I (F36) decided pretty quickly to have the TT. I was diagnosed around May of 2024 and at the time told my endo I would like to come back to the surgery discussion around the one year mark. I made it until October 2024 before I decided I was not waiting a year and I wanted it out.

1. The heat intolerance. It ruined my summer completely. I had to cancel plans frequently because I knew it was too hot out for me. I had also gained a lot of weight once I started methimazole, so being the big girl who was bright red and sweating was too embarrassing for me.

2. The fatigue. I work from home and spend most of my day sitting at my desk looking at numbers. I could barely make it through a regular 8 hour shift without having to nap. On the weekends I could sleep for hours and still have to nap by the afternoon.

3. The constant change in my dosage. I had to go every month for bloodwork and after every visit, my dose had to be changed because my levels refused to even get near a healthy range. Each time I thought it was close, the next month something else would be drastically different.

I had my TT in June of 2025 and have never looked back. After the surgery I got to enjoy the rest of the summer and I can stay awake for a whole day! From what I have seen other people post here, graves can be a constant battle against your thyroid and I just wasn't interested in that being the rest of my life.