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490443 tn?1236648256

Thyroidless WELL ALMOST??

Okay, after you have most of your thyroid out the dr. tells me he doubts that I need any pills? WEIRD! Tell me any of you feel SO MUCH better having a dieased throid taken out and how much better do you feel? I know it is early now.  I am so ready to feel better, Any of you have 90% taken out and are worse off? He left alil so if there is no cancer I will not have to take a thyroid pill for life (WEIRD). IF there is cancer then of course a pill with some other thiings. RAI... HURRY up Pathology. Waiting is so not fun!!! Worse than the auctual surgery and or waiting!! Any how all I feel ok today,, Took another week off work to SLOWLY get back into the nack... Tell me more about only having 90% of a thyroid if you can relate??
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393685 tn?1425812522
There is a guy on board here - dandydon- says he had a TT 30yrs ago and no meds for 20.

Claims his TSH was in the 300's at one time and he felt fine.

I called him a walking miracle.
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well when they did a ultra sound on my thyroid last year the tech ladie said i barely even had a thyroid i found out today it is hashemotoes. my thyroids are whacked out and i feel like ****. it takes up to six weeks before meds work. the best to you.
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213044 tn?1236527460
I know you can get along with half a thyroid without meds, if you're lucky. I don't know if you can get along with a quarter of a thyroid.

I would have to hear from someone who is doing so before I believed it.

Actually, I know a guy who had a "total thyroidectomy" a decade ago, and he is not taking any meds. I think the doctors left quite a bit behind, personally.

But if it works out well for you, congratulations!
You'll know in a few weeks.
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