Re: Surgery and Graves -- Amy

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Hi Amy,

I'm not sure if anyone answered your post, so forgive me if I am repeating.

Why not try the medication as your form of treatment and shoot for

remission, especially since you seem to have a mild case? Why consider

surgery? Please read all you can about your treatment options, especially

since you are thinking about a permanent choice like surgery. I also have a

mild case of GD, and am doing well on the medication, at a very low dose

after only a couple of months. I would not consider surgery at this point,

as there is no reason to do it right now. I would opt for surgery as a last

resort, and would never consider RAI. As long as the medication works for

me, I will continue with it. These are my choices, but everyone needs to

make their own decisions.

I would recommend you read Elaine 's book, Graves' Disease: A

Practical Guide. Also, please read the archives at Graves' Support, as well

as the Files section (in particular Pam Brisse's welcome letter to the

newly diagnosed) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/graves_support/files/, and

the Thyroid Awareness 101 thread at Mediboard.com

http://www.mediboard.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=004549.

Let us know if you have any questions.

At 10:00 AM 9/6/2003, you wrote:

>Though a routine blood test for a 4 hours plastic

>surgery-tsh was .004 and T4 was slightly elevated

>

>I went for the scan, and uptake and antibodies blood

>test

>

>Diagnosis was Graves

>

>My endo prescribed tapozole 20 mg daily

>He said it was extremely slight case since uptake was

>35% and normal range was 30%

>

>But suggested to put surgery off since I may get a

>thyroid storm

>Is anyone in agreement with his decision