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I got through the iodine stuff so far. Very interesting reading. I had an iodine uptake exam done when I first got a goiter at age 17 and had a normal reading. The doctor presumed from further testing that my thyroid is dysfunctional for a different reason...I actually have a problem with my pituitary instead..the pituitary is responsible for sending a message to the thyroid gland to produce the body's daily need of hormones (this is TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone). My body produces too much TSH and my thyroid gets overworked and swells up while trying to meet the demand.
So, I don't have Hashimoto's or grave's and my thyroid disfunction is a bit weird compared to what most ppl have. My thyroid is working and would probably produce the proper amount of hormone IF my pituitary didn't send out too much TSH. The goiter disappears when I am on the proper dosage of synthroid. I have weird symptomology as a result and don't always feel bad if the med is off, or even have any symptoms other than a little fatigue.
Anyway, I'm not sure this has anything at all to do with Iodine in my case, though I find the findings of this guy very valid thus far.
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Meg
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