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Hello! I’m sorry to hear that you had a brain tumor removed, but I’m hoping you’re better by having done that. I don’t have any physical issues and don’t have trouble with my weight any longer because I stopped eating 3 things that were making my Hashimoto’s worse. In April of 2022 I had 18” of my colon removed due to severe diverticulitis. I started to feel unwell, my balance was really off and I was feeling nauseous a lot of the time. I started doing my own research and had some blood work done on my Thyroid levels and my TPO Antibodies were so high (Hashimoto’s) almost 600 when they’re suppose to be 0! I also had elevated T3 Free and T4 Free levels which puts me in the hypothyroid state. I now take 110 mcg of Synthroid for the hypothyroidism and have leveled off. I have my blood taken roughly every 3 months. I also contracted Covid in December of 2022 and lost my taste and smell. I have been having Stellate Ganglion Block injections to help me regain it and it has only slightly helped, bringing me more salty, sweet and bitter tastes on my tongue, but I don’t taste any flavors of anything or smell anything. It’s my own personal hell! I really do believe that by eliminating gluten, dairy and soy you will feel so much better. I had a food sensitivity test done by a chiropractor who tests for allergies and found that I have several sensitivities to foods since having my colon resected. I eliminated those foods for 6 months and am slowly reincorporating them. I can tolerate some things better now, but still don’t eat gluten, dairy or soy. Those foods are the top ones that can cause distress to our bodies. I wish you good luck as you navigate this new way. I think you’ll feel so much better.