We believe that thyroid transplants are necessary, possible and feasible.
We want to work towards improved quality of life for thyroid-less patients who may suffer from health problems including chronic fatigue, depression and joint problems.
Despite news about voice box and thyroid transplants, at the moment it seems there are no plans to develop thyroid transplants for actual thyroid-less patients, despite numerous accounts of patient suffering.The current treatment for those without a thyroid is to prescribe the artificial hormone drug thyroxine.
Factory made synthetic medication cannot replicate the actions of a normal thyroid gland. A thyroid gland produces hormones in response to the body’s needs – a drug can keep thyroid levels constant but does not allow them to fluctuate in this natural way.
Thyroxine keeps thyroid-less patients alive but some remain in poor health. We've read patients’ stories of suffering ill health after a thyroidectomy and it seems that a thyroidectomy can come with side effects such as:
There appears to be a contradiction at present between what the medical establishment believes about thyroidectomy and what patients say their experience is.
This petition aims to make medical practitioners more aware of the experience of their patients and to encourage the scientific and medical establishment to invest in thyroid transplant research.
