Wow Beach, seems like you have had a difficult time. I hope that you will find your comfort zone soon. This is not an easy disease, that's for sure.

I also ask my doctor questions, non-stop. And he is wonderful in answering them. He will see me in 3 weeks after my RAI, so I'm hoping, from what I'm reading, that he will catch my hypothyroidism on-time/early, so that I don't have issues.

I have never been on any other meds. I feel that I have had Graves disease for years and just chalked a lot of it up to getting older. Glad I never took Methimazole.

Kimberly gave me a site that I can go to that will help be prepare for the RAI. I watch my granddaughter in the daytime, so I will be glad when this is over so that I can take care of her again.

Thank you for your information and thoughts. I will keep you posted on how I do tomorrow.

Maria

Mariaboo,

Your doctor sounds really good and that he will follow you closely so that you don't have too much problem post RAI; if at all.

Just for myself, I think because I am going into menopause, my entire hormonal system is out of whack as we know the endocrine system is all tied together thyroid/female hormones. A nurse practitioner from up north where I came from who I have dealt with for years told me I have a double whammy plus she said that my Graves was most likely triggered by my going into menopause. This can happen and I have read about that also.

I was told that the weight will probably start coming off in time as the thyroid hormone does not work overnight; plus it is not a weight loss medication; just to balance our thyroid and then of course we have to watch both diet and exercise which I already do diligently.

I compared notes with some women going into the change who had RAI and they had the same exact issues with the weight.

It is neat that MVK and I are on the same timeline and can compare notes.

We are all so different and I was always the type that had problems with any medication or treatments or surgeries as I had minimal in my lifetime and I get impacted very strongly as why I was against RAI for myself and surgery was 100% out for me yet I had to accept that if I wanted to live, I needed to do something about my Graves symptoms. So many do just fine though as you can read the archives here also as maybe just takes some longer than others to get back to feeling normal.

Good luck tomorrow….beach45

Thanks MVK for the positive feedback. I am scheduled for my RAI at 1:30. I, like you, have constantly struggled with which treatment is the right treatment. I am going in today and still thinking “should I have had surgery”. That doesn't help with the positive side of this. Even after researching and researching, I have second guessed myself right up to the moment. Crazy isn't it?

I am 59 and hope to maintain a comfortable weight gain. Sounds like you are doing well with that.

Thank you and I will keep everyone posted. You are right. This site has been a real lifesaver to me. The internet answers to your questions, tend to freak me out.

Maria