[TI] Grave's Disease

[nell lamantia]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Geraci" <ken_geraci at yahoo.com>
To: <terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: [TI] Grave's Disease


> Joan,
>
> Wow, I just made a very similar posting as I also used
> to suffer from this. The experts say that less than 1%
> of the world has this rare genetic disorder and yet
> here are you and I and Roseann's grandson who all have
> this (and my sister and Termini grandfather, too). I
> am convinced that the gene for Grave's disease may be
> more prevalent in Termini. Do any other list members
> have this disorder also? If you or a family member is
> especially thin, hyperactive, emotional and have eyes
> that might tend to bulge you may wish to have your
> thyroid tested.
>
> Ken Geraci
>
> --- Joan Hegstad <joanhegstad at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Roseann:  My prayers are with your grandson - I know
>> what he is going through.  I was diagnosed with
>> Graves
>> Disease at 28.  (Actually I had Graves disease
>> during
>> my first pregnancy and didn't know it.)  It effects
>> each person a different way.  My eyes were only
>> affected a little bit, but I had severe pain in my
>> legs and could barely walk up stairs.  It also left
>> me
>> very weak.  I hope the doctors have gotten the
>> disease
>> under control already and now are taking corrective
>> action for some of the affects of Graves disease.  I
>> was treated with radioactive iodine which
>> effectively
>> "killed" the thyroid.  Since then I have had to take
>> thyroid pills and have blood tests regularly.
>>
>> Take care,
>> Joan Dattilo Hegstad
>>
>>
>> --- Roseann Lemp <italiancousin at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I would like to add my grandson Patrick to the
>> > prayer
>> > list/
>> > Pat has Graves Disease that effects the thyroid.
>> He
>> > has been thru a lot and because of the disease his
>> > eyes have been affected.  They are very swollen
>> and
>> > he
>> > looks like he has a donot surrounding each eye.
>> Next
>> > tues February 19 Pat will under go the first of a
>> > searies of surgerys, to reduce the problem with
>> his
>> > eyes.  Please pray for him he is only 27 and we
>> are
>> > so
>> > worried about him...
>> >
>> > Thank You, Roseann (italian cousin)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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