HI KD,
I had my entire thyroid (actually they call it a near thryoidectomy) out 8 weeks ago. I have Hashi's but they could not control it with medicine. . I would take the meds and eventually each time I would go extremely hyper with such an emotional swing and twitching and it severely affected my muscles which affected my TOS. I also was affecting my eye muscles tremendously.
I also had a goiter 3x its normal size and that put pressure on the structures in my neck. The doc also said that I had a small windpipe and the thryoid was wrapping around it because of size. I had gotten so hyper that I made several trips to the ER.
Looking back I relaized that the thryoid was responsible for a lot of problems. More than I thought. The doc said my hashi's was unusual because the meds induced something called Hashi's toxicosis or thyrotoxicosis. But I knew I had a goiter 10 years back but they tested me and it was borderline. Then I forgot all about it. BUt looking back I see all this little signs that the thryoid was going bad and I did nothing about it.
I also posted about it in the TOS forum last week.
A great surgeon is key. Make sure they do atleast 2 thyroids a week/100 a year. The parathyroids must be protected.
I first 4-5 weeks I still felt like crap. Apparently it takes like 8 weeks for your own natural thyroid levels to subside before the meds take over. And it does get a little worse as I approach my period because the rise in estrogen binds to they T4 and keeps a little too much in your blood making you feel a little hyper still. But my levels are adjusting and getting better each day.
But now WOW!!! What a differencein 8 weeks. I am starting to have my life back. They tell me the muscle damage could take a year to heal but 8 weeks later my personality has returned and I actually want to go and do things.
I was very hesitant to have it out because all the docs said no no no we dont treat Hashi's that way. But one said to me you have given it 2 years to try to level off and it hasn't and the docs want you to be this way for however long it takes to burn itself out. Thats when I said I cant wait. And well it was the right thing to do for me.
I also posted about some scar stuff in the TOS forum that is helping my scar heal faster. Called cica care and you can get it on amazon. Great stuff.
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from a recent thyroidectomy patient.