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Home > Is there ever a time when a surgeon does a partial thyroid removal with someone that has Graves Disease? My surgeon is insisting on a total removal but I am reading some info. that is pushing me to have a partial. Any information would be most helpful.

Is there ever a time when a surgeon does a partial thyroid removal with someone that has Graves Disease? My surgeon is insisting on a total removal but I am reading some info. that is pushing me to have a partial. Any information would be most helpful.

By Anonymous
Created 08/11/2010 - 19:11

I was diagnosed with Graves disease in Dec. 2009. I am allergic to PTU and tapazole. My doc is not recommending RAI.

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