Had Thyroidectomy For Cancer And Have Diabetes Losing Weight

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Thyroidectomy is the surgical removal of the thyroid gland, performed for colloid goiter, tumors, or hyperthyroidism that does not respond to iodine therapy and anti-thyroid drugs.

Surgical removal of the thyroid is necessary in some situations where a goiter becomes life-threatening or in the presence of some cancers.

Post-thyroidectomy treatment with thyroid hormone is routinely done to prevent a condition known as myxedema. The lack of circulating thyroid hormone in the body gives rise to a...

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