Thyroid surgury

[Cassie101]

Hi i am told i need to have my thyroid removed because of my goitre if i do will that take away my thyroid antibodies????

[Clutter]

Cassie101,

It depends how much thyroid material is left in the thyroid bed after surgery. If a lot remains it may be sufficient target for Hashimoto's to continue attacking.

I had thyroidectomy because of thyCa so the surgeon made sure to leave as little thyroid material as possible and Hashimoto's did burn out without thyroid material to target.

[Cassie101 in reply to Clutter]

So the antibodies can be removed if they take it all away..

[Clutter in reply to Cassie101]

Cassie101,

The antibodies will just reduce until nothing if there are no more Hashi attacks.

[Cassie101 in reply to Clutter]

How would there be anymre hasi attacks if it gets removed?

[Clutter in reply to Cassie101]

Cassie101,

The Hashimoto's attacks the thyroid. It is not a part of the thyroid so the Hashimoto's is not removed when the thyroid is removed.

[Cassie101 in reply to Clutter]

I no that but when the hasimotos antibodies go away after surgury do they come bk or will there be no mre antibodies cause you said if there are hasi attacks ??

[Clutter in reply to Cassie101]

Cassie101,

Once Hashimoto's has gone the antibodies will go too. It won't come back if there is no thyroid to attack.

[Cassie101 in reply to Clutter]

As long as they remove it all... then i will be put bk on levo? And wht else would i have to take once removed?

[Clutter in reply to Cassie101]

Cassie101,

Your Levothyroxine dose will be increased if necessary after thyroidectomy.

[selina1234]

I also just found out I have a goiter recently and hypothyroidism,caused by radiation exposed to two yeas ago!!That sounds crazy to me???Anyone else heard of such a thing????PLEASE??? Waiting to see waiting to see what they are going to do about the goiter!!!Good luck to you!!!!

[Clutter in reply to selina1234]

Selina1234,

You'd do better to write your own post.

I've not heard of radiation exposure causing goitre and hypothyroidism but it is known that exposure can cause thyroid cancer. It's likely to take a lot longer than 2 years to develop thyroid cancer.

[Cassie101 in reply to selina1234]

I developed my goiltre due to hypothyroidism and now its turned into hasimotos thyroiditis its swollen all this is so stressful i no how u feel iv been waiting 2 years for them 2 say they r finally going to help me... hope you feel better real soon x