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afterglow
Day 2 of I-131 RAI treatment
i developed Grave's
Disease; no doubt from 3 consecutive years of intense sadness due to deaths in my family. Sadness makes you sick, people.... at least it made ME sick. I obviously couldn't handle it. I tried to get the disease in remission with environmental and dietary changes, but my antibody levels just kept rising as did my heart rate. This active person who was used to a normal resting heartrate of 60-65 now has a heart rate of 102 that wakes me up when i am sleeping. No way out. Needed treatment. The effects on my life have been debilitating. After the standard anti-thyroid medication treatment and 3 doctor's DEFINITIVE opinions over a period of a year , i reluctantly, and with great trepidation, gave in and took the pill. The Grave's probably began 3 years ago. I felt it but i just thought i was nervous. The mental impairment even made it difficult to perform my work duties. When i was diagnosed, i knew immediately in my mind that i want to move forward and leave the sadness behind. Hopefully in a few months my body will catch up and i will begin to live again.
i want to make clear that i am NOT around my cats---this was a brief moment out of my bedroom isolation. I cannot be near my cats for another 30 hours.
PLEASE no horror stories about radiation treatment..There is no turning back. I am changed forever. I know what might happen from the insidious effects of radiation over the long term, but i saw no way out. I have watched my health go down the tubes as the pounds dropped off of me. I needed an intervention. Thank you for understanding. Believe me it was my last resort. Now i have to accept my decision and move forward.
afterglow
Day 2 of I-131 RAI treatment
i developed Grave's
Disease; no doubt from 3 consecutive years of intense sadness due to deaths in my family. Sadness makes you sick, people.... at least it made ME sick. I obviously couldn't handle it. I tried to get the disease in remission with environmental and dietary changes, but my antibody levels just kept rising as did my heart rate. This active person who was used to a normal resting heartrate of 60-65 now has a heart rate of 102 that wakes me up when i am sleeping. No way out. Needed treatment. The effects on my life have been debilitating. After the standard anti-thyroid medication treatment and 3 doctor's DEFINITIVE opinions over a period of a year , i reluctantly, and with great trepidation, gave in and took the pill. The Grave's probably began 3 years ago. I felt it but i just thought i was nervous. The mental impairment even made it difficult to perform my work duties. When i was diagnosed, i knew immediately in my mind that i want to move forward and leave the sadness behind. Hopefully in a few months my body will catch up and i will begin to live again.
i want to make clear that i am NOT around my cats---this was a brief moment out of my bedroom isolation. I cannot be near my cats for another 30 hours.
PLEASE no horror stories about radiation treatment..There is no turning back. I am changed forever. I know what might happen from the insidious effects of radiation over the long term, but i saw no way out. I have watched my health go down the tubes as the pounds dropped off of me. I needed an intervention. Thank you for understanding. Believe me it was my last resort. Now i have to accept my decision and move forward.