Thyroiditis Question: If the Immune system attacks the thyroid, and the diseased portion of the Thyroid is removed, could other organs be attacked?
In general, autoimmune disorders of the body tend to be systemic. Whether other organs are affected depends on the individual. Graves Disease tends to affect the eyes and occasionally the heart and this is the most common autoimmune thyroid disease. Underactive Thyroid Question: I was diagnosed with an underactive thyroid nearly a year ago. The diagnosis came, not because I was feeling any symptoms, but because I changed doctors, went off the pill and so decided to get a full medical evaluation so we would have a baseline. My TSH was 230 and my T4 was super low (I no longer remember the number). The doctor identified it as Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and put me on a Synthroid regimen that we are still fine-tuning. I did not know enough to be concerned at the time, but I have been researching this condition for the last year and I have never heard of such high number. On top of this, I felt no symptoms so now I fear that my body will experience severe stress at some point and I will be obli
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