Missy Elliot’s Secret, Battling Graves Disease Since 2008!

Found!  Missy Elliott!  Location: Battling Graves Disease!

The last time we saw Missy she was battling MC’s, now she has been discovered battling Graves Disease.  I thought she might have pulled a Lauren Hill and disappeared to have kids, but today she has resurfaced and now we know where she’s been and why.

Grave’s disease is no joke.  Most of the symptoms are attributed to Hyperthyroidism.  It affects the autoimmune system and thyroid.  It is known to appear suddenly and later in one’s life. The intensity of symptoms can increase gradually for a long time before the patient is correctly diagnosed with Graves’ disease, which may take months or years.

For Missy, it was screwing with her everyday functions.

As told to People Magazine,

“I was [driving and] trying to put my foot on the brake, but my leg was jumping,” ….. “I couldn’t keep the brake down and almost crashed. I couldn’t write because my nervous system was so bad — I couldn’t even use a pen.”

Crashed???  Not the Lambo.   You remember the lime green lambo right?  From that episode of cribs?

There is no cure but if you can afford a Lamborghini and a mansion you better have some medical insurance.  She has been undergoing radiation treatment and has been working out getting her weight under control.  Missy began to slim down before she disappeared, now she is 30 lbs lighter and her thyroid is said to be functioning to the point that she doesn’t need the thyroid medicine.

Mentally the disease took its toll on Missy and she couldn’t work. Her mentals were screwed up!

Mental symptoms of Graves’ disease include severe mood swings, memory loss, mental problems and emotional irritability. Often people with Graves’ disease are diagnosed with emotional/mental problems that never resolve because the underlying cause (Graves’ disease) has not been treated.

Sharon Stone’s character in “Basic Instinct”  was said to have Graves’ disease.  She had an intolerance to heat, and was a mental mess .  Remember?

But you can’t keep Missy Elliot down.  She is working on a comeback album with her boy Timbaland and we can’t wait.

I think Niki Minaj stole her style – sort of.  Plus I’m tired of Niki anyway.  We need some real female MC’s to represent.

Missy we are pulling for you!

And in true Cosmo fashion, with the help of Youtube, Missy’s MTV Crib’s appearance.  Enjoy.
(She was on Cribs twice – the 2nd appearance has the Lambo 5:30 seconds in…and Youtube didn’t have it)

-Cosmo