Guest guest Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Because his Mom didn't----because it was Hashimoto's, more than likely. Re: goiters > --- Kathy Kitzcat wrote: > > > > You know, as we are talking about goiters, I > > remembered that my Great Aunt Della had a huge > > goiter > > on her neck. We used to go to family reunions in > > Lyons, GA for her birthday when I was small until I > > was about 12, when she died at the age of 92. I'm > > now > > 44. I remember it being explained to me that she > > had > > a goiter because of the lack of iodine, but salt was > > iodized at that time. I was a kid so I accepted the > > explaination, now I wonder. > > > Mom told me this afternoon that Dad didn't want her to > buy iodized salt when I was very little although she > didn't know why. > > > ===== > Kathy >^,,^< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 A goiter can be from the lack of iodine, but it can also simply be from thyroiditis. Jan Kathy Kitzcat wrote: > > >You know, as we are talking about goiters, I >remembered that my Great Aunt Della had a huge goiter >on her neck. We used to go to family reunions in >Lyons, GA for her birthday when I was small until I >was about 12, when she died at the age of 92. I'm now >44. I remember it being explained to me that she had >a goiter because of the lack of iodine, but salt was >iodized at that time. I was a kid so I accepted the >explaination, now I wonder. > > >===== >Kathy >^,,^< >KitzCat146@... >http://www.heartwarmers4u.com/members/?kitzcat >kitzcat2001 on Yahoo Messenger >kitzcat on MSN Messenger > >In a cat's eyes, all things belong to cats. - English Proverb > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 A goiter can be from the lack of iodine, but it can also simply be from thyroiditis. Jan Kathy Kitzcat wrote: > > >You know, as we are talking about goiters, I >remembered that my Great Aunt Della had a huge goiter >on her neck. We used to go to family reunions in >Lyons, GA for her birthday when I was small until I >was about 12, when she died at the age of 92. I'm now >44. I remember it being explained to me that she had >a goiter because of the lack of iodine, but salt was >iodized at that time. I was a kid so I accepted the >explaination, now I wonder. > > >===== >Kathy >^,,^< >KitzCat146@... >http://www.heartwarmers4u.com/members/?kitzcat >kitzcat2001 on Yahoo Messenger >kitzcat on MSN Messenger > >In a cat's eyes, all things belong to cats. - English Proverb > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 A goiter can be from the lack of iodine, but it can also simply be from thyroiditis. Jan Kathy Kitzcat wrote: > > >You know, as we are talking about goiters, I >remembered that my Great Aunt Della had a huge goiter >on her neck. We used to go to family reunions in >Lyons, GA for her birthday when I was small until I >was about 12, when she died at the age of 92. I'm now >44. I remember it being explained to me that she had >a goiter because of the lack of iodine, but salt was >iodized at that time. I was a kid so I accepted the >explaination, now I wonder. > > >===== >Kathy >^,,^< >KitzCat146@... >http://www.heartwarmers4u.com/members/?kitzcat >kitzcat2001 on Yahoo Messenger >kitzcat on MSN Messenger > >In a cat's eyes, all things belong to cats. - English Proverb > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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