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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 ?

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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.

Answered 3/22/2015

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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.

Answered 12/29/2022

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