Those of you who were hypothyroid pre-op - were you able to come off of your thyroid replacement medication once you lost a significant amount of weight?

No. Surgery can't fix thyroid problems. We are stuck with those for life! I did have to adjust my medication and now I take less of it. Currently I am having more symptoms so I need to go and get blood work done because I have a feeling I need to have my meds upped again.

If you have the autoimmune type of Thyroid Disease, it doesn't go away after the surgery, however Sarsar is right in that you have to be re-evaluated. My doctor told me that it is not uncommon to have to have a reduction in the dose following a large weight loss. I have not had my post op Thyroid evaluation yet as I am only 3 weeks out, but I will be going in soon to have the test checked to see where I am.

Those of you who were hypothyroid pre-op - were you able to come off of your thyroid replacement medication once you lost a significant amount of weight?

No you have to continue taking syntroid for the rest of your life.

Everyone is correct...the VSG does NOT get rid of Hypo/Hyperthyroidism or Hoshimoto's. In my case the surgery did absolutely nothing to change my medication dosage...I have Hoshimoto's Autoimmune disease.

Everyone is correct...the VSG does NOT get rid of Hypo/Hyperthyroidism or Hoshimoto's. In my case the surgery did absolutely nothing to change my medication dosage...I have Hoshimoto's Autoimmune disease.

I am off of my Levoxyl now, attributed to weight loss