can I still have children

[minbumthy]

This may seem a litte premature since I havent fully discussed it with my doctor but to make a long story short, I have cysts on my thyroid.  I have had a biopsy that came back a-typical or suspicous.  I have not seen the doctor since discussing pathology(over the phone).  She had suggested removal of the Thyroid and mentioned if I planned to have anymore children.  There is a language barrier that makes communication difficult and I was not able to to clearly ask all of the question that I had wanted.  Of course I have a appointment in the near near future but, I cant wait anymore.  Is it still possible to have a child after you have had your Tyroid removed.  

[utahmomma]

It is absolutely possible - in fact if your hormone levels have been a problem in the past, sometimes getting them corrected is the key.

My sister had her thyroid removed at age 24.  She and her husband had been trying to have a baby since they got married three years earlier.  Her thyroid was cancerous and had spread so she had to go through three RAI treatments.  Six months after the last treatment she went off birth control to give her body time to adjust (all doctors told her it would take up to a year after going off the BC to get pregnant).  Nice months later she had the most beautiful, intelligent baby girl!  Today her daughter is a chatty, energetic, IPod-loving 2 year old.

Yes, it's possible.

Utahmomma
papillary carcinoma '03
recurrence and RAI '06 and possibly '08
three sisters with papillary carcinoma

[whittie918]

Sure is, I know a lady on another board I frequent who did so.