I was just curious as to the who and why I went and answered them

a bit ago. Did find it interesting that the A and O blood type are the 2

biggest among us...but then maybe they are the most common blood types, I'm

not sure. hmmmmm wonder it could have anything to do with the RH factor

then? I am O negative.

Jody

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I'm A negative, Jody. But my mother has graves' also, and she's O positive.

Re: Re: New poll for graves_support

Hi Pam,

Glad to see the posts coming through now! It is fine that you posted the

polls, I was just curious as to the who and why I went and answered them

a bit ago. Did find it interesting that the A and O blood type are the 2

biggest among us...but then maybe they are the most common blood types, I'm

not sure. hmmmmm wonder it could have anything to do with the RH factor

then? I am O negative.

Jody

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I'm A negative, Jody. But my mother has graves' also, and she's O positive.

Re: Re: New poll for graves_support

Hi Pam,

Glad to see the posts coming through now! It is fine that you posted the

polls, I was just curious as to the who and why I went and answered them

a bit ago. Did find it interesting that the A and O blood type are the 2

biggest among us...but then maybe they are the most common blood types, I'm

not sure. hmmmmm wonder it could have anything to do with the RH factor

then? I am O negative.

Jody

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Hi Jody,

My understanding is that O positive is the most common than A positive is

next. I am A positive. Negative blood is less common. If someone knows

differently let me know, I may be wrong about this.

Debbie R.

but then maybe they are the most common blood types, I'm hmmmmm wonder it

could have anything to do with the RH factor I am O negative.

> Jody

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jody,

My understanding is that O positive is the most common than A positive is

next. I am A positive. Negative blood is less common. If someone knows

differently let me know, I may be wrong about this.

Debbie R.

but then maybe they are the most common blood types, I'm hmmmmm wonder it

could have anything to do with the RH factor I am O negative.

> Jody

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jody,

My understanding is that O positive is the most common than A positive is

next. I am A positive. Negative blood is less common. If someone knows

differently let me know, I may be wrong about this.

Debbie R.

but then maybe they are the most common blood types, I'm hmmmmm wonder it

could have anything to do with the RH factor I am O negative.

> Jody

>

>

>

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Just a silly poll based on yesterday/today's discussion...

>

> Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the

> graves_support group:

>

> Describe yourself:

>

> o Tall Height

> o Short Height

> o Medium Height

> o Blond Hair

> o Brunette Hair

> o Red Hair

> o Grey Hair

> o Can't Remember Hair Color

> o Blue Eyes

> o Brown Eyes

> o Grey Eyes

> o Green Eyes

> o Other Eyes

> o Light Skin

> o Dark Skin

> o Olive Skin

> o Slavic Descent

> o Nordic Descent

> o English Descent

> o French Descent

> o Native American

> o African American

> o Mediterainian Descent

> o Asian Descent

> o Other? Descent

>

>

> To vote, please visit the following web page:

>

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/graves_support/polls

>

> Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are

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>

> Thanks!

[Guest guest]

Just a silly poll based on yesterday/today's discussion...

>

> Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the

> graves_support group:

>

> Describe yourself:

>

> o Tall Height

> o Short Height

> o Medium Height

> o Blond Hair

> o Brunette Hair

> o Red Hair

> o Grey Hair

> o Can't Remember Hair Color

> o Blue Eyes

> o Brown Eyes

> o Grey Eyes

> o Green Eyes

> o Other Eyes

> o Light Skin

> o Dark Skin

> o Olive Skin

> o Slavic Descent

> o Nordic Descent

> o English Descent

> o French Descent

> o Native American

> o African American

> o Mediterainian Descent

> o Asian Descent

> o Other? Descent

>

>

> To vote, please visit the following web page:

>

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/graves_support/polls

>

> Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are

> not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups

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>

> Thanks!

[Guest guest]

Just a silly poll based on yesterday/today's discussion...

>

> Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the

> graves_support group:

>

> Describe yourself:

>

> o Tall Height

> o Short Height

> o Medium Height

> o Blond Hair

> o Brunette Hair

> o Red Hair

> o Grey Hair

> o Can't Remember Hair Color

> o Blue Eyes

> o Brown Eyes

> o Grey Eyes

> o Green Eyes

> o Other Eyes

> o Light Skin

> o Dark Skin

> o Olive Skin

> o Slavic Descent

> o Nordic Descent

> o English Descent

> o French Descent

> o Native American

> o African American

> o Mediterainian Descent

> o Asian Descent

> o Other? Descent

>

>

> To vote, please visit the following web page:

>

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/graves_support/polls

>

> Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are

> not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups

> web site listed above.

>

> Thanks!