How effective is a thyroidectomy in halting the progress of Thyroid Eye Disease?

do your eyes protruding?mine did ,when i had the hyper thyroid,then my thyroid was removed with radio active iodine and my eyes cleared up,but now im hypo,so its a catch 22, i know that alot of doctors dont listen to their patients sometime,but you need to speak with him,,,,,,good luck

Actually the fact is there is a 50% chance it can go either way.I had a thyrodectomy in July and my eye disease ot MUCH worse.I am still on high doses of steroids to rectify it, and have just had radiotherapy too. I would still recommend the surgery. Report It

You better ask an endocrinologist or an eye surgeon for the latest research results.

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