For years I struggled with food, thinking about what foods I could eat that would not make me gain weight became one of my central focuses. It was a great cause of stress. Food was no longer fun and all the doctors would say was, “lose weight you'll feel better”, or “stop eating sugar” or better still, let me prescribe this new diet pill, it will curb your hunger. “I’M NOT HUNGRY!!”
Muscle wasting or shrinking is a condition that is relatively more common in women as opposed to men and they are likely to gain weight in their mid-thirties. Many men, however, with thyroid disease also experience muscle-related issues. Read more
This is a common complaint among thyroid patients. Their TSH is normal yet they're still not feeling normal despite normal blood tests. This leaves patients feeling unheard and oftentimes that it’s all in their head. Doctors will treat these “ghostlike symptoms” by prescribing more drugs instead of treating the root cause which is.. READ MORE
Studies are beginning to show a definite link between thyroidectomy and atrial fibrillation after your thyroidectomy, you may also be more susceptible to some of the complications that may come along with it, such as...
Patients with thyroid disease like hypothyroidism require medication every day, without it they can develop severe and often time debilitating or life-threatening side effects. A common question most thyroid patients ask is “How would I get my medication during a disaster?”
Thyroidectomy is said to end Graves’ disease, however, for some patients, after having their thyroid removed it may not be the end of their symptoms. According to Dr. Kresimira Milas, once a patient has their thyroid removed there is less than a one or two percent chance
When your thyroid goes out of whack, you’ll know it because you start to feel differently, tired, fatigued, you might even have excessive hair shedding or find it difficult to get pregnant. But what if your thyroid disease is so severe your Doctor recommends your thyroid be removed? Is Pregnancy possible after thyroidectomy?
In the last decade, the cases of thyroid cancer has skyrocketed from hundreds to approximately 56,870 cases in the US alone. Although thyroid cancer affects both men and women, women are more…
