Just so you know, my eyes also reacted like yours after my RAI treatment.
VERY gritty/sandy/watery. It drove me crazy. I couldn't read, work on the
computer etc.  It took close to a year for them to 'clear' up.  I haven't
had any problems with them since.  The endo I saw about my Graves, told me
that usually the eye problems (bulging) with Graves occur well in the
beginning of the disease, and if you haven't had it happen then, that the
chances of it happening later are very slight.

Hope you get some comfort soon.  I know what it's like :)

Take care...Val


> Hi again.
>
> I'm hoping someone can enlighten me.
>
> I was dx'd with Graves in 6/04.  I did one RAI treatment in 8/04.  I'm
> feeling MUCH better, although still feel like I have a fine tremor in my
hands.  My
> last labs (a few weeks ago) showed my T3 and T4 to be in the normal range,
and
> my TSH has come up to .17.  Does it take a while for TSH to get into
normal
> range?
>
> I had another RAI uptake and scan a couple of weeks ago, and the results
are
> now in the normal range.
>
> Here's my real question...a couple of months ago my eyes started bothering
> me.  They tear all the time, and they often feel irritated...like sandy.
Then,
> the tissue above and below my eyes started swelling.  Really puffy...from
> below my brow bone and well beyond under my eye.  My vision has also
> lessened...squinting all the time.  I was worried that it had something to
do with the
> graves.  I went to an opthalmologist who sent me for a CT scan (which I
had done
> yesterday...still no results).  She called me today to say that she called
my
> endo to let him know what was going on.  She went on to explain that the
endo
> told her I was now euthyroid.  So she doesn't think my eye problems could
have
> anything to do with the Graves.  I was under the impression that thyroid
eye
> disease could not only exist, but could progress, even once euthyroid.
>
> Any input?  Or could you point me to where I may find some information?  I
> realize I don't have the results of the CT scan yet, but would like to
> understand all this, and be able to have an informed discussion at my endo
appt. on
> monday.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Cheryl H




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