> >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 [log in to unmask]