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Question: Pain and numbness on left side on body - related to Grave's?
| tuttomondo
- Sat Jun 02, 2007 8:24 pm |
45 yr. old female diagnosed with Graves about 18 yrs ago. Have been on 200 mcg of synthroid for many years now. About 8 months ago started having pain and numbness on left side on body, but only on shoulder, hand knees and top of foot. Extreme fatigue hits in cycles lasting 3-6 days and most pain does go away but tingling in hand does not. Have had mri of brain and cervical...all clear. Not carpel, no nerve damage. In past 6 months my levels of synthroid have been increased to 250 daily, to 250 every other day, now back to 200 every day. Being tested again in 3 months. Gallbladder removed a year ago.
Anyone?????
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| Dr. Chan Lowe
- Sun Jun 10, 2007 3:59 am |
 It would be unlikely for your symptoms to be due to Grave's disease.
It does sound like a neurological problem. One thing to consider is that autoimmune diseases such as Grave's disease do tend to run together. A person with one autoimmune disease is at increased risk of developing another. It may be that you have an autoimmune related neurological problem.
I would recommend following up with a neurologist. You may need some specific nerve testing.
Best wishes.
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