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Old 07-10-2011, 11:07 AM
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Hello,
Sorry to hear you have Grave's Disease. I was diagnosed in 2008, had a difficult time because my levels could not be maintained at a normal level. For me, it was a rough course with 2 thyroid storms in 1 year and bad eye problems. 4 weeks ago I had orbital decompression through the nose so that my eyes could be recessed back into the sockets. (my eyes were literally outside of mu head) I had eye muscle surgery prior to that and lid reconstruction will be done in about a month. It is important to realize that this is an autoimmune disease that attacks the eyes as well as the thyroid, that even after my total thyroidectomy, I continued to have thyroid eye disease, the autoimmune response was not "fooled" by the absence of the gland. I guess what I am am trying to stress is to seek treatment for any eye problems or changes as soon as you can.
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