I guess when you come right down to it there just is not an easy answer for us. So, the best thing to do is try not to worry about it to much. We have enough to worry about.
Some families have a number of people with a Thyroid problem, some only have one person. There are many factors. I don't think my kids will get my Thyroid Disease just because I have it, I think they may carry a gene to make them more at... risk. My great grandmother had Graves and her two sisters had Thyroid Eye disease. Nobody in my grandmother or mothers generation got it. Then I got it and a cousin. This cousin and 4 other cousins have a thyroid Disease. But we are 4th generation and from the different sisters. None of my children , grandchildren or great grandchildren have it, knock on wood. I make sure they all know to get tested. On my fathers side I just found out a 4th removed cousin has GD. Stress is a big factor from what I hear. My job was a fun job no stress but face paced and multitask. So stress was not a big factor with me. Bottom line is I don't know why I got it and family more stressed then I was did not. As with everything with this disease......who knows? I even gave up keeping track of the numbers as they meant nothing to me. I felt good and numbers were bad. I felt bad and the numbers were good. They drove me crazy. Now I stopped worrying about that and try to live a quite life. I stay away from stressful family members and friends(?). I try to do something that will make me laugh everyday. Not always easy ...but who said this was going to be easy. You just take one day at a time. What works for one of us does not work for all. As you all know by now.
I guess when you come right down to it there just is not an easy answer for us. So, the best thing to do is try not to worry about it to much. We have enough to worry about.
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ElaineI am the person that started the first coffee break. I Have had Graves' Disease for at least 10 years. I also have Thyroid Eye Disease. I give Thyroid Disease Support . My goal in life is to inform the public about Thyroid Disease. Archives
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