Guest guest Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 hello, I'm new to the group and i need help. I'm very upset that I have a goiter as a result of being on lithium. I had a scan yesterday and it confirmed this diagnosis. I have been referred to a endocrinologist and will be seeing him as soon as i can get an appointment. I'm hoping someone has some experience wth this. It's called a diffuse nodular goiter . On one side it is 5.9 cen on the other , 5.2 c. . It is getting harder for me to swallow and I wake up often at night worried about being able to breathe. Is there any way to make the nodules shrink? I don't want to take conventional meds if i can help it ( thats how i got into this mess) at the same time I can't live in fear of choking as i do. I know surgical removel is one option but i fear getting stuck on a vent as my father did for a year before dying. Please help. Any suggesions would be apreciated I am very upset about this. unfortunatly, don't have much emotional support. I am 50, eat organic, normal weight, moderate exerciser and little sugar junk food, no drinking. No other medical problems except for sadness, depression, insomnia. Thanks in advance for your response. PS Please don't take lithium. Rebecca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2006 Report Share Posted May 26, 2006 Dear Rebecca: I just finished reading the book " Dead Doctor's Don't Lie " by doctors Joel Wallach and Ma Lan. I had to return this book to the library so I can't look up what it says, but it did have some information on goiter. I just did a simply web search in google using the words goiter wallach and came up with a bunch of hits. Something here might help you as well. In addition to this, coupling goiter to words and phrases such as alternative medicine, natural cures, supplements, food allergy, candida, iodine, kelp, etc. may also help you find information that you seek. Incidentally, I personally overcame bipolar naturally beginning in 1997, when I got off all meds and begin to use a nutrient suplementation, dietary change, and gut healing approach. If you are interested in some material that I have written in the past on this topic of overcoming bipolar disorder naturally, feel free to email me and I will send you all I have... about 700k's worth. (In this material, I should perhaps not that I am not selling anything, nor do I have any commercial agenda whatsoever. This material is simply the story of what I learned and where I learned it in order to overcome this oft devastating illness.) Allen , " alternativebelle " <alternativebelle wrote: > > hello, > I'm new to the group and i need help. I'm very upset that I have a goiter as a result of being > on lithium. I had a scan yesterday and it confirmed this diagnosis. I have been referred to a > endocrinologist and will be seeing him as soon as i can get an appointment. > > I'm hoping someone has some experience wth this. It's called a diffuse nodular goiter . On > one side it is 5.9 cen on the other , 5.2 c. . It is getting harder for me to swallow and I wake > up often at night worried about being able to breathe. > > Is there any way to make the nodules shrink? I don't want to take conventional meds if i can > help it ( thats how i got into this mess) at the same time I can't live in fear of choking as i do. > > I know surgical removel is one option but i fear getting stuck on a vent as my father did for a > year before dying. Please help. Any suggesions would be apreciated I am very upset about > this. unfortunatly, don't have much emotional support. I am 50, eat organic, normal weight, > moderate exerciser and little sugar junk food, no drinking. No other medical problems > except for sadness, depression, insomnia. Thanks in advance for your response. PS Please > don't take lithium. Rebecca > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 --- In , " alternativebelle " <alternativebelle wrote: > > hello, > I'm new to the group and i need help. I'm very upset that I have a goiter as a result of being > on lithium. I had a scan yesterday and it confirmed this diagnosis. I have been referred to a > endocrinologist and will be seeing him as soon as i can get an appointment. > > I'm hoping someone has some experience wth this. It's called a diffuse nodular goiter . On > one side it is 5.9 cen on the other , 5.2 c. . It is getting harder for me to swallow and I wake > up often at night worried about being able to breathe. > > Is there any way to make the nodules shrink? I don't want to take conventional meds if i can > help it ( thats how i got into this mess) at the same time I can't live in fear of choking as i do. > > I know surgical removel is one option but i fear getting stuck on a vent as my father did for a > year before dying. Please help. Any suggesions would be apreciated I am very upset about > this. unfortunatly, don't have much emotional support. I am 50, eat organic, normal weight, > moderate exerciser and little sugar junk food, no drinking. No other medical problems > except for