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Landi

Thursday, September 12, 2002 - 01:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
my mother had graves disease. the eyes "bugging out" is a major symptom. after they removed her thyroid via surgery, every morning she had to take a humungous pill that was synthyroid, because she no longer had a thyroid to control.

Marcieb

Thursday, September 12, 2002 - 02:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
A wee bit OT but my sister's a nurse practioner and was visiting two weeks ago. Of course, we forced her to watch her very first BB show. She took one look at Amy and said, "That girl needs to see someone about her thyroid." She saw Amy's bulgy eyes and swelled neck and said she needs help.

Since so many of you know so much about the subject, anyone else think that too?

Sunni

Thursday, September 12, 2002 - 02:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Kiari- I must have been misinformed thanks for clearing that up.

Marcieb- I don't know if that is her problem, but I hear that she can be very moody, but only time will tell when she goes to the doctor.

Bohawkins

Thursday, September 12, 2002 - 02:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Amy seems to have that same bulging neck pattern that we saw on Autumn, as lots of people have posted. Autumn evidently didn't have it diagnosed until she was out of the house (if I am not mistaken), although many viewers surmised that she had that proplem. If indeed Amy finds that she has a thyroid problem too, then, with Danielle, there would be three abnormal thyroid sufferers having been in the big brother house. Is that statistically in keeping with the incidence in the general population?

Blossumtree

Thursday, September 12, 2002 - 02:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
"The thing that had me curious about it is as soon as her eyes are opened, she reaches over, grabs one and swallows one all without getting out of bed or drinking water."

LOL!!! although a serious subject, read a certain way it's hilarious.

Wendo

Thursday, September 12, 2002 - 02:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Also, didn't Barbara Bush have Grave disease as well? She had the "buggy eye" thing too.

Kiari

Thursday, September 12, 2002 - 03:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thyroid disease's are very common. A lot of people have them and don't know it. During your next physical TELL your doctor to check yours.

Hypermom

Thursday, September 12, 2002 - 03:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I have Grave's, but not the buggy eyes. Mine was caught before any major symptoms appeared. Woman at the age of 40 should have their thyroid checked. If there is family history of thyroid disease, get it checked. Grave's disease affects 1/4 of 1% of the population.

Gidget

Thursday, September 12, 2002 - 07:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
OK I'll take your word for it. My PDR is buried and I'm too tired to dig it out. I've taken various doses over the last 32 years and the only difference I ever saw was the color.

Pinky780

Thursday, September 12, 2002 - 08:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am so impressed with the knowledge you can actually gain from meeting lots of people - you all are great! But, Sanfran: YOU are hilarious!!!!

Pulk

Thursday, September 12, 2002 - 08:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
When she has the bugged out eyes she reminds me of Jeff Goldblum in The Fly.

Cathie

Thursday, September 12, 2002 - 08:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bohawkins, I'm not sure about the incidence of thyroid disorders in the general population, but we seem to have a number of posters here with some form of thyroidism. I think it's more common than most people realize.