You might be faced with surgery or just radioactive iodine treatments (RAI). There are some different options regarding RAI procedures. Your doctor may ask you to follow a low-iodine diet (keep in mind, this is not low salt… you can have salt… just not iodized salt)… it’s a tricky experience.
One of the options that you may hear, regardless of your low-iodine diet status, is called Thyrogen. This product has been on again/off again in the US market so keep a watch on it’s current status. This is a series of shots your receive prior to RAI treatment that allow you to continue to take your thyroid hormones instead of stopping cold turkey (which inevitably sends your system into a shock of sorts… I’ve been there a few times now) Thyrogen eases the hypothyroid symptoms, if not preventing them entirely.