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All my life I have been a health-conscious person. As a teen perhaps somewhat overly critical, but as I matured I learned to be realistic. I monitored myself to eat...

I had never heard of thyroid eye disease (TED) when I was diagnosed with it in the fall of 2018. I was officially diagnosed with Hashimoto’s in January of that...

"Come inside, smoke from a huge fire in Canada is moving into NYC." What?? I was working from home and sitting outside on my terrace. I looked up at the...

It is likely that many of us have experienced a moment or 2 when someone says or does something about our health that takes us by surprise. When managing a...

Recently, my sister got married. I was her maid of honor. Being her maid of honor reminded me just how far I have come in my thyroid eye disease (TED)...

Your journey with thyroid eye disease (TED) is not exactly the same as anyone else's. People with TED may experience the different phases of the condition differently when it comes...

I have not worn makeup consistently in over 5 years. I was not that much of a makeup girl to begin with. So in the transition from no-thyroid eye disease...

After 3 years of my thyroid eye disease (TED) being active, my eyes stabilized! I celebrated finally making it to the inactive phase of TED. My doctor and I promptly...

Early on in my thyroid eye disease (TED) diagnosis, I got into using an icepack when my eyes were swollen or felt very uncomfortable. I bought an ice pack off...

I was excited about becoming a Health Leader on thyroideyedisease.net, but when I was asked to provide a picture with my bio, I almost turned down the opportunity. I never...

Recently, my sister had an eye infection. Her eyes were irritated in a way she had not experienced before. She felt overwhelmed and annoyed by how her eyes were taking...

Let’s talk social media filters and thyroid eye disease. I am very active on social media as an advocate within the autoimmune disease community, but ever since I was diagnosed...

Keeping track of your medical records is essential for your health, especially when you have thyroid eye disease (TED). With organized medical records, you can track changes and find patterns...

When I was diagnosed with thyroid eye disease (TED), everything felt different. I had an answer, a name for what I was experiencing, but I did not quite understand the...

When we think about a diagnosis, we think about the patient first. It is only natural since they are the ones directly dealing with the disease. Then there are those...

I recently had an appointment with my endocrinologist. Every time I get my thyroid labs done, I have my Graves' antibody numbers checked. This last time, they had once again...

New surgery, new me! Is that the right phrase? I would like to say that my journey with thyroid eye disease (TED) has been a rollercoaster, but it has been...

There was no time between who I was before thyroid eye disease (TED) and who I became once I had TED. Of course, there was a time between the symptoms...

I had noticed my sunglasses were not fitting right about a year before I was diagnosed with thyroid eye disease (TED). I thought someone had sat on them or I...

When the puffiness from the swelling first formed around my eyes, I asked someone if it was normal. They replied, "Yeah, it's a sign of getting older." I had just...