Listers, When we are told we have autoimmune hypothyroidism, does this definitely indicate the gland will decline in function more and more until it is totally destroyed? In that case, it would seem best to ramp up the thyroid hormone replacement, and just suppress the remaining endogenous function altogether. Quality of life on full replacement would then be optimized. Or is it possible that the gland could stabilize at a certain functioning level, autoimmune disease notwithstanding? If so, a partial replacement could theoretically top off the endogenous function with good result. (In my case, when autoantibodies for hashimoto's were run, they were negative. But my endo says I could still have it, or there could be autoimmune processes otherwise, such as vs. rarer proteins, etc.) Holly _______________________________________________________________ Control Your Self-Serve Thyroid Account Rules - mailto:[log in to unmask] Subscribe - http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=thyroid&A=1 Unsubscribe - mailto:[log in to unmask] Our Home Page - http://www.Emissary.Net/thyroid/index.html Thyroid Archives - http://LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG/archives/thyroid.html _______________________________________________________________