Re: surgery

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Hi -- I'm just guessing but I think removing your thyroid

wouldn't necessarily stop the Hashimotos... there might be tissue left

behind, or your body might not realize the thyroid is completely

gone.. maybe even taking Synthroid is enough to trigger the body to

keep producing the antibodies.

I have heard of people saying " heck with it " and getting the

surgery--especially those with continuous severe swings between hypo

and hyper which would be enough to drive anyone mad. Again, I'm just

going from what I've read from those on these lists and they seem to

emerge from surgery with a bunch of new symptoms to manage, at least

for a while. But if you're considering surgery, it's worth asking your

doc about. There is also a thyroidectomy group on Yahoo I believe.

> Just wondering because hashi makes hypoT unstable why wouldn't

removing it

> be a good option other than surgery being an obvious downside....I

know I

> felt much better with stable hypoT and wouldn't think twice about

pulling it

> out. Why isn't it recommended?

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