TSH Suppression
"I had a total thyroid removal after cancer was found, five years ago. I also lost 2 out of 4 parathyroid glands in the operation which depletes my calcium intake. Please be aware we need our thyroids to survive if you stop medication and don&#039;t have enough supply naturally you will get very ill within a short period and end up getting something like pneumonia and possibly die.  I have been on it 5 years now and have slowly and steadily gained weight, this could be aging, having children, etc.  But have spoken to others who also tried to get weight off and couldn&#039;t do anything about it even with a personal trainer!. I am on 200mg a day for 6 days a week to suppress my TSH to stop cancer cells growing again."