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A 41-year-old female asked:
How can i regenarate my thyroid gland to work&stop medication after i had surgery to remove it once&then had an iodine treatment to remove it fully ?
2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Benjamin Kimanswered
General Surgery 45 years experience
Probably cannot: Thyroidectomy followed by radioactive iodine ablation is usually done for thyroid cancer. Ask your doctor for your diagnosis and why you were treated. But if you have had a total or near total thyroidectomy followed by ablation, you will need thyroid supplements your whole life.
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Dr. Susan Wingoanswered
Endocrinology 35 years experience
You can't: There is no way to regrow a thyroid once it has been removed and any remnants killed off with the radioactive iodine treatment. Sorry. Please do keep taking your thyroid hormones tablets.
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Last updated Dec 29, 2022
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