sadness, depression, insomnia. Thanks in advance for your response. PS Please don't take lithium. Rebecca Dr. Michael Murray has some good recommendations in regards to supplements. Thyroid Health Formula, Natural Factors• Nourishes and Supports the Thyroid • Dr. Michael Murray Formulated Thyroid Health is a dietary supplement designed to provide nutritional support to the thyroid gland All Natural Factors products are manufactured according to Canadian Health Protection Branch Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), among the highest standards in the world. Pantothenic Acid (as calcium pantothenate) 100 mg 100% Iodine (as potassium iodide 100 mcg 70% Copper (as copper gluconate) 500 mcg 25% Manganese (as manganese citrate) 500 mcg 25% L-Tyrosine 500 mg ** Withania somnifera, powdered extract 5:1 (root) 150 mg (standardized to contain 1.5% withanolides)Commiphora mukul, powdered extract 3:5:1 (gum resin) (standardizeto contain 3% guggulsterones) The following gargle was found to be effective for shrinking and eliminating stones found in the saliva gland. This gargle recipe was posted for a lady in a popular herbalists newsletter that I receive. It may be beneficial for goiter as well. It may give you some relief while you are waiting for the supplements to take effect. Saliva Gland Stone Gargle Recipe: For one half glass of gargle: half 3% hydrogen peroxide, half warm water, about 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp baking soda. The measurements do not havetobe precise! Some like more peroxide, some more salt, some more baking soda............ God Bless! JoAnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 Joanne, Thank you for rsponding to my post. I will try the suppliments and let you know how it is coming. I don't know what I would do if I hadn't found this group, it really gives me hope and I certainly need it! Thanks again Joanne and keep your inspiring and always informative posts coming- I try to read each one. Dot - In , " JoAnn Guest " <angelprincessjo wrote: > > --- In > , " alternativebelle " > <alternativebelle@> wrote: > > > > hello, > > I'm new to the group and i need help. I'm very upset that I have a > goiter as a result of being > > on lithium. I had a scan yesterday and it confirmed this > diagnosis. I have been referred to a > > endocrinologist and will be seeing him as soon as i can get an > appointment. > > > > I'm hoping someone has some experience wth this. It's called a > diffuse nodular goiter . On > > one side it is 5.9 cen on the other , 5.2 c. . It is getting > harder for me to swallow and I wake > > up often at night worried about being able to breathe. > > > > Is there any way to make the nodules shrink? I don't want to take > conventional meds if i can > > help it ( thats how i got into this mess) at the same time I can't > live in fear of choking as i do. > > > > I know surgical removel is one option but i fear getting stuck on > a vent as my father did for a > > year before dying. Please help. Any suggesions would be apreciated > I am very upset about > > this. unfortunatly, don't have much emotional support. I am 50, > eat organic, normal weight, > > moderate exerciser and little sugar junk food, no drinking. No > other medical problems > > except for sadness, depression, insomnia. Thanks in advance for > your response. > PS Please don't take lithium. > Rebecca > > > Dr. Michael Murray has some good recommendations in regards to > supplements. Thyroid Health Formula, Natural Factors• > Nourishes and Supports the Thyroid • > Dr. Michael Murray Formulated > Thyroid Health is a dietary supplement designed to provide > nutritional support to the thyroid gland > All Natural Factors products are manufactured according to Canadian > Health Protection Branch Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), among > the highest standards in the world. > Pantothenic Acid (as calcium pantothenate) > 100 mg 100% Iodine (as potassium iodide 100 mcg 70% > Copper (as copper gluconate) 500 mcg 25% > Manganese (as manganese citrate) 500 mcg 25% > L-Tyrosine 500 mg ** > > Withania somnifera, powdered extract 5:1 (root) 150 mg (standardized > to contain 1.5% withanolides)Commiphora mukul, powdered extract > 3:5:1 (gum resin) (standardizeto contain 3% guggulsterones) > > > The following gargle was found to be effective for shrinking and > eliminating stones found in the saliva gland. This gargle recipe was > posted for a lady in a popular herbalists newsletter that I receive. > It may be beneficial for goiter as well. It may give you some relief > while you are waiting for the supplements to take effect. > > Saliva Gland Stone Gargle Recipe: > For one half glass of gargle: half 3% hydrogen peroxide, half warm > water, > about 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp baking soda. The measurements > do not havetobe precise! Some like more peroxide, some more salt, > some more baking soda............ > > God Bless! > JoAnn > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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