[TI] Grave's Disease

[Pwb Bova]

This is very interesting.  My uncle George, my brother Tom,
and my first cousins daughter (uncle George's grand
daughter) all have Graves disease.  I also wonder about the
percentage of people coming from TI who have Graves.  My
brother had a terrible time with it.

Phil Bova


--- Ken Geraci <ken_geraci at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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