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my left eye or eye lid is bigger than my right one i ahve had bllod tersts done has the dr thought may be it was hypo or hpyer thyoirdism has all the sysptoms i have seemed to point to this but now i have been told it isnt this  twice a week swelling appears under my eye an around and some blackness appears ity looks like i have a black eye but i have not first he thought it was my eye now he says it could be my eyelid i noticed this few months have had blood done but nothing showing all the sysptoms regading the hypo or hyper thyroidism i seem to have but it isnt this what do you think it could be this is getting down
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711220 tn?1251891127
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Thyroid eye disease is a clinical diagnosis.  It can occur before or after the onset of Thyroid disease.

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thank you for your reply... do you think then even thou it showing on my bloods everyting is normal with them that it could still be a thyroid problem and how do i find this out
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711220 tn?1251891127
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Thyroid eye disease can occur with normal thyroid labs.

Dr. O.
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