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Friends, I could use a prayer or two.
« on: June 24, 2010, 12:59:29 PM »
Guys and Gals I could use a prayer if you have one to spare! I was recently diagnosed with Graves Disease. This is not a particularly deadly illness which I'm very thankful for, but the side affects are a real pain! Especially for a shooter like myself. It has left me rather weak, tried, and with the shakes some of the time. Which of course tends to degrade my accuracy a bit. I'm still keeping most of my shots on the paper, but I haven't been getting to many one hole groups. If the Lord is with me and if all goes well, I'll be back in good health in six months or so!

Thanks,
Guns

P.S. If any of you out their have had this disease before or have personal knowledge of it I would like to here from you. So far my only source for information has been what the medical websites have to say which is fairly clinical. I've never known anyone who has suffered from this so if you can please reply or PM me so I can get some more information about it from you.
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Re: Friends, I could use a prayer or two.
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2010, 02:01:33 PM »
Always have a 'spare'.  Yer on the list, dude!  ;)
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Re: Friends, I could use a prayer or two.
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2010, 02:32:55 PM »
Mayo Clinic, always a good source..

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/graves-disease/ds00181

God Bless in your battles with this problem Guns.
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Re: Friends, I could use a prayer or two.
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2010, 03:54:11 PM »
Dune, Guns.
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Re: Friends, I could use a prayer or two.
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2010, 05:20:44 PM »
Hey Guns, prayer and good thoughts...
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Re: Friends, I could use a prayer or two.
« Reply #5 on: Today at 05:27:01 PM »
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Re: Friends, I could use a prayer or two.
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2010, 07:16:17 PM »
Barbara Bush was also diagnosed with Graves Disease, it is a hyper thyroid disorder, that is treatable. My wife had to have a thyroidectomy, for a hypothyroid.  The thyroid is the thermostat of the body, too low or too high, it directly effects the metabolism.

Watch for potential weight loss, so eat well, fresh produce and meats. Lay off the processed foods, fast foods, except on occasion.

The standard medical approach is a TSH level, (Thyroid stimulating hormone),,,,,,scratch that get the labs for your Free T3 and T4 levels, done with a blood test. It is more targeted.

Radiation is the "standard" treatment, but is becoming outdated. There are many options.

My wife is a veteran nurse, Case Manager, Legal Nurse Consultant, Life Care Planner, RN, (she's got more letters behind her name) and has had her own issues with thyroid related conditions.

Prayers to you Guns. Please know prayers are coming your way, and if there is anything I can provide via PM, get copies of you lab reports. It is a very treatable condition, with the right doctor.

God Bless.

tw
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Re: Friends, I could use a prayer or two.
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2010, 07:27:07 PM »
On the list my friend, get well and always have hope and faith.
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Re: Friends, I could use a prayer or two.
« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2010, 09:04:08 PM »
You are on my prayer list Guns. Think positive..........it's all gonna work out!!
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Re: Friends, I could use a prayer or two.
« Reply #8 on: June 24, 2010, 09:10:40 PM »
Guns, if it helps, I never get one-hole groups. Ever. So I feel your pain!  ;D

Like Haz said, I always have a prayer for my brothers and sisters here. On the list.
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Re: Friends, I could use a prayer or two.
« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2010, 05:02:50 AM »
Added to my list also.  Never too many for one or two more!

God Bless,

Richard
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