surgery

[joy934]

i am having surgery january the 8th to have part of my thyroid removed.  will i gain a lot of weight after surgery and will it be hard to lose

[Avee3]

It really depends on what your "other half" does after surgery.  Usually, the other side will take over function and everything remains normal.  Sometimes, the other side doesn't produce enough hormone and you need medication.  I had my right side removed in November.  My TSH was normal before surgery but now it's high (meaning I'm slightly hypo-thyroid).  People with hypothyroidism can gain weight if it goes untreated.  Your TSH levels will be measure after surgery and you'll know if your thyroid is not producing enough TSH.  If not, you'll take medication and avoid all the symptoms that can come with being hypo.  I'm a little hypo-thyroid right now and I haven't gained any weight.

Best of luck to you on the 8th!

[ChitChatNine]

I was the oppoiste .. with me I actually have loss of hunger when my TSH is in the 1's or below vs. what most people get and that is more hunger LOL!  Go figure!  My partial was 1/7/07 .. almost a year to the date of yours .. I wish you luck .. my other side never regained function but doesn't matter as two small cancer areas were found so I take Synthroid anyway to supress the other side.

Cheryl