> >The only to get  rid
>  >of it is to have the thyroid gland removed.

Trish,

Please please please check out some alternatives before you either have
surgery or radiation for your Grave's disease.

I had Grave's disease over ten years ago -- and when the Western doctors told
me my options, I said, "Forget that" and went to my acupuncturist.

One treatment and my thyroid levels were back to normal within a month, and
have remained so ever since.

I went to a traditional (five element) Chinese acupuncturist - and I strongly
recommend you at least go for a consult, along with the dietary suggestions
given by others.

I am so grateful that i just happened to be receiving acupuncture at the
time, or I could well have opted for treatment that would have necessitated
taking Synthroid for the rest of my life.

Best,
Kim
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