Tell me about your thyroid problem

[AngryAmish]

A buddy of mine needs a thyroid operation (overactive not underactive) so I curious how that sort of thing goes.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

1. I just take the medication every AM. I had mine taken out due to cancer.

Make sure they get the levels tested. Should be ok.

[AngryAmish]

2. hyper or hypo active

I'm told (forgive my ignorence) that one can take drugs for a hypo active but one needs surgery for an overactive? Am I misinformed?

[Crazy Guggenheim]

3. I had cancer so they had to take the whole thing out. But with hyper

they have to take part of it out. That's the way it used to be anyways. If it's hypo then they give medication.

[SiobhanClancy]

7. I had thyroid cancer,too

It's been a little over a year since I had mine out. I'm having a problem,though,with them getting the dosage right on my Synthroid. Every time I go to the Dr. they seem to change the dosage. I don't know if this is a common problem after thyroidectomy or not(I hope not).

[NMMNG]

4. I have hypothyroidism

I just take medication for it daily and get labs done periodically to make sure my levels are ok. If need be the medication is adjusted.

[sbj405]

5. Hashimoto's

Been taking synthroid for half my life.

[wildhorses]

6. underactive thyroid....been on synthroid going on 2 years now

matter of fact the doc just doubled the dosage last month