Thyroid Disorders:  When your Thyroid Malfunctions with Dr. Mark Lupo is coming up on Wednesday Jun 03, 2009, 07:00PM - 08:00PM (EST)  4:00 PM  Pacific time.

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Dear Dr. Lupo,

I have Grave's and I have a noticeable growth in the groiter.  It was only caught with a professional eye from my Gyno.  I am also very petite and always had a high metabolism.    Due to my stature, will that make a big difference to treatment?  

The Endo is pushing for RAI and I feel uncomfortable with it.  Is there any harm in trying out the antithyroid for years to see if I could have the possibility for remission vs. synthroid for the rest of my life.  Is it true that I could contaminate my small children, family, friends and others from the radiation and how long must I be away from them?  What are the chances for my children to inherit the genes?  What would you do?

I HAVE HAD GRAVE  BEFORE AFTER I HAD MY LAST BABY IT WAS GONE AWAY AND ITS BEEN 11 YEAR AGO AND NOW AND I THINK THAT ITS BACK BECAUSE IAM HAVING SOME OF THE SAME PROMBLE