Posted by noa on May 17, 2003, at 9:38:01
In reply to Re: PLEASE JOIN PB INFORMAL STUDY ON THYROID!, posted by Eddie Sylvano on May 16, 2003, at 14:36:30
Eddie, you might find it helpful to read more about hyperthyroid at the about.com thyroid site. Mary Shomon provides a lot of good info.
My mom had hyperthyroid (and yes, apparently, hyper and hypo in same family can be connected). She took meds to control it, for about 2 years. Her doc wanted to avoid the radioactive iodine route. If the meds hadn't worked, that would have been the next step. But there are meds to treat it. However, if yours is just relatively high, that may be why your doctor is conservative? I don't know enough about the hyper end of things. But try the about.com site--it is sure to have good info.
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