greygoose

Are you sure you actually have Grave's? Did they test the TRAB or TSI antibodies?

Valarian

Potential choices would be surgery, and long-term carbimazole. Given your condition seems pretty susceptible to stress, and therefore difficult to control, I can see why you would consider 'definitive' options (RAI, thyroidectomy) rather than sticking with carbimazole.

Have you had any problems with your eyes - if so, RAI may not be the best option.

Don't know what you've researched already, but these may help:

btf-thyroid.org/information...

btf-thyroid.org/information...

Snoddyoddbod

I’ve had RAI and I regret it. 100% regret it. I am nearly three years down the line and still having blood tests every 8 weeks as my levels will not stabilise. Am on Levothryroxin T4 only and the dose continually changes. I try and get my own T3 as you won’t get it here.

Before you have it done, ask them about what the will give you after. If they won’t give you T3 I personally wouldn’t do it !!!

Do lots of research first. I didn’t and I regret it

Good luck !

suggi

I had to have RAI because no one caught my graves in time to try meds and I went into thyroid storm. I had been called anorexic, phsycosematic and told I was making too many doc appointments....even sent to a shrink...until my yearly oncologist yearly checkup (had breast cancer a few years back). He ordered a TSH test and it was non existent by then. I had no choice but if only I could have me thyroid back!!!!! I hate being hypo and trying to regulate the med and having towait an hour to eat after taking it and 4 hours for my vitamins, calcium, etc. If it had been caught earlier I could have tried the hyper meds but.... Since then I have lost faith in doctors and have other health issues so hard to stay away from docs.