Hello all! Thanks for all your help
I am totally confused though, with all the different terms - it makes my head hurt...I am on Neo-Mercazole, 10mg a day - I think that is carbimazole. At the moment, Im not sure what is worse, the symptoms from the drugs, or the symptoms from the graves. I have an appointment to see the specialist in another month, meanwhile, I have to have a blood test and give him a call. Im not too sure about my specialist though - I dont really think he is helping that much...Long story short, my dad had graves disease, no one wanted to do a thyroidectomy because they thought it wasnt big enough, when they finally did cut it out, it was growing internally, and much bigger than they thought. I know my thyroid has grown, I can feel it, and it restricts my swallowing at times. I mentioned all this to my specialist, and he said cant really tell without some test (I think it was a radioactive iodine test???) and he didnt even give me a referral to have a test!!! Really not sure about this guy????

Anyway, Bathsheba, I think its great you're feeling good - I think you should tell your GP you upped your dose (even though Im sure you will!!)- the blood test will confirm whether or not its doing you good. And Im so thankful to hear you CAN breastfeed - such a big issue for me.

Mamspice, thankyou so much for your encouraging words! I am so glad your baby was and still is doing well (and everyone's for that matter)

Hellrazed, thankyou for your insights. I think I might email you direct and pick your brain!!! There is so much I need to learn about this thing. I hope all is well with you - it sounds like you had a really rough time over the last while. Please keep us updated on your recovery. Also, can you please let me know what a thyroid storm is (or am I just asking a really dumb question?!?!