Are autoimmune diseases outstandingly mortal?
A close acquaintance of mine have been diagnosed beside some form of an autoimmune disease. I can't say I know which one, but I be wondering if the diseases could lead to loss or some sort of crippling? Is it grave? Or should we lessen our worry..?
Answers:
There are several types of autoimmune diseases. I saw your transcribe that it has be narrowed down to Graves or Hashimoto's Disease. These are thyroid conditions.
I had my thyroid removed at the age of 18 because for three years they could not draw from the levels to stabilize and I have this huge nodule and many cysts that be growing without stopping. I am very soon 27 and am still suffering from thyroiditis and having my level constantly fluctuate. But I see the Endocrinologist frequently, have blood test every 3 months, and take the medication every daytime for the rest of my life. It is managable as long as you do everything you are supposed to. You can't rebuke it and hope it goes away. This isn't resembling that.
Without being properly treated, it can front to very serious problems. Thyroid disorders, such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves' disease, are autoimmune diseases, specifically, conditions in the immune system that attack hygienic tissue instead of fighting against invading microbes and viruses. The doctor (Endocrinologist - thyroid doctor) will prescribe thyroid hormone to try to treat the hypothyroidism cause by Hashimoto's. This medication takes at least possible 4 weeks before it take effect on the body. The symptoms of hypothyroidism (which means that the body is not producing satisfactory of the thyroid hormone it needs to function) can be vastly daunting when the levels are too low.
One instrument for you to better understand what this friend is going through is for you to read up on thyroid conditions and these two diseases. That path you can better support this friend and also help them walk through whatever treatment the doctor's prescribe.
Hashimoto's Disease @ MayoClinic:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hashimo...
What it is and how it is treated:
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/...
Grave's Disease @ MayoClinic:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/graves-...
A pdf database on Grave's Disease:
http://www.thyroid.org/patients/brochure...
WebMD, understanding Grave's Disease:
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/under...
I really hope these abet you and your friend. I hope he/she feels better really soon. You are so wonderful to be so concerned and supportive. I truly commend your gentle heart.
Either condition will affect the thyroid gland. In Hashimoto's the gland is damaged and is incompetent to produce the hormone it normally produces. In Grave's it is inflammed and produces too much of the hormone. Both can be treated near medication, but sometimes in Grave's disease the thyroid gland must be removed and after medication is used to replace the hormone it normally produces. Death is not adjectives unless it is left untreated and neither of these diseases specifically cripple society; however, this person would be more imagined to develop other autoimmune disorders which could lead to more complications. It is importants to product sure this person follows up as recommended by the physician and take medications as prescribed.
Any chronic disease is potentially crippling -- not only just physicially, but emotionally and financially.
Your friend will be reeling beside confusion.
It's very credible her quality of enthusiasm will decline.
But most chronic diseases tend to be slow progressing toward death.
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they can be adjectives kinds of things from type 1 diabetes. hypothroidism etc that are treatable near minimal or no impact on lifespan to something like lupus which can be cruel
it really depends on which organ system your immune system is damaging
Btw, I enjoy Hashimotos Thyroiditis and it's treatable and not a life threating condition, you can live customarily with this (as long as you clutch thyroid hormone).