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June 17, 2018

Our 2018 San Diego Patient & Family Conference is in the books! If this was the 2018 Academy Awards, we would NOT win the jet ski for giving the shortest speech, because we have a LOT of people to thank!

Our Sponsors: Horizon Pharma, The Bell Charitable Foundation, and the County of San Diego Community Enhancement Program.

Our Presenters: Dr. Terry Smith, Dr. Kimberly Cockerham, Nancy Hord Patterson, Ph.D., Dr. Farshad Moradi, Dr. Thomas Kelly ...

San Diego Wrap-Up!
June 17, 2018
Our 2018 San Diego Patient & Family Conference is in the books! If this was the 2018 Academy Awards, we would NOT win the jet ski for giving the shortest speech, because we have a LOT of people to thank!

Our Sponsors: Horizon Pharma, The Bell Charitable Foundation, and the County of San Diego Community Enhancement Program.

Our Presenters: Dr. Terry Smith, Dr. Kimberly Cockerham, Nancy Hord Patterson, Ph.D., Dr. Farshad Moradi, Dr. Thomas Kelly ...

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GDATF Statement on the Passing of Barbara Bush
April 18, 2018
The staff and Board members of the Graves’ Disease & Thyroid Foundation (GDATF) would like to extend our condolences to the family and friends of former first lady Barbara Bush, who passed away yesterdy at age 92. Mrs. Bush was diagnosed with Graves' disease in 1989, but never let the condition define her or limit her potential. Her tireless advocacy for literacy and other charitable causes – especially after her diagnosis – is an inspiration to Graves’ patients ...

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Thyroid Eye Disease Breakthrough!
June 30, 2017
If you've been diagnosed with thyroid eye disease, you know that the current options leave much to be desired: wait, wait, wait, wait some more -- and eventually get approved for one or more surgeries to address bulging, swelling, and double vision. (With steroid therapy sometimes used as a temporary stopgap). However, the successful trial of a brand new drug could prove to be a game-changer for patients living with this disfiguring and frustrating condition ...

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Recent Forum Posts

Still fluctuating after all these years

July 12, 2018, 12:12 p.m.

Sue - LOL! Well, we'll see how it goes. June was the first time I've seen my endo since my TT that she didn't...
Still fluctuating after all these years

July 11, 2018, 9:14 a.m.

barbra Hi Sue, I'm sorry to hear that you are still “doing the dance”, and I hope you can get...
Still fluctuating after all these years

July 11, 2018, 6:13 a.m.

Hi Sue, I'm sorry to hear that you are still “doing the dance”, and I hope you can get settled...
Still fluctuating after all these years

July 10, 2018, 4:55 p.m.

Hi Emm…. glad to hear you've found some “normal”. So you pretty much stay at the same dose...
Still fluctuating after all these years

July 10, 2018, 4:50 p.m.

I haven't had fluctuations since my TT, but it's taken me 2 1/2 years for my TSH to get into the normal...
Still fluctuating after all these years

July 9, 2018, 2:23 p.m.

Hi Liz. In the past the fluctuations have been pretty severe: from March to September I went from 2.2 to 6.8,...
Still fluctuating after all these years

July 9, 2018, 2:07 p.m.

How much does TSH fluctuate? Mine ranges between 1 and 2.5 or 3 and I leave the dosage alone as it is so...
Still fluctuating after all these years

July 9, 2018, 12:31 p.m.

(Perhaps a new song for Paul Simon?) I had a TT in 2013 to avoid the constant fluctuations and dose changes...
Cholesterol and Graves orbitopathy

July 7, 2018, 1:24 a.m.

Interesting article. I remember that my cholesterol tested low when I was hyperthyroid, but after my Graves'...
Cholesterol and Graves orbitopathy

July 5, 2018, 7:03 a.m.

I just ran across this study relating high cholesterol to TED. They dont seem to know if high cholesterol...
dealing with symptoms

July 3, 2018, 11:11 p.m.

Ditto to Kimberly's and Liz's comments. When I was diagnosed, it was because I went to my GP to get a new...
Allergic to PTU and Methimazole.

July 3, 2018, 10:31 p.m.

That's really promising that your endo has a go-to surgeon for thyroidectomies. When I was first diagnosed...
Allergic to PTU and Methimazole.

July 3, 2018, 7:37 p.m.

Hello - While it's preferable to do surgery with normal levels, the medical guidance from the American...
Newly diagnosed and treatment options

July 3, 2018, 7:27 p.m.

@koala1963 - Hello and welcome…a good place to start is the patient site for the American Association...
Allergic to PTU and Methimazole.

July 3, 2018, 2:51 p.m.

There are several cases in the literature of plasma exchanges done to get levels down for thyroidectomy when...

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