Well, I heard back from the doctor and the results of all my tests have come in and indeed I am seeing a recurrence of Graves Disease. I was fist diagnosed in 1998 at the age of 25 with a hyperactive thyroid presenting as Graves Disease after my legs stopped working one night. I was treated with Radioactive Iodine then to kill off the thyroid. For the past 8 or 9 years I have been taking Synthroid, a drug to replace the manufacturing of the hormones the thyroid is supposed to make.
Anyway, I have relapsed. The doctor said it very, very unusual to have a recurrence. I have been scheduled for Radioactive Iodine Treatment on August 3. It will take some time for my thyroid to be killed off again and I will start presenting with hypothyroidism. In October I will take another thyroid test and then be prescribed Synthroid again to try and regulate me. Hopefully, then, I will be feeling better in November or December.
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