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A member asked:

Partial thyroid removed. i gained weight afterwards. is that normal?

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Dr. Stanley Schwartz answered

Depends: if your thyroid function now normal or low so need thyroid lab tests

Dr Brand agreed

Answered 11/5/2014

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