thyroid and wls?

[armywife77 9]

I have a friend who wants to get wls like I had, however she might have a thyroid issue. She is waiting to see doc for blood test....

Do any of you know of some that has had wls with a thyroid issue? Thanks for any info.

[kari61 128]

Hi, yes, I have a thyroid issue and I had the sleeve on April 2nd and I'm doing well with it..I've had hypothyroidism for over 20 years now and then a few years ago was told that I have Hoshimoto's disease...I haven't had my levels checked yet since surgery but so far I'm doing great..

[maeg 15]

I have Graves' disease and I've lost 45lbs in 5 weeks!

[TES 858]

I've been hypothyroid (secondary to a pituitary adenoma) for more than 20 years, and VSG is the first thing that has worked for me in years. I may lose more slowly than others, but I'm definitely losing. I finally feel like my goals are within reach.

[mokee 588]

I lost my thyroid due to cancer. I am and will continue medicine for that forever. I am 5 months post op and down 66 lbs. my medicine for this was reduced and was told possibly reduced more as weight comes off.

[armywife77 9]

Ty fir replies. ..she is worried because she is suppose to have wls on june 1. I will let her know what u all told me. Thanks again! :-)

[bcoulton2011 3]

This is the thread that I have been looking for. I have been diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease about 1 year ago. My doc has me on this gluten free regiment, I have been feeling much better without the gluten, but I have had some concerns about having WLS with a thyroid issue. Thanks for sharing.

[Marbear 41]

I have hypothyroidism and despite lots of thyroid meds, I've had a really hard time losing weight for years. Surgery was 3/25, and 25 lb loss so far (includes pre-op loss of 10 lbs). Several nurses have told me that I will lose slower than people with normal thyroids, even if my thyroid levels read normal from medication. While this makes no sense to me (my TSH numbers are well below the normal range, which you would see in hyperthyroidsm...shouldn't weight just melt off??), it seems to be true because I feel like I'm still scratching and clawing for every pound. This is more and faster progress than I've had before, though, and I'm hopeful I'll be able to get to a normal weight one of these days. My endocrinologist said he would readjust meds as needed, but I hope we don't have that conversation for a long time. In my mind, any reduction of thyroid medication would just mean even slower weight loss.

As far as the surgery, I was able to resume the thyroid medication within a day. Besides slower weight loss (for me, may not be everyone), I don't think there has been any difference in the process. I already had my thyroid issue diagnosed and treated before surgery, though...not sure if it would make a difference pre-op if they were just now addressing it.