What happens if I l my thyroid is surgically removed?

Answer 1

The thyroid is being removed because it is not behaving itself (Grave's Disease or thyroid nodules or cancer). Any of those conditions would have caused the thyroid to act up, and send out too much thyroid hormone, and was not able to be controlled or fixed through pharmacological means.

Now your body will need thyroid replacement hormone, the same thing millions of people take when their thyroids die or underproduce the hormone or have them killed with radioactive iodine. Thyroid replacement hormone is the drug of choice for all of us ... :) It goes by different names, such as synthroid, armour, levoxyl, levothyroxine, etc. Walmart made the generic version $4 per month recently, and Target matched the price.

Once you are missing your thyroid you will have to take this hormone for the rest of your life. You will be on dosages like 125, 250, or higher micrograms, etc. (determined by weight, age, etc.). You take it once a day, usually at the same time each day. Yes, it's a pain to learn to take it on such a strict basis -- however, you will not feel any different each day when you do so. It's like the little pill is merely giving your body what the thyroid would have created anyway.

You may have weight gain issues, although you may not (I have not, but I hear many have). Some folks say it is harder to lose weight on TRH ... but with mine and my family's normal weights, I think perhaps those folks complaining are placing the blame at the pill's door and not where it really belongs (not a medically-sound opinion).

You may have some issues regulating the hormone. Although I started taking TRH about 7 years ago, it was not until I went to the doctor each month for about 6 months before the best levels were found for me ... all told it was about 2 years for me to get regulated. Have patience, yet also persistence, during this time. I suggest seeing an endocrinologist of your family practitioner poo-poos your complaints (I was being overmedicated).

Good luck -- while the thyroid is not as useless as the appendix, folks have found a way to survive quite nicely without their thyroids into old age. Two of my aunts have the scar and are into their sixties, so your livelihood will be limited less by the thyroid and more by other conditions. Have a great day!

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Answer 3

There are essentially two different types of thyroid operations. One is a partial thyroidectomy which involves removal of either the right or left lobe. The other is a total thyroidectomy which involves removal of the entire thyroid. If you have a partial thyroidectomy, the remaining lobe takes over fully. If the entire thyroid is removed, you will have to take thyroid hormone supplementation every day for the rest of your life which is essentially a small pill taken once a day usually in the morning.

For more information on the operation itself and diseases that can be treated with thyroidectomy, see www.surgeryinfo.org. Click on the head/neck section then click on thyroid surgery.

Answer 4

Many people leave the hospital a day or two after surgery. How much time you spend in the hospital and how fast you recover depend on your age and general health, the extent of the surgery, and whether cancer is present.

Why It Is Done

Surgery is used to treat thyroid problems if:

Thyroid surgery is used to treat thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer, and hyperthyroidism. During this procedure, part or all of the thyroid gland is removed. The thyroid gland camera.gif is a butterfly-shaped gland located at the front of the neck.
During surgery, an incision is made in the skin. The muscle and other tissues are pulled aside to expose the thyroid gland

Surgery is used to treat thyroid problems if:
Thyroid cancer is present or is suspected.
A noncancerous (benign) nodule is large enough to cause problems with breathing or swallowing.
A fluid-filled (cystic) nodule returns after being drained once or twice.
Hyperthyroidism cannot be treated with medicines or radioactive iodine.
Surgery is rarely used to treat hyperthyroidism. It may be used if the thyroid gland is so big that it makes swallowing or breathing difficult or thyroid cancer has been diagnosed or is suspected. Surgery also may be done if you are pregnant or cannot tolerate antithyroid medicines.

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What happens if I l my thyroid is surgically removed?

Answer 6

That depends on whether its removed because its hyper or if its from cancer. For cancer, you will have to have yearly tests done to determine if the cancer is gone and you will have to have frequent blood tests to get your TSH to zero, as this prevents the cancer from returning. In both situations hyper or cancer, you will take a pill every day of thyroid hormone to supply your body with T4 hormone or T4& T3 hormone. Blood tests are done to adjust the dosage of the medication. The important thing in this is to get the riht thyroid levels for you and to get on the right medication.

Answer 7

If the entire gland is removed, you will need to be on thyroid replacement medication for the rest of your life.

If part of the gland is removed, you will have to have your thyroid hormones monitored, and might need to be on medication, depending on the results.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

For balance. You would have a difficult time standing without toes, I think. There isn't a doctor on the planet that would remove your toes for no reason