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thyroid blood test OK still got graves disease got duple vision Any one knows anything how to treat ?

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1. Graves dieases is serious and you need a professional.
2. Graves disease is a thyroid disorder characterized by goiter, exophthalmos, "orange-peel" skin, and hyperthyroidism. It is caused by an antibody-mediated auto-immune reaction, but the trigger for this reaction is still unknown. It is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in the world, and the most common cause of general thyroid enlargement in developed countries.Treatment of Graves' disease includes antithyroid drugs which reduce the production of thyroid hormone, radioiodine (radioactive iodine I131), and thyroidectomy (surgical excision of the gland). As operating on a frankly hyperthyroid patient is dangerous, prior to thyroidectomy preoperative treatment with antithyroid drugs is given to render the patient "euthyroid" (i.e. normothyroid). Treatment with antithyroid medications must be given for six months to two years, in order to be effective. Even then, upon cessation of the drugs, the hyperthyroid state may recur. Side effects of the antithyroid medications include a potentially fatal reduction in the level of white blood cells. The development and widespread adoption of radioiodine treatment has led to a progressive reduction in the use of surgical thyroidectomy for this problem. In general, RAI therapy is effective, less expensive, and avoids the small but definite risks of surgery. Therapy with radioiodine is the most common treatment in the United States, whilst antithyroid drugs and/or thyroidectomy is used more often in Europe, Japan, and most of the rest of the world.
3. hope you feel better try to google it or ask.com
4. Didnt they give you a referral to a specialist? I have to go to a specialist for my double vision every 3 months but mine is due to my fibromyalgia/seizure/ms complications. and they think my meds and my grandma having glaucoma really influences the fact so they keep check on it. My eyes are horrible and keep getting worse. My brother has lupus and suffers pain so bad also. Have they tried you on that new cymbalta?? It has benefits for vision also, but can effect glaucoma... If i were you i would get to that eye DOC!!! Good luck Hun!
5. Google/Yahoo "Medline Plus", go to the encyclopedia part of the site click G and then scroll for Graves Disease. This is no substitute for a Doc but it will tell you all about the illness signs symptoms, possible treatments possible med a Doc might order, what you can expect thru the course of the disease. Good Luck, I hope you have good medical coverage, I know the Medline encyclopedia can answer most of your questions and it will help you communicate with your medical proffesionals.