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Yes I have hypothyroidism and I had Lap Band surgery 7/30/07 and have lost 45 pounds! I love it!!!!

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Yes I have it. I was banded on 1 Nov 07 and have lost 26 lbs since.<!-- google_ad_section_end --><!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

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THANK YOU FOR STARTING THIS THREAD!!! Yes, I have hypothyroid and was approved, but I also HAD diabeties, and elevated cholesterol. The Dr. took me off of all meds (except Levethroid) 2 months after surgery. :whoo:

I had surgery May 2007 and I just hit the 40lbs mark. It has not been easy to get to this point, but I will not complain a lot because if I did not have the band, I probably would have gained 40lbs over the next year or two. I am soooooo happy I made this decision to get banded. It has been a true blessing to me.

For all of you who have hypothyroid, any advice to speed up the wait loss.?:P

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I also have hypothyroidism. I was diagnosed in the summer so in the back of my mind I'm wondering if it could potentially be holding back my weight loss a little because the exact cause is not known and I do not get my blood checked again for a few months to confirm that the amount of levothyroxine I'm taking is still enough. Either way I've lost a good amount of weight since the surgery. I would imagine that as long as your pills are at the right dosage for you hypothyroidism should not affect your results.

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I have Hypothyroidism and have lost 120 lbs's in the almost two years since being banded. I was self pay so I didn't need any approval other than my doctor. I continue on my meds although the dose has dramatically reduced.

Cheers

TommyO

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I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism (Hashimoto's Disease) and have been on Synthroid for 20 years. I have lost 39# since Aug. 13, 2007 and have been told to continue taking the same dosage but only 6 days a week now. I feel G*R*E*A*T!!! May I also add I am no longer taking the 2 diabetes meds or the cholesterol med I was on before surgery. WooHoo!!!

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Tommyo...120 pounds ....wow thats an amazing accomplishment....congrats.....you must be so proud of yourself!

Lynn Marie...congratulations to you also for getting off those extra meds....thats what its really all about...getting our health back.

Linda

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Guest USMC23

I hate to be the negitive one for this thread but I didn't have a thyroid problem until after my surgery. I was losing for a couple of months and then BAM! it seemed like I hit a wall. I went to my doc and the tested my thyroid and sure enough it was way off. My surgery was in feb 07 I lost thirty pounds the first few months but havent lost a pound since. I have been on levothyroxine and then synthroid and the doses have changed constantly. I am still struggling to get it right and was going to ask if anyone has problems with hand swelling? My hands and feet swell up at the strangest times for no reason. Anyway, it felt good to read all of the positive thyroid posts, it makes me have hope but i just thought I would reply just in case someone out there might not be having such luck. thanks for your posts everyone

brooke

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