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Graves Disease

amyandrob501 @amyandrob501 (240) • United States 25 May 08

Has anyone else here been diagnosed with Graves Disease (a form of hyperthyrodism)? I was diagnosed about a year ago. It all started when I started losing weight extremely fast, my heart would have spurts where it would just beat...

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Diagnosis of grave's disease.

annlynn @annlynn (21) • United States 9 Aug 07

Has anyone had a problem getting their grave's disease diagnosed? When I was on an army base a long time ago both I and a friend had to go to every single doctor on post before we ended up with an endocrinologist who figured out...

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Graves disease

emerald1953 @emerald1953 (2) 23 Jul 07

I went through horrific difficulty with the hyperthyroid state,,onset late last Dec. Diagnosis and radioiodine treatment131 followed by Feb...took 3 months to feel normal and my respite lasted all of two weeks before becoming...

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Anyone Have Tips for Those Suffering Graves Disease?

DesigningLife @DesigningLife (903) • United States 18 Mar 07

I've had Graves Disease since my late twenties along with thyroid disorder. It seems there isn't very much information about it, how to control the effects, etc. How do you cope with it? Are there ways to control the eye...

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GRAVES DISEASE

sndyincato @sndyincato (139) • United States 6 Nov 06

What is Graves’ disease? Graves' Disease is a type of autoimmune disease that causes over-activity of the thyroid gland, causing hyperthyroidism. This over-activity is also sometimes called "toxic diffuse goiter." The thyroid...

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