Hi, tied:

I will try and see if I can order "The Thyroid Sourcebook" at the same time as all the RSD books I can order on amazon.com. Hopefully, they will not run out of this book and of the other books.

Quote: "From it I have been told some of the other stuff I have read is false. On the internet there is a lot of contradictory stuff." In this case, it is hard, really hard to know what is reliable and what is not, whether it is information from books or from the Internet. As a result, a person does not know what to believe and what not to believe.

I still have my thyroid. I would never, ever let any surgeon remove it. I prefer to take medications to control my hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid).

Quote: "It is important you get enough iodine through iodized salt, kelp, seaweed, seafood, etc." Because of my hypothyroidism, I have very, very poor appetite. The sight, smell, and thought of food make me not want to eat; they also give me nausea and sometimes vomiting if I force myself to eat. In this case, I cannot get enough of the iodine I need through food.

If I can find an iodine supplement that the body can absorb very well, I will take it. If you have any suggestions about brands of good iodine supplements, feel free to let me know. I know nothing at all about iodine supplements. I did not know they even existed.

Quote: "Multi vitamins have iodine too." Maybe multi vitamins are good for people who do not have an underactive thyroid. For those who do have an underactive thyroid, multi vitamins might not contain enough iodine to satisfy their body's need for iodine, especially when they have poor appetite. Maybe they need a supplement that contains iodine only, but with more iodine, enough iodine to satisfy their body's needs.

I hope my doctor will order a vitamin D blood test because, like you said, there is such a thing as too much vitamin D in the blood.

Does the bone density test you mentioned in your last message need to test the whole body or only a certain part of it? If only a certain part of the body needs to be tested, which one?

Quote: "A bone density test may indicate the need for more testing as low D will also affect your bones." Talking about bones, I have bone demineralization, at least in my left knee/leg, maybe in more parts of my body, because I have generalized internal chronic RSD.

I saw an endocrinologist on Monday, October 3, 2011. He ordered more blood tests (I do not know which ones because I cannot read his writing). He also did an echography of my thyroid. He told me that, according to the echography, my thyroid is not "normal", without explaining what that meant. He insisted on explaining to me what the function of the thyroid is. By the time he finished, I forgot to ask him what he meant by my not having a "normal" thyroid. It is true that hypothyroidism affects the memory negatively.

Thanks for all your information.