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Has anyone here had a TT and then went and had WLS years later? I'm almost 7 years out from a TT and I'm considering a VSG. Will I be as successful as those who have not had a thyroidectomy?
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Hi! Yes I had a thyroidectomy in 2005 and have been on levothyroxin since then. I'm 53, post menopause and have lost 44 lbs in sixteen weeks. I never would have thought it possible!

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Thank you! I'm ready to do this but I want to know that it will be worth it. I KNOW it will be worth it, what I mean is that it will be worth it because I don't have a thyroid. Thanks so very much! And a big CONGRATULATIONS to you on your weight loss!

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While I didn't have a thyroidectomy, my thyroid was irradiated via radioactive iodine ablation in 2005. I have been hypothyroid for 12 years and on Levothyroxine ever since.

I was sleeved in April 2015, very slowly lost 100 pounds over 17+ months, and have been maintaining my goal weight for approximately 1 year.

So far I have no regrets about my decision to have bariatric surgery.

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