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futureskinnypants    193

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Hi all, my friend is having surgery in June. Shes got a thyroid problem. I'm not sure if its hypo or hyper but her doctor is telling her that she may not lose more than 80 lbs the whole surgery. I'm not sure how much she weights but i'd say more than 300 less than 450. Is this the truth? She's now worried about getting the surgery because shes not sure that it's going to be worth it for her. Shes about 28 years old. What do you all think?

Ps....shes on medicaid so the surgery is free and so is the skin removal surgery afterwards. Not sure if this has anything at all to do with it but i figured i'd throw it in there.

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notime    340

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I am hypothyroid and my doctor said nothing about it. The more weight I lose, the happier my doctors will be!

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futureskinnypants    193

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I am hypothyroid and my doctor said nothing about it. The more weight I lose, the happier my doctor's will be!

Are you losing slower becase of your hypothyroidism? I was shocked to hear this and its discouraging her. I would say even IF she only lost 80 lbs.....its better than keeping it. And i would think that even IF she lost weight really slow.....she would EVENTUALLY get there.

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Foxbins    625

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I am also hypothyroid and below goal. I don't think I lost any slower because I have hypothyroidism. I have no idea what her doctor meant--ir her meds are properly adjusted, she shouldn't be hypothyroid anymore. The whole point of taking them is to get your TSH in the normal range.

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futureskinnypants    193

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Thanks guys, i don't know anything about the thyroid issues but that just seemed fishy to me. I would think your doctor would want you to lose weight no matter what. I will relay this info to her! i appriciate your help and any other comments!

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bigkim    109

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I am hypo and my doc said as long as my thyroid levels are within normal range there is no reason u will no lose.

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lizzybeth    17

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I have hypothyroid too (Hashimoto's). My doctor just told me to see him more often as I loose weight so he could keep track of my TSH to make sure my levels are good. maybe she can get a second opinion?

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circa    333

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An Endo has zero way to know how much weight a person all lose with surgery. His job will be to monitor her TSH. T4, T3, free T3 during her weigt loss and adjust her accordingly. My thyroid has nearly zero function and now I'm on the second lowest dose of thyroid meds available. I've lost 80 lbs since my preop diet started on January 20th. I ain't done yet. :)

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sleevemeup    41

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Great to hear of the success of Hypo patients having success with this procedure. I have Hashi's and my thyroid hardly works. I also have Celiac, which from what I hear goes hand in hand. I am worried that my weightloss will be slower, but this is a change, and I want to make sure it sticks!

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