Graves' Disease

BrianR · 09-01-2009, 08:28 PM

To top off my life to date, I have Graves' Disease (Wiki).

This explains many odd behaviors and symptoms that have been plaguing me for some time. No bitch tits yet though. I have too little body fat to support them.

I go on thyroid HRT tonight. Hopefully, there are few or no side effects as I will be piloting a 40 ton vehicle in traffic at better than a mile a minute. If I see any side effects like double vision or heart palpitations, I will have to stop the truck for safety's sake. With the attendant loss of income.

Maybe this is enough cause to apply for more military disability...

Brian

Cloud · 09-01-2009, 09:29 PM

ugh. that's too bad. Hope the therapy works!

ZenGum · 09-01-2009, 09:31 PM

That sucks, Brian, I hope you get on top of it with treatment.

(And I really think they could come up with a better name for it!)

monster · 09-01-2009, 10:16 PM

I think you will feel much better. And probably nothing else.

BrianR · 09-02-2009, 12:10 AM

The disease was named for it's discoverer, Dr Robert Graves. Morbid, I know but not terribly serious. The treatment is well-documented and has a high survival rate.

Crimson Ghost · 09-02-2009, 12:34 AM

The guy who wrote 'I, Claudius' was a doctor?

In all seriousness, I hope you feel better soon.

dar512 · 09-02-2009, 09:25 AM

That's a bummer, Brian. I hope the drugs work for you.

Undertoad · 09-02-2009, 09:30 AM

From the Wiki entry "It can also affect the eyes, causing bulging eyes (exophthalmos)."

Dude!

"Do my eyes really look like that???"

Guess so!!

classicman · 09-02-2009, 12:25 PM

Sorry Brian ... I really think this has got to be the worst summer in my life. So many people ans so much bad news - UGGHH.

DanaC · 09-02-2009, 03:13 PM

Shit that sucks

My aunt developed Graves disease when she was 19. Her symptoms included both the goiter and the eye swelling.

monster · 09-02-2009, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

I think you will feel much better. And probably nothing else.

OK I edited this a zillion times and that's why it ended up so stupid-sounding. I wanted to say what UT said, but didn't think I knew you well enough. I also wanted to say that I know a lot of people with this and it is one of the most maneagble with least side effects diseases i have "personal" experience of. it seems that once peeple start the treatment, they soon get back to feeling pretty good and don't suffer many notable unpleasant side-effects.

BrianR · 09-03-2009, 11:31 PM

UT, it's worse now. That picture is old. Yes, they do bulge like that. I hope they stop now that I'm on meds.

Monster, you can say almost anything to me. I rarely get offended. Just try to be coherent and for goshsakes, use proper grammar!

The doctor thinks I should have died weeks ago when I suffered a "thyroid storm", which I didn't recognize as such because I'd never heard of it. I DID think it might be a heart attack coming on, but since I didn't die, I figured I was mistaken. He told me to call 911 immediately if I feel another one coming on.

Whatever. That which does not kill me makes me a better person. I think.

Griff · 09-04-2009, 05:53 AM

Sorry Brian, good luck man.

monster · 09-04-2009, 07:01 AM

ugh. Sound likes you got lucky. I hope the meds make a huge difference

BrianR · 09-04-2009, 11:45 AM

me too. Otherwise I have to come off the road for more aggressive treatment.

I'd hate that.

09-01-2009, 08:28 PM	#1
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Graves' Disease To top off my life to date, I have Graves' Disease (Wiki). This explains many odd behaviors and symptoms that have been plaguing me for some time. No bitch tits yet though. I have too little body fat to support them. I go on thyroid HRT tonight. Hopefully, there are few or no side effects as I will be piloting a 40 ton vehicle in traffic at better than a mile a minute. If I see any side effects like double vision or heart palpitations, I will have to stop the truck for safety's sake. With the attendant loss of income. Maybe this is enough cause to apply for more military disability... Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

09-01-2009, 09:29 PM	#2
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	ugh. that's too bad. Hope the therapy works! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-01-2009, 09:31 PM	#3
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	That sucks, Brian, I hope you get on top of it with treatment. (And I really think they could come up with a better name for it!) __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

09-01-2009, 10:16 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I think you will feel much better. And probably nothing else. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-02-2009, 12:10 AM	#5
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	The disease was named for it's discoverer, Dr Robert Graves. Morbid, I know but not terribly serious. The treatment is well-documented and has a high survival rate. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

09-02-2009, 12:34 AM	#6
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	The guy who wrote 'I, Claudius' was a doctor? In all seriousness, I hope you feel better soon. __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

09-02-2009, 09:25 AM	#7
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	That's a bummer, Brian. I hope the drugs work for you. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

09-02-2009, 09:30 AM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	From the Wiki entry "It can also affect the eyes, causing bulging eyes (exophthalmos)." Dude! "Do my eyes really look like that???" Guess so!!

09-02-2009, 12:25 PM	#9
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Sorry Brian ... I really think this has got to be the worst summer in my life. So many people ans so much bad news - UGGHH. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

09-03-2009, 11:31 PM	#12
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	UT, it's worse now. That picture is old. Yes, they do bulge like that. I hope they stop now that I'm on meds. Monster, you can say almost anything to me. I rarely get offended. Just try to be coherent and for goshsakes, use proper grammar! The doctor thinks I should have died weeks ago when I suffered a "thyroid storm", which I didn't recognize as such because I'd never heard of it. I DID think it might be a heart attack coming on, but since I didn't die, I figured I was mistaken. He told me to call 911 immediately if I feel another one coming on. Whatever. That which does not kill me makes me a better person. I think. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous Last edited by BrianR; 09-03-2009 at 11:34 PM. Reason: forgot link

09-04-2009, 05:53 AM	#13
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Sorry Brian, good luck man. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-04-2009, 07:01 AM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	ugh. Sound likes you got lucky. I hope the meds make a huge difference __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-04-2009, 11:45 AM	#15
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	me too. Otherwise I have to come off the road for more aggressive treatment. I'd hate that. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

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