HELP-HYPER DOC WANTS RAI!!

[hollyberrys]

Went to the Dr on Thurs ,called me in re labwork  ,got my labs back here are my Numbers
TSH -<0.05  Ref Range 0.30-4.70
T4 Free- 25.5   Ref Range 9.1-23.8
Free T3- 12.5 Ref Range 2.5 -5.7
Creatinine  -56  Ref Range 60-115
the Dr has put me on Beta Blockers  cause of my Heart, Atrial Fib I have Lid lag, and Stare , and he says my eye lids donot move like they should  and the whites of my eyes are red my eyes feel like they are bulgeing,swollen a  tiny bit and feel different  ,plus painful, blurred vision . very rapid heart beat, Atrial Fib ,very high blood pressure anxiety through the roof, ,nervous, etc ,smooth skin, feels like silk, clammy  skin ,overheating.,sweating ,out of breath ,lost muscle mass ,very hungry ,want to eat everything ,muscles are tired after I exercise ,tremor in my hands, get the shakes  , for the first time in days I slept finally at 2 am ,last night, got to sleep,the beta blockers helped as it has slowed my heart rate down and slowed the Hyperthyroid symptoms ,my thinking is not so good right now
my Dr has mentioned to me that he he wants to nuke my thyroid ,RAI, ,I said no way ,or else do surgery,I will not get either one of these procedures done  ,feel terrible  rotten. my weight is 90 Pds ,no matter what I eat  I just keep on losing wt
I dropped my Armour 1/2 grain then down 1 grain a while back ,was on 5 grains and now all of  this ,now he the doc  has taken me off of Armour for 5 days to try to get my levels to go down a bit ,and has me on Beta Blockers for my heart for the next 3 months ,1 pill in the morning and one at bedtime .He think's I have Graves, he is going to do a uptake Scan ,my thyroid is enlarged right now .
Any advise or wisdom for me and my  especially my Dr ,I have done everything my Dr and I have agreed on and  somethimes we have not agreed so he is willing too work with me  ,have had him for 3 years ,does every test and more ,I cannot change this Dr as Dr's are scarce in Canada ,he is concerned ,and I have given him printouts to him, for Armour ,etc and came armed when I first met him.he is pretty easy to deal with ,willing to change if it helps me out ,my eyes are feeling very stange and are hurting .
Tks Deb

[tm514]

Hi Deb,

I am curious why you are taking Armour? That drug is normally used to treat underactive thyroid and could be making your hyperthyroid symptoms worse.  The beta blockers will help with your high BP and high heart rate and palps until  your thyroid levels are brought closer to normal.

The uptake scan will help determine how over-active your thyroid is.  It sounds like you have some of the signs of the eye disease that sometimes is related to Graves (but also can be related to Hashimotos).  Did your doctor do blood tests to test for the antibodies that cause Graves?  There are 2 different antibodies associated with Graves (but I don't remember which ones).  

I have Graves and Graves Eye Disease, and was treated for little over a year with anti-thyroid medication.  When I talked with my endo about a more "definitive" treatment, he really discouraged me from chosing RAI as it sometimes causes eye problems to get worse, and I really had enough eye problems already.  I chose TT and am very glad I did.  It has been just about 2 years since my surgery and I feel better now than I have in years, even years before I was actually diagnosed.

Good luck.  I suggest reading as much as you can find so you are as well informed as possible when you go back to talk to your doctor.