Re: Surgery as opposed to RAI or Meds?

[Guest guest]

Hi Deidre,

what your doctor says is exactly what Harvard's Dr. P. Larsen says. And

he's one of the top thyroidologists in the country. He says that by 18 months

most everyone will be in remission on ATDs. If they're not yet in remission,

they'll have an idea of their individual disease course and know if they're

close to remission. They can then decide if they want to just stay on the

meds. This is the best approach because you have the best chance of ending up

with normal thyroid function. Less than 20% of people on ATDs will still

eventually become hypothyroidism and this is due to the natural disease

course, not the meds. Take care, Elaine

[Guest guest]

Nice to know that something is going right right now when everything

else seems to be haywire.

Thanks once again Elaine for your wise advice, and your support.

Deidre

> Hi Deidre,

> what your doctor says is exactly what Harvard's Dr. P. Larsen

says. And

> he's one of the top thyroidologists in the country. He says that by

18 months

> most everyone will be in remission on ATDs. If they're not yet in

remission,

> they'll have an idea of their individual disease course and know if

they're

> close to remission. They can then decide if they want to just stay

on the

> meds. This is the best approach because you have the best chance of

ending up

> with normal thyroid function. Less than 20% of people on ATDs will

still

> eventually become hypothyroidism and this is due to the natural

disease

> course, not the meds. Take care, Elaine

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Nice to know that something is going right right now when everything

else seems to be haywire.

Thanks once again Elaine for your wise advice, and your support.

Deidre

> Hi Deidre,

> what your doctor says is exactly what Harvard's Dr. P. Larsen

says. And

> he's one of the top thyroidologists in the country. He says that by

18 months

> most everyone will be in remission on ATDs. If they're not yet in

remission,

> they'll have an idea of their individual disease course and know if

they're

> close to remission. They can then decide if they want to just stay

on the

> meds. This is the best approach because you have the best chance of

ending up

> with normal thyroid function. Less than 20% of people on ATDs will

still

> eventually become hypothyroidism and this is due to the natural

disease

> course, not the meds. Take care, Elaine

>

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