Too much thyroid hormone is produced and released into the body. Symptoms include weight loss and protruding eyes, such as your sister experienced, and also sweating, inability to tolerate heat, anxiety, tremors, fast heart rate, increased appetite and diarrhea. Hyperthyroidism can be treated with medication, radiation or surgery. With surgical treatment, either all or part of the thyroid gland may be removed. The disease is cured 90 percent of the time with surgical treatment.
Recurrence usually is treated with anti-thyroid or iodine.
Your sister may need further surgery. There is nothing she can do to prevent recurrence of her symptoms. It is important that your sister continue to see her physician and follow the prescribed treatment plan. Hyperthyroidism can lead to heart failure if untreated. Growth hormone therapy Please explain the relationship between TSH, T3 and T4.