I was diagnosed with hypotyroid and have
been told that im hypo w/ graves ..I
thought graves was w/ hyperthyroid---
anyone ever heard of this??
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EJD
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Joined: 18 Jan 2005 Posts: 1 Location: North Carolina
Re: Hypothyroid And Graves Posted: 01-18-05 19:34pm
I was diagnosed with hypothyroid about 2
years ago. I recently had to get a
different doctor to keep track of my
situation since the first one left the
practice. When I asked the new doctor
what would cause my hypothyroid, he told
me it was due to me having grave's
disease. The first doctor never
mentioned grave's disease once. I don't
know if she had some reason to put that in
my chart but didn't mention it to me, or
if this new doctor just came up with
grave's on the fly solely from the fact
that I am hypothyroid. Everything I have
read says that grave's disease is
hyperthyroid, so now i'm confused. When
I called the doctor back and said that
everything I read says grave's is hyper, I
basically was told that the grave's
diagnosis is accurate, and to search
harder. I'm going to see a gyn tomorrow
and will run all of this by her. I'm
very frustrated by all of the conflicting
info from the doctor, and might try to
find a specialist who deals with thyroid.