[TI] Grave's Disease

[Melanie Holtz]

I did some internet research a couple of years ago and found Sicily had a high incidence of various thyroid problems.  A good many of the Sicilian females in my line had/has some form of thyroid disease.  I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis a few years ago.  My problems seem to have come down the ancestors that came from the Madonie rather than the one from Termini.

Sincerely,

Melanie D. Holtz


> From: nellie at woh.rr.com
> To: terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org
> Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:58:45 -0400
> Subject: Re: [TI] Grave's Disease
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken Geraci" 
> To: 
> 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  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  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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