Living Well with Graves' Disease and Hyperthyroidism: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You...That You Need to Know

by Mary J. Shomon

Book Overview

From patient advocate and author of Living Well with Hypothyroidism Mary J. Shomon, here is a holistic roadmap for diagnosis, treatment and recovery for the millions of people suffering from Graves' disease and hyperthyroidism. There are an estimated 3 million-plus Americans suffering from Graves' disease and hyperthyroidism, and patient advocate Mary J. Shomon will guide them through the diagnosis and the wide-ranging treatments available. Graves'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060730196
• ISBN13: 9780060730192
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Better than an appointment with your endocrinologist!

When my symptoms lead to a hyperactive thyroid, I purchased this book. As the tests came back, I was diagnosed with Graves disease. Every person diagnosed should have this book! The information is comprehensive, and is broken down to make the complicated information easily understandable. EXCELLENT! Reading it prior to my first appt. with an endocrinologist, helped me understand what he was saying, and helped me prepare for the appointment and arrive with a list of questions.

A Must-Read for Graves Patients

I was diagnosed in June 2007 with hyperthyroidism/Graves disease. I immediately started researching, reading everything I could get my hands on. Mary Shoman is a leading patient advocate when it comes to thyroid disease and she is very knowledgable. This book helped educate me about my disease and helped me to know what questions to ask my endocrinologist so that I would have a better understanding of graves disease and how to best treat it. I had my throid removed in November 2007 and now am on thyroid replacement hormone because now I'm hypoththyroid. I bought Mary Shoman's book on hypothyroidism as well as The Thyroid Diet. If you or someone you love has graves disease, I would highly recommend this book.

Informative Resource

Very informative an unbiased information source for helping to understand hyperthyroidism and select a treatment plan. The doctor's don't give you the information in this book.

Excellent guide for Graves Disease

A very well researched and up to date guide for Graves diesase. Also includes what happens after treatment - which is rarely if ever discussed in other books. If you or a loved one has been diagnosised with Graves, this is the book you need.

The most comprehensive guide...

This book is by far the most comprehensive guide to Graves' Disease and Hyperthyroidism available. It contains information, check lists, and more that you just won't find elsewhere. Written by a patient and patient advocate, but with knowledge posessed by physicians, you can't do better.