Computers and Hypothyroidism

[mitchell1204]

I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism in Oct 07. My doctor said I had it awhile since my symptoms were bad and TSH levels over 150. I don't know the initial count. That was one month after 25mcg levothyroxin. I'm getting closer to taget, yet none of my symptoms have got better. I actually feel worse. The weight gain has put me borderline diabetic and I have now been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease stage III.

I look back, I can remember my symptoms starting in 2005. My family has no hypo history, only hyperthyroidism.

In 2005 I bought a new computer with a 17" CRT monitor. I use a computer alot. I noticed my eyes getting burnt. They would swell and the surrounding skin would be beet red and dry wrinkled. Similar to being overexposed in a tanning bed or in the sun. I used many computers and none has burnt my eyes like this.

I figured this was from the radiation from the monitor and tuffed it out for two years. Always dealing with burnt eyes when I used the computer alot. 2007 I moved and bought a laptop. I never hooked that computer back up. My eyes got better.

Last month, I hooked the same computer back up and started using it. Again my eyes got burnt.

Now that I put two and two together.... monitor... radiation...burnt eyes
They used radiation to kill thyroids in hyperthyroid patients.
I now believe this computer monitor killed my thyroid gland!!

Has anyone else experienced burnt eyes and are now hypothyroid??

Any thoughts appreciated.

[Ekkka]

Hello, mitchell1204,

The reason I found your thread is because I have this strange problem: whenever I am at or near CRT monitors - I immediately (within minutes) get a swallen thyroid.

I had that before, but then I changed to working with a laptop and never had that problem again until we moved to a new office last week. It's a place packed with CRT's. And I must say - it's been a real hell for me. I got my swallen thyroid - feeling like a lump in my throat. More than that - I got my skin burning. First on my face. Then some days later my chest started burning too, until I was so hot - I couldn't sleep, I might have had a fever too. More than that a week after this... "exposure" I got acute mastopathy.

I'm not going to the office for two days now, my face is cooling down and I don't have the slump. Mastopathy still there, but I hope it will calm down too.

I know for sure - I get this terrible state from being in a room with CRT monitors. And as I said - it's not the first time I notice this reaction with me.

But the problem is - I seem to be a UNIQUE person. Because everybody says modern monitors are protected they can't do harm. Well, what is wrong with me? Why can I feel that harm within minutes and then have the effect for days after?

Because everybody is so sure monitors are safe - I can't explain to the people I work with what happens to me - they just can't believe it.

I wonder if anyone can explain what is happening.((

But answering your question as a supersensitive CRT person I will tell you - keep away from those CRT-monsters. No kidding.

Katya

[quilterflower]

Katya,  You're not alone.  I'm like that too!  I've been telling the doctors, but they say they have no idea of why and want to give me anxiety medicines!  My thyroid swells whenever I sit in front of any computer (laptop & desktop) and any ipad- type.  And if I stand near a microwave that's running, I get an immediate headache.  I also, get sunburns on my cheeks when I sit too long (40 minutes or more) in front of any computer devices and cell phones.  And I'm thinking it's the radiation.  But, I don't know how to explain it and no doctor understands.

[Christy1950]

Mitchell, You know the problem with the government and big business they only tell you what they want you to know and they think they are not answerable to anyone. That is why here in Australia I took on Dupont when they tried to move here to the west with their petrochemical plant. Their environmental record was the worst I had ever seen and they had polluted huge lakes and lands surrounding their chemical factory in America and I guess they though we were a third world country they could come and pollute. When finally kicked out of America they thought they could just come over here with the same directors and nothing new to offer in the way of environmental safety. I made sure that i was vocal on all media outlets to let them know what they were bringing here. We stopped them in their tracks. I would pass on what information you have to the media and just keep hounding them until they get the story out and investigated regarding the tests on the mentally retarded patients. That is the most horrendous thing someone can do. Those people have as much right as we have if not more as we are their keepers. If you need any help I can assist.
I am waiting to see if the large pharacuetical companies are made to clean up their products out of your drinking water and out of the lakes in America. These are the dirty companies that you don't want to be operating if not for you but your childrens health. We also need responsible medical professionals that do not hand out medication that has a double life ie in you and in your environment.

[mitchell1204]

I forgot to mention, the HP service rep has hypothyroidism. She is balanced out on her meds and feeling great. We talked for awhile on the subject. I enjoy hearing that. It gives you hope.

[mitchell1204]

In my search, I run across one article where the University of Berkley was secretly doing radiation test on mentally retarded patients in a mental hospital without their knowledge. The results were never revealed.

How low can you get?

[Christy1950]

Hi Michell just found the newsletter and posted an extract. Good morning this came on my email today. No wonder everyone is having funny side effects most americans could be receiving such a chemical cocktail from their drinking water.
Quote...Yesterday, an article published by the Associated Press (AP) exploited the presence of several drugs in drinking water around the country.

The residue of several drugs including sex hormones, antibiotics, antidepressants, and other drugs have been found in the water at several water facilities across the country.
  
According to the AP, they tested a sampling of different waters that supply over 41 million Americans much of which had drug residue.  If the water supplies millions of people, this means it also supplies millions of pets.


Does this water pose a risk to cats?
Unquote....my questions is does it pose a risk to humans especially those on other medications or the old and frail....

[Christy1950]

the major of electrical and in fact all other clothing and household goods are made in China and even though we have standards here they are not the same at the manufacturing or growing end. You might have read where all kinds of poisons and banded substances are being brought into our countries that are never picked up because the authorities don't have the time and resources to check everything that comes from a third world country that does not have the same monitoring or standards that we have here. It is only when a child becomes sick(lead in childrens toys) or by chance it is picked up that we find out what has happened.
You might have read my posting of the enormous water contamination right throughout america with all kinds of pharacutical medication getting into your water supply in levels far exceeding the allowable limits.
Then you also have mercury now all over the world and well and truely entrenched in our oceans and thus our fish. We have fluride in our water and numerous products that you could well accumulate an intolerable level plus all kinds of chemicals inside our houses that combined could make you very sick.
What you are not told is that one alone does not make an epidemic but billions of people are now contributing their safe level into a melting pot that is now coming back to us in levels so high that it has become very dangers.
I do not doubt for one moment that most of us if we had a toxicoliogical test it would knock our cotton socks off (made in China of course).
I would love to hear the test results and please keep up the good work. Never be afraid to ask the questions because I can see a large flock of very sick sheep out there just swollowing everything they are fed by the manufacturers and the authorities.