Top 10 Things to Know about Thyroid

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Top 10 Things to Know about Thyroid
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Thu, 01-11-2007 - 3:48pm

From this link:


http://www.thyroidawareness.com/top10.html


Top 10 things people should know about thyroid disorders:






1.)


Up to 27 million Americans may be affected by thyroid disorders, although more than half remain undiagnosed.




2.)


Thyroid disorders are more common amongst women.




3.)


Thyroid disorders tend to run in the family.




4.)


Fatigue is a common complaint for under and over active thyroid conditions.




5.)


TSH testing is the most useful test for thyroid screening.




6.)


Regular check ups are the key to successfully managing a malfunctioning thyroid gland.




7.)


Changing brands and dosage that affect thyroid hormone levels should be followed by retesting.




8.)


Do not change your dose of thyroid medication without guidance from your physician.




9.)


Thyroid conditions in pregnancy warrant close attention.




10.)


Thyroid cancer is one of the fastest growing cancers in America and one of the most curable.

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Calley7

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Registered: 01-09-2007
Mon, 01-15-2007 - 10:06am
Thank you for the information and support. I did get the tests completed, TSH, Glucose, and several others. I am now just waiting to see what route I will go. Looks like the iodine treatment first. Then we will see what we do with the goiters en so on. But I also wanted to say, for the vision issue I started taking Lutein and it has helped tremendously...especially with the morning vision fogginess. I do not have that anymore. I was surprised with the results. Also taking a better vitamin helped with the symptoms of thyroid disorder. I wish all well while they are going through this. It can be very difficult some days, but there is so much medical support for the condition, that we can see the light through the tunnel sooner than later.