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It is overwhelming at first but keep reading and gathering

information.

What's Actos?.

Do you have copy of your thyroid tests? Sometimes it's useful to

post them and people can offer advice based on the readings.

There's a lot of gloom and doom around Hashi's. You have to read

past that and look for the positive stuff. Alternative treatment is

really dependent on the cause of the disease and the length you have

had it. Most people become stabilized on medication quite quickly

and live long, productive lifes with few complications.

A lot of people have success with diet changes - especially for the

fatique and other reactions. Celiac diseas is not uncommon with

Hashi's as well as anemia. These are two things you may want to get

follow up tests for.

I've soley relied on alternative treatments - everything from

accupuncture to anti - allergy treatments. I changed my doet to raw

vegan. I also take various supplements. All in all, things have

improved tremendously for me.

Read everything you can - there's a lot of books in the library.

Some of the better books:

Thyroid Power: Ten Steps to Total Health by Shames, MD and

Karilee Halo

Overcoming Thyroid Disorders by Brownstein, M.D.

Solved: The Riddle of Illness by Langer, M.D. and

Scheer

Living Well With Autoimmune Disease by Shomon

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Hi I am new to this support group and I have fibromyalgia I was diagnosed about

a year ago now. I just had an MRI after having some severe neck pain and back

pain and found out that I have degenative disc disease and arthritis in my upper

back. My doctor just had me have x-rays of my hips since walking hurts so bad.

Still waiting to hear about the results of them. I am in Massachusetts and have

not really found a doctor that seems to give straight answers about FM, I see a

rheumotologist and he explains that it is an unpredictable disease and that

there are no specialists really in the field he did give me cortizone shots in

both hips and in my neck. Second time I have had the shots in the hips the

first time the shots worked wonders not so much this time, the shot in the neck

hurt like the devil for two days but my headaches are much better and the

burning in my spine at the top has subsided for now. But I also have been

sleeping in my recliner and not in my bed and I awake feeling less sore. I am

able to move better. So if anyone is in Mass. and knows of any good doctors I

would love to hear from you, or if anyone have any good suggestions for the pain

and depression I am all ears. Thanks.

Barbara in Mass.