your body needs Iodine for so many things its not funny. you will need Iodine and synthroid. and yes, you have to make some adjustments.

doctors make my blood boil. the only reason you had no choice was to make a profit last year.

your gall bladder is next with the stomach re-route to address your obesity. then diabetes(again, because of lack of iodine) and the amputations and dialysis that come with that. all with your best interest at heart, of course. its all your fault anyway, or i should say the genes from your parents.

sarcasm and disdain aside, you have come to the right place.

read and read. do things to make yourself healthy and like magic, thats what will happen.

You poor darling. I am so sad for you because like you I had surgery for no reason, and as you say, had I found Iodine earlier, I would not have needed surgery either.

Here is a group I came across which might be of some support to you:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thyroidless/


BTW did you have radioactive Iodine following surgery? I ask this as surgery, even a full thyroidectomy, will often leaves thyroid cells behind which will try their best to do what they are there to do. If you've had radioactive Iodine following surgery then likely you don't have any cells remaining. But if you do, know that you are nurturing these with iodine, as well as your brain and breasts (if you are female).

Good luck.