thyroid levels

[rooney1977]

i have had my thyroid removed due to papillary cancer and had my radioiodine treatment.am on 175 of thyroxine but have put lots of weight on. has anyone else had this problem. i want to know of any ideas. i no kelp contains iodine am i safe to tke this?????????????

[skyep]

Hi rooney - Don't take a kelp supplement, it will only mess your thyroid readings up. No doubt you are being monitered, go back to your doctor & tell him/her you are not happy with the weight gain. However, if you have only just started on your thyroxine, it takes a while to balance out & you will need more time to see results!