Should i take methimizole for graves disease or should i have a thyroid erectomy?

I was diagnosed with graves disease two years ago and i go from hyper to hypo thyroid. in the last six months i have taken three pills of methimizole per day. the doctor told me that the pills cannot totally balance a thyroid and i'd like to feel normal but i'm concerned about gaining more weight

Are you currently hypo because of your medication? Maybe then 3 pills are too much?麓

RAI (Radioiodine Ablation) is a very serious decision to be taken, consider the bad and the good effects (bad: can worsen or provoke the eye disease in Graves, and people usually turn hypo afterwards und therefore rely on hormones for the rest of your life, means you still are on meds and may not feel totally balanced either)

There are several good sources for information about all this.

Try:

http://www.thyroid.about.com

and especially for the RAI:

http://www.elaine-moore.com/gravesdiseas...

Elaine gives a lot of good information also on:

http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/grav...

Good luck.

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