>I was wondering this myself.  I was diagnosed with Hashi's at age 17
>after my mother (an r.n.) noticed a goiter.  I've always been a little
>underweight (I was put on iron supplements at about age 8 to try to
>stimulate my appetite).  As far as I remember, my blood levels have
>always been "within normal limits," for whatever that means, and I was
>put on synthroid (changed to levoxyl by my HMO)to try and reduce the
>size of the goiter (smaller, but still there).  My endo says that one
>can have hashi's without gaining weight and the other hypo symptoms.
>Aside from the difficulty gaining weight, I haven't had any hyper
>symptoms as either. (incidentally, I'm trying to gain about 10 lbs to
>improve my chances of getting pregnant and having a healthy pregnancy).
>                                               yours in confusion,
>                                                      Tina
>
Tina,
  Thank you so much for responding.  I was beginning to wonder if I was
just a fluke. :)  And by the way, I wish you all the luck in getting
pregnant and having a healthy pregnancy.

Blair

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