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Hello everyone,
I am writing this in a ICU room tending to my mom who is being treated since Saturday afternoon for which the ICU doctor calls a thyroid storm.
"Thyroid storm, also referred to as thyrotoxic crisis, is an acute, life-threatening, hypermetabolic state induced by excessive release of thyroid hormones (THs) in individuals with thyrotoxicosis. Thyroid storm may be the initial presentation of thyrotoxicosis in undiagnosed children, particularly in neonates. The clinical presentation includes fever, tachycardia, hypertension, and neurological and GI abnormalities. Hypertension may be followed by congestive heart failure that is associated with hypotension and shock. Because thyroid storm is almost invariably fatal if left untreated, rapid diagnosis and aggressive treatment are critical. Fortunately, this condition is extremely rare in children."
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/925147-overview
Description, symptoms
http://www.healthline.com/health/thyroid-storm#Symptoms3
Anyone familiar with this and/or has had it themselves? How did you develop this condition(s) and how were you diagnosed, tested, treated and whom did you see for it?
I am literally shaking and do not know what to do, where to begin as this whole incident is sudden. I also need to be strong and healthy during this whole ordeal and not be anxious. The symptoms of the hyperthyroidism from the links I've posted were already occurring long before her taking herself to the doctor on her own will because of rapid heart rate/tachycardia and GI pain. It started almost a month + with ringing in the ears/tinnitus, severe fatigue, needing to sleep often in the middle of the day, diarrhea and trouble breathing, rapid heart rate (up to 200 beats per minute). My mom did not eat much and has irregular eating patterns and does not drink much water/electrolytes, sea salt, iodine, se, thyroid support. Does not take medication and did not see the doctor earlier when everyone including me told her to. She is under heavy medication for her thyroid, low blood pressure, heart rate, antibiotics and although everything has normalized; I am worried this could be ongoing and we need to force her to do more. I can't handle this and she looks so tired and I can't think think myself. love her dearly and hate to see this happen to anyone. I am going to fall asleep in this chair and will try to rest my mind (can't for the last day and a half).
thank you
I am writing this in a ICU room tending to my mom who is being treated since Saturday afternoon for which the ICU doctor calls a thyroid storm.
"Thyroid storm, also referred to as thyrotoxic crisis, is an acute, life-threatening, hypermetabolic state induced by excessive release of thyroid hormones (THs) in individuals with thyrotoxicosis. Thyroid storm may be the initial presentation of thyrotoxicosis in undiagnosed children, particularly in neonates. The clinical presentation includes fever, tachycardia, hypertension, and neurological and GI abnormalities. Hypertension may be followed by congestive heart failure that is associated with hypotension and shock. Because thyroid storm is almost invariably fatal if left untreated, rapid diagnosis and aggressive treatment are critical. Fortunately, this condition is extremely rare in children."
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/925147-overview
Description, symptoms
http://www.healthline.com/health/thyroid-storm#Symptoms3
Anyone familiar with this and/or has had it themselves? How did you develop this condition(s) and how were you diagnosed, tested, treated and whom did you see for it?
I am literally shaking and do not know what to do, where to begin as this whole incident is sudden. I also need to be strong and healthy during this whole ordeal and not be anxious. The symptoms of the hyperthyroidism from the links I've posted were already occurring long before her taking herself to the doctor on her own will because of rapid heart rate/tachycardia and GI pain. It started almost a month + with ringing in the ears/tinnitus, severe fatigue, needing to sleep often in the middle of the day, diarrhea and trouble breathing, rapid heart rate (up to 200 beats per minute). My mom did not eat much and has irregular eating patterns and does not drink much water/electrolytes, sea salt, iodine, se, thyroid support. Does not take medication and did not see the doctor earlier when everyone including me told her to. She is under heavy medication for her thyroid, low blood pressure, heart rate, antibiotics and although everything has normalized; I am worried this could be ongoing and we need to force her to do more. I can't handle this and she looks so tired and I can't think think myself. love her dearly and hate to see this happen to anyone. I am going to fall asleep in this chair and will try to rest my mind (can't for the last day and a half).
thank you
