Can i have healthy babies after thyroid removal?

[cortney95]

I just turned 19 in December, at the age of nearly 12 i have had a thyroid removal surgery as it was infected with multiple nodes, and after the surgery i have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and i have followed 6 RAI therapies (radioactive iodine). Right after the surgery i started suffering severe hypocalcemia as my parathyroids have been touched or perhaps removed completely (still unknown as i had the surgery in a different country), and my calcium condition hasn't improved much, not even after 7 years.
The medications I'm currently on are Levothyroxine 200mcg, Calceos - calcium supplement 2000mg(daily) and Alfacalcidol - vitamin D supplement 750 mcg(daily).
I see an endocrinologist and do a blood test every 3 months.
I am healthy overall,  periods are normal, my health condition improved slowly year after year, for example no more stomach disorders (before my stomach was really sensitive, provoking nausea or vomiting almost every morning) and i wasn't able to have breakfast, but now it's all good.
A thought that bothers me is that if i will be able to conceive and have a healthy baby when the time comes. I know is not the case to be bothered by that as i'm single and focusing on my studies an the moment, but i definitely want to know if i would be able to carry a healthy pregnancy even if i got  these health conditions. I also am a petite woman, looking much younger than my actual age(4ft10'' and 105 pounds),as I haven't developed much after the surgery.
So, i could ask the endocrinologist about my fertility chances, but i don't feel comfortable to do it yet.
If anyone would like to give me a clue or a answer, it will be appreciated.
Thanks

[Barb135]

If you decide to try magnesium, be sure to buy magnesium citrate or glycinate, NOT the oxide form, as that's mostly just a laxative, which isn't even absorbed properly.

[Barb135]

Magnesium doesn't require a prescription, but talk to your doctor about taking it to help your body absorb the calcium better.

[cortney95]

well, that is new to me, i will ask my doctor and if i dont get a prescription for it, i will try it myself for some time to see how my body reacts. Thank you

[Barb135]

I was questioning if 750 mcg was enough vitamin D, but I did some research and 750 mcg converts to 30,000 IU, so that's quite a bit, but if your level doesn't come up, you may have to be increased again.   Your body also requires magnesium in order to properly absorb calcium.  Has anyone suggested that you supplement that, as well?

[cortney95]

well, the vitamin D was a bit higher than normal when i last time checked.
Also the calcium i take, (calceos) contain vitamin D too (400 IU vitamin D3), so probably thats the reason of taking 750mcg of vitamin D.
It was recently increased from 500 to 750 as i was feeling tingles, cramps, heart pains and tiredness.

[Barb135]

Yes you can have a healthy baby after thyroid removal, but you need to make sure your thyroid hormone levels are kept optimal at all times.  

I wonder about the 750 mcg vitamin D you take daily... that hardly seems like enough, with that much calcium, since vitamin D is needed for the proper absorption of calcium.  It's also needed for the proper absorption of thyroid hormones.  Do you know what your actual vitamin D levels are?  Your doctor should be testing them periodically, along with your thyroid hormones, Free T3 and Free T4.  Your TSH, should be pretty much suppressed, since you've had thyroid cancer.  

[MinMom]

My cousin had hers removed as a child because of cancer, and has 5 children :). She did undergo fertility meds for 2, and has long struggled with PCOS, but none the less, 5 healthy, full term babies.  
I've had a basically dead thyroid since I had my first son, and I am now pregnant for #9. Don't let anyone squash your hopes.