Lost half my thyroid, anyone eles?

schmidt72

Lost half my thyroid, anyone eles?
schmidt72schmidt72 Member
October 20, 2017 3:05PM in Success Stories
I've have used my fitness pal before and I lost almost 30 pounds.
However once I got comfortable I stopped.
I started having headaches 24/7 which then I stopped walking, eating properly. Fast forward I put that 30 plus more right back on.
I was a size 12 then and now I'm almost a size 20 and 225.00 pounds.
I thought I had a heartatack one night and went to the hospital.
No heartatack, however they found a 4cm tumor on my isthmus.
Three weeks ago I had my left thyroid and isthmus removed.
I understand that the thyroid has a lot to do with weight gain when it's slow.
So my question is : anyone eles had their thyroid removed and still lost weight?

ninthnarnian

I never had any of my thyroid removed- sounds like a rough night! I'm glad they were able to remove the tumor. Have they tested your thyroid levels post sugery? Hopefully the other half of your thyroid will be able to do "double duty." I agree that weight loss would be tough with low levels of thyroid hormones.

I'm hoping you will be feeling better now without the tumor in your body