<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Charlie; I'm 64 yrs. old and was diagnosed 13 years agof after going from 172 lbs to 128 lbs in one month. Three years ago this December 6 I went in for a radical prostate surgery due to cancer of the prostate and at the pre physical a goiter was found after a cat scan! Since then I have had it checked annually and one dr. now wants to pursue this further to see what the cause could be. I'm not sure I want to know the cause of go through a batch of tests as every six months I've been having bone scans and cat scans done to be sure the former cancer has not spread. So far so good on that acore. Also following the prostate surgery I had blood clots passing through the heart so another surgery to place an umbrella like apperatus in the veins to block the blood clots and 10 days in intensive care; so I'm very leary of any more messing arround with my old body! Hope this gives you insight but I'm still not sure the sprue brought on the goiter. I'm the 5th of six siblings and to date we are unable to factually find that any other members prior or currently have or had sprue. I do have an older sister for years fighting a lot of mental problems (skits o) and her oldest son has rheumatoric arthriditis (spelling!). Hope this helps. Bob Meehan Omaha NE