thyroid gland

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We're celebrating, my husband's thyroid test came back normal without medication

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 25 Feb 09

He had been on meds since 1992 for his thyroid. It was wildly swinging back and forth between making too much and too little. He had two big goiters in 1998. So for him to be able to go months without any thyroid meds and his...

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without medication

years of problems

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Thyroid gland and iodine

sylvia13 @sylvia13 (1850) • Nelson Bay, Australia 5 Aug 07

Although my mother and sister have thyroid problems, I was surprised when doctors said I had a hyperactive one. I was told to take a pill a few months ago, but after some blood tests they have now told me to stop taking the...

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angelface23 @angelface23 (2494) • United States 19 Apr 07

I have had this disease since I was born. I was born without a thyroid gland. Just wondering if any of you guys out there with hypothyroidism were born without one too. It just seems weird that I was born without one. I mean is...

born without a thyroid gland

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Small and hidden away!

sylvia13 @sylvia13 (1850) • Nelson Bay, Australia 13 Apr 07

Last month I had symptoms that took me completely by surprise and they all seemed to be unrelated. My feet and legs suddenly got swollen, which had never happened before. Though I could walk, my shoes were tight and uncomfortable...

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