Gopherhead

Sheri, I don't know much about thyroid surgery but I do know it's been discussed a lot on this board. I did an advanced search and found quite a few threads on the subject. Here are a few that might answer some of your questions:

http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=165635&highlight=thyroi d+removed+surgery

http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=205494&highlight=thyroi d+removed+surgery

http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=206714&highlight=thyroi d+removed+surgery

And here is a link to the search function:

http://www.healthboards.com/boards/search.php?

Nat

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