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Wow...there's a fairy good group of us here with thyroid problems. I wonder if there is a connection....(human nature to always be looking, I suppose...)

I had a nodule on my thyroid about 7 years ago, which was drained but kept coming back. It was removed (along with half to three-quarters) of my thyroid about 5 years ago. Evidently the nodule was undergoing some form of "transformation" and they could guarantee with 95% certainty that it would be cancerous within a few months. I decided not to wait, and go ahead and have it removed then, but wait and see if the cancer came back (or came...) before chemo, and it never did, so I assumed all was well. I'm not on any thyroid medication.

I guess two thoughts. I know the parathyroid glands (not the thyoid, but attached) regulate calcium absorption. And most sources of calcium (dairy, spinach, turnip greens, mustard greens, dandalion greens, etc) are IBS triggers (well...I haven't heard some of those greens mentioned directly, but I assume they would fall in the difficult insolubables category). Maybe it has something to do with the calcium absorption? Of course maybe not, as Luna bars and fortified stuff seem to alright, although maybe the different form is more accesible. I don't know...just rambling in case someone actually knows something.

And then the problem of soy. I don't eat *that* much of it. But, I certainly have some, I cook with soy milk, and have been eating soy cheese (until I just read that it has skim milk solids???? what is this???), I had tofu for dinner. So I couldn't say that it is mostly what I eat, but I do eat a good bit. No doctor ever even mentioned avoiding soy. I don't take any medication, so maybe it is less of an issue. Although, according to those websites, maybe not...Has anyone here ever had problems related to soy and their thyroid?

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