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Second time treating and second time losing hair!
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Nov 30, 2023 | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
My Graves is in remission at the time being. But yes....I've gone through a period or 2 with having to treat both at the same time. As a matter of fact, doctors think that I may have contracted the MAC during a Graves flare since the thyroid meds can decrease your immune system. The thyroid is a crazy thing. My symptoms from the Graves can be more debilitating than the MAC.
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I'm glad to hear you are in remission - I have been there long enough to only need thyroid screening once a year at this point, and once every 2 years for some long-time thyroid nodules.
Yes, my Graves was discovered during a thyroid storm after an ortho surgery - an alert hospitalist stepped in when the ortho surgeon ignored the nurses calling him every 15 minutes. She probably saved me.
Sue