anyone hypothyroid?

[lisa1976 0]

Hi,

Is there anyone out there who is hypothyroid and has had successful weight loss with the band?

[rikye1 0]

I am Hypothyroid and have lost weight...I had surgery on Nov 25th and lost 17 lbs pre-op and 11 lbs so far post op.

[lisa1976 0]

thank you so much for replying rikye1. I'm going to my first info meeting on 12/11 and that question was the deciding factor on if I was going to have the surgery or not. What concerns me is I'm not as big as I am because I over eat so how would having the lap band help me.? Is your weight loss typical? and are you on synthroid?

[rikye1 0]

I didn't really eat a lot either, just all the wrong food. chips, candy, popcorn, tons and tons of Diet coke everyday. I went to my seminar on Oct.18 and lost 7 lbs before my first initial appt. just by cutting out the foods the Dr said were bad......ie.bread,popcorn,Pasta,potatoes,chips,crackers,candy, anything white...I started a liquid diet 10 days before my surgery and lost 10 more lbs. My doctir is very strict and wants you on a liquid diet 10 days before surgery and 4 weeks post UGHHHHHHH!! I have lost 11 lbs since surgery but as I said I am still on a liquid diet and will be for 2 more weeks.(unless he changes his mind on Thurday at my pre-op) I don't know if my weight loss is typical but I am shocked that I have lost so much weight since I have been blaming it partly on my thyroid for years.......now I am a firm believer it was what I was eating and the tons and tons of Diet Coke..........

I also found out I am B-12, Vitamin D and Iron deficient at my pre op appt.......I can not tell you how much better I feel from my Vit D,B-12 shots and my Iron infusions...it is amazing...again something I have always blamed on my thyroid since I was always so tired......it all makes sense now....

Good with everything....you will make the right decision for you!!! :thumbup:

Riky

[rikye1 0]

BTW, I payed out of pocket since my insurance would not pay and I am so happy with my decision..........I will be honest I was in a lot of pain the first 5 days after surgery...but so they say "no pain,no gain" and I am excited to see more of the results

After losing 7 lbs on my own I thought for a second I shound just do it myself and I realized I had been "yo-yo" dieting for years and chose Lap band as a tool to help me instead. I really think if you stick to the program and have a great outlook on things it really will be successful.

[swishbc 0]

I'm hypothyroid and am excited to have surgery and lose this weight and be a healthier person! I'm on Levothroid 100mcg. When are you having surgery? I'm hoping mine will be sometime before the end of March.

Edited December 7, 2008 by swishbc
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[TQUAD64 9]

I was diagnosed in 2001 with Hypothyroidism. At one time I was taking .75 mg and today I take .88mg. On Saturday I took a blood test to see what my thyroid levels are post op. Maybe I will need a lower dose now. I will find out next week at my 4-week post op checkup.

Anyway, 10 pounds down pre-op diet and 20 pounds down post op. Surgery was on 11/11/08 with a 10cc Lap Band prefilled at surgery with 3ccs.

[lisa1976 0]

I just learned how to use the quick reply (hee hee hee) I'm at the start of my journey. I go to my first info meeting on 12/11 and i'm very excited. I fought this decision for years but now that i'm in the 300 lb+ range it's time to make some serious life changing decisions. Let me just tell you I am scarde out of my mind, but as I watch shows like the 700 lb man and other eating disorders shows I'm happy that I have decided to do this. I have recently done alot of research on hypothyroidism and found a great site by Mary Shomon called Thyroid Disease Information - Hypothyroidism - Hyperthyroidism - Thyroid Cancer - Autoimmune Disease - Hashimoto's - Graves' - Goiter - Nodules I have learned alot. But it seems that the info came too little too late. I'm ready to make this change for me.

[lisa1976 0]

Awesome results TQUAD64 ! Congrats on your weight loss

[lisa1976 0]

rikye1,

As I read over your last post I thought to myself " hey I blame those same things on my thyroid" I'm going to get me some b-12 and Iron and hope i makes me feel better. thanks for the info

[rikye1 0]

Wow TQ awesome results!!

Lisa, when you go to your appt on Thursday maybe your dr. will do some blood work to see if you have any deficiencys.

Yeah, LOL I figured out chips dont have a lot of Iron :wink_smile:

2 weeks post op and still at 11lbs lost. Is everyone still on the liquid diet?

[lisa1976 0]

I'm at the start of my journey I go to my first info meeting on 12/11