>Someone told me recently that once you start taking thyroid
>replacement for hypo it wouldn't do any good to test for the
>antibodies. Can anyone tell me if this is true or not?
>
>Sharon H.
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Dear Sharon,
Not true! I was on thyroxin for about 6 years before I convinced my doctor
to test me for Hashi's and my antibodies were still in significant numbers
even though my condition had been stable for about 4 of those years.
Carolyn