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@hellmansmayo, I moved your question about numbness and tingling to this discussion:
- Tingling and numbness in hands and feet after thyroidectomy: Why? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/tingling-and-numbness-in-hands-and-feet/

I did this so you can connect with @reen8 @armichic @504branchie and others. Has the numbness and tingling decreased as time passes?

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8 wks after full thyroid removal, did not have cancer, but an atrophied thyroid still active enough to be pumping out hormone unpredictably and messing up my levels, so removal was recommended to stabilize my thyroid hormone level. Surgery went very well, but Still having the tingling and numbness in feet. My Endocrinologist recommended 4,000 mgs of calcium a day and 4,000 IU of D3. I think that's a lot, I only weigh 118 ( my Endocrinologist is a big fan of big doses of D3 ) but I think the big doses are making me extremely tired particularly all the calcium. I'm going to take less and see if that helps enough with the low calcium symptoms. My blood level is 9.0 so in low end of normal range, not below normal, but I am having the nerve tingling and numbness in feet. I have low Iron which could also be contributing to my symptoms of extreme tiredness and hair falling out in handfulls for months. Endocrinologist is thinking I might need iron infusion rather than just supplements, awaiting advice on that. Also having non stop GI symptoms, along with heart palpitations I had before the surgery, but that is probably a separate issue, was set off by either covid or multiple vaccines almost 2 years ago. The dream was that thyroid removal would solve those also, but sadly it did not. How long have other people continued to have the tingling and numbness after full thyroid removal?