Graves' Disease: A Practical Guide

by Elaine A. Moore

Graves' Disease, a common form of hyperthyroidism characterized by a goiter and often a slight protrusion of the eyeballs, currently affects approximately 200 million people worldwide, three million in the United States alone. This work addresses both typical and special concerns of patients with Graves' Disease, discusses its association with related autoimmune disorders, and emphasizes the patient's role in the healing process. Included are chapters with basic information on the disease, the thyroid and its hormones, Graves' ophthalmopathy, dermopathy, and acropachy, the diagnosis of GD, autoantibodies and autoimmune diseases associated with it, genetic and nongenetic influences, allopathic treatments, alternative medicine, special considerations in pregnant women, children, and teens, hyperthyroidism associated with GD, anecdotes and testimony of patients, and resources for further information. A list of medical acronyms and a glossary of medical terms is included.

Genres: Health, Medical, Nonfiction

304 pages, Paperback

First published August 3, 2001

Reviews

[Ren · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent reference for someone newly diagnosed with GD to help them understand their options in treatment and how to deal with the symptoms.

[Cyndy · Rating 5 out of 5]

After getting diagnosis of Graves' disease, I needed to do some learning fast. My doctor was one of those doctors who wanted to give a quick recommendation and not address any of my questions. Luckily for me, she was going on vacation the week after the diagnosis, so I had some time to do some research on my own. Between this book and one other, I learned lots of information about the disease, the eye disease, the possible treatments, and changes in lifestyle. I highly recommend this as a starting point to get a handle on the disease. Yes, it is filled with lots of technical information at times, but you can skim that if you want and still get a lot of important information.

[Stacy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is NOT light reading. This is the kind of book that you read if you want to have a better understanding of the mechanics of Graves' disease, which is exactly what I want. I read through my library copy and will now buy a copy for myself so that I can sit down and read it more thoroughly. I'm not the person with Graves' disease so I don't know how it feels...but I want to understand as much about it as I can so that I can make the best decisions I can for my daughter. This book is one of the most useful Graves' books I've tried.

[Nicole C. (using StoryGraph more these days) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good information in here, but I felt that it had a tendency to be couched in excessive medical terminology; I had to reach back to high school biology for some of it, and even with that sort of knowledge, I had difficulty with particular passages.

[Gbemi · Rating 2 out of 5]

There is nothing practical about this book; obviously meant for medical students and not the poor suffering Patients of Graves Disease. Nonetheless found a couple of chapters that one could easily grasp. If anyone out there knows of a simpler book........

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great read for anyone with Hyper=thyroid issues.

[Sherri Dewey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hard to read, more like a Doctor's guide for tests

I did not enjoy this book and learned very little good practical advice. I do not recommend this book, impractical!!