Dear Clancy,
I made this into a new subject for you.
Just a few thoughts:
Three weeks is not a long time to be on the medication, although some people seem to feel results fairly quickly. Everyone is different. You should be getting tested shortly? What you will feel is your hyper symptoms calming down – heart rate not so fast, not so hot all the time, able to sleep better. Eventually the expectation is that your goitre will diminish in size.
There are a few things you can download on the HOme Page, under the heading About Graves’ Disease (3rd tab from the left). The book list is not there, so if you will send me an e-mail to "nancyngdf@bellsouth.net", I will send it to you. Unfortunately there is a lot of mis-information in the media, the web, and in books.
There are two Patient organizations in Australia – one on either side of the country. You are most welcome here, but there may be times when you want to perhaps talk in person –over there.
Detail: Thyroid Federation International – This is a worldwide umbrella organization. l Url http://http://www.thyroid-fed.org/
There are no special diets – just eat truly healthy and nutritionally dense.
You will hear from others.
Take care,
