Do you have other autoimmune issues along with Graves?

Last night I read an article about hypo and hyperthyroidism, and it said that if you have Graves you're more likely to also develop other autoimmune issues. And it basically said that you already have Crone's disease, whether or not you have any symptoms! Do any of you have other autoimmune diseases?

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u/Existent_Exister — 12 days ago

Why isn't it playing the normal sound for events in calendar?

I have a Samsung Galaxy A15, and I created 2 daily events in my calendar to remind me to take a pill twice a day. Last week, I noticed that when the time comes, it usually plays a much quieter short tone instead of the usual, nice long, louder notification I can actually hear from another room. I thought it must be because I was using an app at the time, or even just because the screen was already on, like maybe to avoid a damaging volume, or maybe because the battery was almost dead. But the normal, long, loud tone does sometimes play with the display on. So maybe it depends on what app is on the screen.

Tonight, my screen was definitely off and at 8pm, I heard a little noise coming from it. I'd forgotten about that stupid reminder and assumed it was a notification that my battery was low and ignored it. Almost an hour later, I realized I hadn't taken my pill. The battery was at 99%, so that certainly wasn't it. I have to hear it again to be sure, but I'm pretty sure that the quiet short sound is not the same sound found under Settings/Sounds and vibration/Notification.

What's going on?

(Edited for typo)

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u/Existent_Exister — 15 days ago

What do these numbers indicate?

EDIT: The doctor thinks this might be from a medication I'm taking. He told me to stop taking it for now and retest in 2 weeks.

I had my blood tested today. Free T3 2.97 pmol/ml, Free T4 120 pmol/ml and TSH 5.44 ulU/ml. I live in Peru, and I think those are universal measurements, but I'm not sure. I'm going to a recommended doctor later today, but I'm trying to figure out what I can now. The lab technician said I'm hypothyroid and seemed to act as if it's urgent that I go to the doctor soon. The results state normal TSH .3-5, normal T3 3.1-6.8 and normal T4 12-20. So T4 would be very high, T3 (a little?) low and TSH a little high.

Google doesn't help. Most search results say hypo, but one said hyper. I even saw one entry that said that 120 pmol/Liter is high.. well mine would be 120k pmol/liter! Can someone share some insight, and should the doctor I'll see do more tests?

Edited to add that T3 is outside the normal range as well.

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u/Existent_Exister — 1 month ago

New, clean install Win 10 Pro want to actually format 2 partitions

I'm not sure what's going on here. I'm trying to do a clean install from DVD.

I want 2 partitions. I selected Custom Installation. I deleted all partitions. Then, I created a partition of 140gb. Now I have my new "Partition 3 (Primary)" as well as Partition 1 (System) and Partition 2 (MSR). With Partition 3 highlighted, I chose Format.

It gives me the warning "This partition might contain important...." blah blah with OK and Cancel.

If I select OK, it doesn't do anything at all. It just goes back to the list of partitions. What's going on? It doesn't ask me what file system I want, and it can't format it in under a second.

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u/Existent_Exister — 1 month ago

How can I get Wordscapes to stop using mobile data?

I'm rather new to Android, but I've looked all around the menus and searched for an answer but can't find a way to stop free Wordscapes from using my mobile data.

There's nothing I can find in the game's settings.

When I go to Settings/Application data usage/"Apps that can always use data", there isn't a toggle switch for Wordscapes like there is for most apps.

Allow background data usage is off.

Allow data usage while Data saver is on is off.

Data saver is on.

I *think* it may be using mobile data even when I'm using Wi-Fi, but I'm not sure yet. Sometimes I play it when my Wi-Fi is off, but I thought it was marketed as being a game you can play offline, so I didn't worry about it. I recently changed from a postpay mobile plan to a prepay mobile plan, which offers very little data unless I pay extra for it, and I hadn't noticed that Wordscapes was using up all my credit.

If there's no way to stop it from using mobile data, I'm going to have to uninstall it. It shouldn't work at all if I try to use it without Wi-Fi, rather than eat up my little data allowance.

u/Existent_Exister — 3 months ago

Change of number quickly followed by new phone? Suspicious?

I just changed my phone number days ago, and then changed my number in W.A. Today I transferred that number to my new phone. (I purposely did it in that order because I want to make extra sure that I don't lose my W.A. history.)

If I quickly install WhatsApp on the new phone and sign into my account (same number that W.A. currently has), will WhatsApp suspend me for "suspicious behavior"? Should I use only the Web version in Windows 7 for a while, and not even install it on my new phone yet? I've been using it (mainly) in Win7 since I first installed it on my phone in late 2024. I backed up my chats today before getting my new phone activated, and while I'd hate to lose whatever chat history I have going forward until installing it on my new phone, it would suck even more to lose my account.

Oh, I do have the Windows App installed on a Win10 machine at home as well. I've barely used it on there, but I'm automatically logged in there whenever I turn it on.

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u/Existent_Exister — 4 months ago

I have a Win10 laptop with the WhatsApp application. I disabled auto-start for WhatsApp in Task Manager, but now when I start Windows a little window pops up at the bottom that says "You may have new messages".

How can I get rid of that, and hopefully stop any and all WhatsApp services until I actually open WhatsApp? I looked in Task Manager, and couldn't find any processes or services with "WhatsApp" in the name. I think it's rude of them to do that without a way to turn it off, but maybe there is a way to do so in the menu and I just didn't see it.

I'm going out of town for a while, and if my husband uses the laptop while I'm gone, he won't know what to do with that pop-up and won't know what to do with WhatsApp if he accidentally opens it by clicking on it. I know. Third world.. he's very new to Windows, and the Windows installation is in English while he speaks Spanish. (And I'll be bringing back his first Smartphone!) I know I can just uninstall it before I leave, but I shouldn't need to.

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u/Existent_Exister — 5 months ago

I installed Whatsapp in Peru, and will visit the US for the first time since the install, where I'll have a temporary SIM card. I have a dual SIM phone, but the Peruvian SIM card won't have service in the US.

Will I automatically have access to my Whatsapp account and history in the US with a different SIM in effect, or using WiFi along with that SIM? Will I always need to use WiFi to use it? Is it going to try to send me a message to my Peruvian number that I won't be able to access?

I also use Whatsapp on my laptop in a browser (Win7).

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u/Existent_Exister — 6 months ago
▲ 5 r/Gold

I have 3 little bullion coins I bought in 2010 or 2011. I have 2 .10 troy ounce Kruggerands, 1981 and 1982, and one 1985 .25 troy ounce Engelhard Prospector. All 3 look great to me, but I bought them without cases/certification. I can provide photos if needed, but I doubt they're needed. I keep them in a little cloth change purse where they have nothing hard to bang up against except each other, but I probably had them loose in a change purse with other coins when I brought them into Peru, just so as to not draw attention to them. I brought in some bullion silver bars and coins at the time as well. Since then, I've gotten more silver, but those 3 little gold coins are all the gold bullion I have.

We might be selling the gold later this year, because we are getting close to finding land to buy and we may only be a few thousand dollars away from affording something when the time comes. I'd love to hold onto them for the investment, but the land will be more important.

I realize that no one here can tell me values in Peru, and of course the price always rises and falls, but speaking of in the US, for example, would that Engelhard be worth more than just the gold value? What about the Kruggerands?

Also, would it be worth it for me to buy some little plastic cases for them on Amazon? I'm taking a trip to the US soon, so I could bring some back. I thought that if they are in cases, it could help us to be taken more seriously when we do take them to coin dealers. I promise, they aren't ever going to be in a spot where they can bang against anything harder than cloth or plastic!

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u/Existent_Exister — 6 months ago