I was diagnosed with Graves disease 8 months ago, makingy thyroid very overactive. I didn't respond well to the medication and a full thyroidectomy was decided upon after taking Lugol's iodine for a week to bring it under control. The huperthyroidism had left me with rapid heart beat, palpitations, severe anxiety, muscle loss, weakness, non-existent periods, the list is endless. I had my thyroidectomy 2 days ago-it was difficult because of its size and overactivity but a specialist surgeon made it a success. I was expecting to gain back the weight o had lost as it was mostly muscle and hoping to have increased energy and a controlled heartbeat so I could exercise again. All I keep reading on forums is doom and gloom about weight gain and exhaustion afterwards. I'd like to hear from people who had a total thyroidectomy because of hyper thyroidism to know how it feels compared to before hand as most people posting had normal function before and I want to know the improvements from being hyper before. There must be a better quality of life to be put through it?!