I am a 31 year old mother of 2 beautiful girls, I have a loving husband and some great friends...but I am totally overweight and I dont know if the lap band surgery will help. I have never been able to loose weight, no matter what diet or exercise I would do, I have hypothyroid disorder and I dont know if this will help. I cant even loose and gain back, the only time I have lost anything is when I was pregnant, both times I lost and then gained back after having my girls.

I am praying for answers and help, if anyone has had similar problems and can tell me anything to help me with my decision to try the surgery I would so appreciate it.

Thanks

Does your endocrinologist have any advice on the matter? brandyII

Yeah....sounds like you need to consult a specialist. Better safe than sorry.

If your hyothyroidism is being treated properly there is no reason why you would not lose weight with the Lap Band.

I am hypothyroid too as well as having PCOS and my Endocrinologist was very supportive of the surgery. Do you have your hypothyroidism under control with medications?

As long as I am on the right dosage of Synthroid I am able to lose weight just fine but I have to have bloodwork every six months to make sure I am on track as my TSH tends to fluctuate and my dose needs to go up and down from time to time. If my numbers are high I will not lose weight. I have gotten pretty good at watching symptoms like energy level, anxiety, hair loss, dry skin and knowing when I need to have my dosage adjusted.

The hardest part of Hypothyroidism for me was to find a good Endocrinologist who knew how to treat it correctly by finding the right TSH level FOR ME rather than using a one size fits all TSH level and ignoring the symptoms that say that my levels are off.