Hi All,
Haven't recieved a response ddirected towards the specifics of my question
posted earlier this week.  But thanks to all who responded woth personal
accounts.  However, they did not relate to my clients specific case.
To recap:
Mom has a tumor/cyst on her thyroid gland.  The cyst does NOT affect the
thyroid.  Thyroid works just fine.  Her Dr  wants her to take 50 mg of
Synthroid per day (what he says is the avg amount the thyroid normally
produces) to STOP her thyroid from producing its hormones.  His hope is that
this will cause the tumor/cyst on the thyroid gland to shrink.  A different
Dr wants her to avoid the drugs and just do surgery to remove the tumor/cyst.
 Mom is BF her 11 mo old several times a day and is very concerned about the
effects this drug may have on baby.  She knows that f her thhyroid was not
working fine the Synthroid would be ok, but in this case the thyroid IS
working just fine.   Mom also has a history of hormonal (not thyroid)
imbalance probs and is concerned about what this may do to her systems
balances.
Please, any info relating to the specifics would be appreciated.   Mom is
considering not taking the meds, saying she did aand that they didn't work,
and talking the Dr into letting the other Dr (the one who doesn't want her on
drugs because she is BF) go ahead with the surgery.
TIA!
Jay