Originally Posted by Elena Zagrebelnaya

I personally have helped in treating people with thyroid disorders (would you consider them self-limiting? I have not heard much about spontaneous recovery of such cases - i.e. without ANY treatment, at what rate do they get better?), and all 3 cases do the regular follow ups at the hospital for tests - one had Hashimoto's disorder completely improved, the tests are back to normal and stay so for 5 years now, improved within 3 months after beginning of treatment, the other had Basedow's completely recovered (although it took almost a year, the initial complaint, though, was endometriosis, which also showed considerable improvement, she is almost pain free now) and tests stay normal for 3 years now, the third one is a very difficult case, she had cancer of thyroid, half of it was removed, but since she started homeo/treatment her tests show steady increase in hormone production, and as she takes regular follow ups there is a chance that her thyroxine supplement will be decreased if the values go too high... I don't have the full records, because I was only helping as I'm only a student, but I have seen the tests from the lab with my own eyes. And needless to say, the tests were not used as an indication of success or otherwise of the treatment.