Hashimoto's Disease

RoadXYZ wrote:
Had surgery in 1979 due to enlarged nodules caused by Hashimoto's ... local surgeons kept doing tests, but the surgeons in Seattle did surgery in a few days after their examination.

Due to having worked around radiation they were not sure which it was - thyroid cancer or Hashimoto's as I had been taking Synthroid tablets for years previous to growths on the thyroid.

The surgeon had a BIG SMILE on his face when he talked with me after surgery, and all the nurses had SMILES on their faces too ..

We now celebrate Sunsets as we have seen oodles of them since 1979 !

Didn't know about the gluten free diet thought so much as changed in medical procedures/etc since 1979.

Glad to hear you are doing so well! Lots has changed for sure...but if you had nodules the surgery would be just as necessary today. Could have been radiation. They know a whole lot more about that now too. My Dad was in Japan when they dropped the bomb.. he had numerous "auto immune" diseases over the years. Apparently some can be passed on. My doc says Hashi's has a genetic tendency. Lucky me. Anyway... it is my understanding that 70% of the low thyroid in the US is caused by Hashi's. Have to wonder about that with all the radiation many were exposed to over the years.

Since Hashi's is an "auto immune" disease and gluten is a highly suspicious culprit in a lot of AI's these days... it was recommended I get off it. 14 days now. Don't really miss it. But, I'm looking for a good toast/sandwich alternative. It's hard to make a real sandwich without a bread of some sort. Lettuce wraps just don't cut it.

I don't want to get caught up in "medical hXXX". I've seen way too much of the medical/test trap with family to want to get caught in that spider web. But.. I do want to get better.

Right now... I'm doing my own research... and eating gluten free... and going almost total organic. I hope that makes a difference.

I already have psoriasis (very mild).. so I have a history of AI's I guess.

I am also looking for a different doc for a second opinion. This doc is good...but she hasn't really "examined" me. Only looked at labs. How do you know what's going on without physically examining the thyroid?

Anyway...thanks for your response and glad to know you're ok.

cts